look out for ascenders with 'teeth'; they can shred the rope on a fall, and break the rope (if it is bad enough, but will ruin the rope anyhow). Gibb ascenders a lot better (more like a line clutch), we only used Gibbs in USART.
Leslie. -------------------------------------------- On Thu, 10/16/14, Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Subject: Re: Stus-List Mast Self-Climbers? To: "C&C List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>, "Edd Schillay" <e...@schillay.com> Date: Thursday, October 16, 2014, 5:39 PM Here's a couple of links to spring off of for ascender climbing. The foot ascenders look promissing. A waste strap/line can also be passed around the mast and both ends attached to the harness (one end on a carabiner for fast passing of obstructions). This is added safety to prevent accidentally twisting upside down and you slipping out of the harness or chair. This is one reason I prefer a harness. https://www.google.com/search?q=ascender+climbing&oq=ascender http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascender_(climbing) http://youtube.com/watch?v=2LK20hvHQyA http://www.rockandice.com/lates-news/ascender-safety-101 Josh On Oct 16, 2014 7:58 PM, "Edd Schillay via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Listers, Now that the Enterprise is up for the winter, I’m starting my list of projects -- One of which is some mast work. Has anyone on the list ever rigged their own mast self-climber, and, if so, what did you use. There’s an article about it in the latest issue of Practical Sailor, so it’s on my mind. And no, the transporter can’t materialize me at the top of the mast. All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
