Anyone gone aloft on H260?

[zigracer]

Has anyone gone aloft on their H260? I stepped the mast the other day and then noticed that I screwed up the windex. I figure it might be easier to send someone up with a screwdriver than to drop the mast and re-step it. Will the H260 rig support someone less than 200 lbs up there?

I've got a chair and can do this safely if the rig will support someone.

Thoughts?

 

[Charlie13958]

Just a thought, if the boat is not totally secured, once it starts to heel, your heeling moment increases to around 3000# just before you climber hits the water.

 

[Hunter270]

We send a guy up on Catalina 25's all the time. I own a H270 and would not be afraid of sending someone up. However, if your not sure, it's not that big of a deal to lower the mast. Use the main to pull him up and the jib halyard for safety.

John

 

[MrUnix]

I used to go up the mast of my H27 on occasion and I'm 200+ pounds, so I don't think you will have a problem on yours. Just be careful and go slow. Hardest part is getting past the spreaders.

Cheers,
Brad

 

[Charisma]

Why not just lower the mast. After all that is one of the advantages of having a trailable boat.

 

[cephius (Dave)]

I would not be afraid of mast failure or boat stability. I just think its easier to drop the mast again on the H260.

I find the windex a useless item and in the past when I got the angle wrong or something it would stay that way until the next time I brought the mast down. That's all season for me.

 

[George H260]

I agree with Dave: Learn to read your sails and feel the wind; forget the windex. I've replaced several and finally gave up.

Attach a couple of tell tails to the shrouds - that gives you an idea of the wind direction. If you are a racer, the windex is not accurate enough to give you apparent/true wind directions.

Finally, I can lower my mast, put a windex on it and raise it again in about 10 minutes no sweat. With a friend helping even less. Going up adds risk and hassle not necessary.

Not even close.