could use some help at Paige Point Inn Marina

[Norm and Di]

This may be a repeat but we are wondering if anyone has some advise for a couple of 50 something sailors who lost their halyard on the main mast today. It is right at the top of the mast and we aren't able to climb the mast ladder ourselves. Any ideas would be helpful.

 

[Steve O.]

you need a climber

Try to find someone who will go up the mast for beer or wine! Or else you will have to have a boatyard use a boom to get up there.

 

[sailorsue]

we did this.....

Ok, we did this, I won't mention any othernames and this wasn't my boat it happenedto......but.... we taped (with electricaltape) 4 boat hooks together along withlashing them with a line.....IT WORKED, so...... The guy holding them up to catch thehook on the halyard had some strong arms.He attempted the climb first, but the lasttime he had done that was like 10 years prior.Alright, we were definitely hoping no oneactually would ever know about this.... butwithout mentioning names... maybe it couldhelp you!

 

[JC on Bainbridge]

Use the jib halyard

From your description, I can't quite tell if you lost your main or jib halyard. Which ever one you lost, you can go up using a bosen's chair attached to the other halyard. Someone in your marina probably has a chair you can borrow.Or, did you lose both halyards?Depending on the size of your boat and mast height, you may be able to motor over next to some high bulkhead or piling and have someone get on it. Then use a boat hook.

 

[Nice N Easy]

Going Up

What I did when I lost mine was to tie a frieds boat up beside mine and had him crank my up on his mast in a bosn's chair. Using a boat hook, grabbed my halyard with no problems.

 

[Norm and Di]

Thanks for the help

Thank you to all who offered their advice. Simon who manages the docks at Paige Point Inn Marina kindly climbed our web ladder and retrieved the halyard. He came along just as we were leaving to get some pvc pipe to make an extension with a hoop on it.