<< Ted Duke wrote:
>I don't do it alone. I tie a line to the jib halyard, wrap it twice
>around the
>top rail of the pulpit and have someone hold the line from in front of the
>boat. I lift, they pull in the slack. I step up and lift, they pull in the
>slack. Then I can stand it up and attach the forestay.
Ted:
Would you be able to do that singlehanded if the jib halyard were routed
through a block on the pulpit and back to you so that you could do both the
pulling and lifting? I seem to recall someone was using such a method
successfully. Or would you require three or four hands to do it that way? A
camcleat at the block could hold the line between pulls.
I don't have a P19 yet so don't have any personal experience with the
process.
Harry Gordon
P14 #234, Manatee
Mountain View, CA >>
Harry,
This is the way I do it, since I usually do it alone. It works, but can be a
little difficult to get started. I have the old heavy mast.
Ralph Aeschliman
HMS-18 #67 Moby Duck
Flagstaff, AZ