I had a lot of trouble with regular stay- set, then I took the line out to the
shop, tied one end to a bollard, the other to a fork lift and stretched it so
tight I could walk on it for an afternoon. Worked great after that.
Bill
<div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Joel Aronson via
CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> </div><div>Date:10/16/2014 10:19 PM
(GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com>,
cnc-list@cnc-list.com </div><div>Subject: Re: Stus-List Mast Self-Climbers?
</div><div>
</div>Fwiw ATN was not at the Annapolis boat show this year. Always had a booth
in the past.
I've seen the climber used. The rope must be tight for it to work well. I let
others do the climbing.
Joel
On Thursday, October 16, 2014, Josh Muckley via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Yeah Jack, ATN didn't do themselves any favors when then used the stretchy
rope. Too difficult to pull the rope tight enough. If you get a chance to
find some ascenders it would be easy to reuse everything you already have to
make a "top climber"
A 4:1 block and tackle means that you have to use your arms to pull down
40-50lbs, 75 to 100 times. Not particularly hard but slow and tiring. Using
any ascender system relies on using you legs to simply squat your body weight
30 to 40 times. Easier than climbing 4 flights of stairs. I estimated 1-2
feet per pull or squat and a 50' mast.
Josh
On Oct 16, 2014 9:18 PM, "Jack Brennan via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
wrote:
It’s worth wandering around the marina and testing a couple of systems before
buying one.
Everyone seems to have a different preference, depending on your fear of
heights, taste for adventure, physical condition, etc.
I inherited a Mast Mate and didn’t like the spongy feel of the ladder. I tried
an ATN Mast Climber and didn’t like it much, either, probably because I wasn’t
using a really taut, low-stretch line. Currently, I have a four-part system
(two double blocks) with 200 feet of line that allows me to lift myself up if
needed.
Of course, the best system is the one I use most often – a wife who thinks it’s
kind of fun to get lifted up the mast.
Jack Brennan
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