Paul,

I have mast steps on my mast, I think they're called "Mast Walker". I
use a climbing harness and attach a device called a Grigri climbing /
belay device. It's about $70 and allows you to take up the slack as
you climb the mast. I attach a climbing rope to my main halyard and
hoist it all the way up and then cleat it off. I then have the
climbing rope hanging free from the top of the mast. I can use the
mast steps and climb up taking up the slack with the Grigri. When I
want to come down, the Grigri has a simple lever that allows me to lower
myself at my own speed. Additionally, I setup a short piece of line
that runs from my harness around the mast and back to my harness,
especially once past the spreaders just as a safety precaution. I
frequently go up the mast solo.

I have also used a 6-1 pulley system but it's a grind to hoist yourself
up - the steps make things much easier. At any rate, I would
definitely use a climbing harness as opposed to a bosuns chair, I think
the safety factor is much greater.

PS - I just checked out your website and your boat looks great!

Cherie

s/v Karma

Baba 40

Long Beach, CA

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From: owner-baba-l@ballreich.net [mailto:owner-baba-l@ballreich.net] On
Behalf Of lists@collisters.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 3:53 PM
To: baba-l@ballreich.net
Subject: [Baba-L] getting up the mast?

Does anyone have any recommendations for mast climbing, particularly on
the baba 30, it's on my list of tasks, I have a bosuns chair which I
have called into practice a few times, but that was with hefty crews
from neighboring boats doing the winching, not so sure my partner will
be too keen on winching me up offshore.

I fancy ratlines between the aft shrouds to get me to the spreaders
(Aluminum mast) then possibly steps for the top part of the mast.

I will always be sailing solo, or shorthanded, so the bosuns chair is
not really the best option.

Paul C
S/V Lady Stardust, Liverpool UK
www.lady-stardust.co.uk
  

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-baba-l@ballreich.net [mailto:owner-baba-l@ballreich.net] On
Behalf Of lists@collisters.com
Sent: 09 May 2006 23:35
To: baba-l@ballreich.net
Subject: RE: [Baba-L] RE Baba Centre of gravity

Hi Paul,

I'm not quite sure I understand the 'crazy' bit? Is it me, my drawing,
or my boat?

Anyway, for anyone still interested, I have the boat back in the water,
everything is great and I will be leaving Liverpool to start my
adventure of crossing the Atlantic to the Caribbean next month, taking
about 6 months calling into Kinsale Ireland, La Corunna Spain, Vilamoura
Portugal and Las Palmas Gran Canaria before the big leg in November to
St Lucia.

Consequently, the power tools have left the boat, along with many kilos
of Epoxy, tools , paints, wood etc. The second anchor is stowed in the
bilge and the liferaft has been moved aft. Now she is closer to a
sailing boat than a workshop, the bow has risen some 2 inches out of the
water. I expect if I was a bit cleverer I could work out what that does
to the CG, but who cares, I just want to get sailing now.

All the best

Paul C
S/V Lady Stardust, Liverpool UK
www.lady-stardust.co.uk
  

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-baba-l@ballreich.net [mailto:owner-baba-l@ballreich.net] On
Behalf Of Paul Braschi
Sent: 09 May 2006 22:43
To: baba-l@ballreich.net
Subject: RE: [Baba-L] RE Baba Centre of gravity

Imagine being this crazy . . paul

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