tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8520947795617471707.post2899386991210829252..comments2024-03-22T17:31:23.822+00:00Comments on <p align="right">Ships Log - Yacht "Sparrow"</p>: W'em ready...Steve-the-Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8520947795617471707.post-80626469259222811542017-06-26T15:41:50.716+01:002017-06-26T15:41:50.716+01:00Cheers Doug - yeah - one of the other guys in the ...Cheers Doug - yeah - one of the other guys in the club uses a gin pole as well... definitely more than one way to skin a cat! :o)<br /><br />PS. Apologies for the delay in publishing the comment by the way - Blogger filed it and then didn't tell me it was there..!Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8520947795617471707.post-22304678686404413692017-04-23T18:50:01.080+01:002017-04-23T18:50:01.080+01:00Hi Steve, Whilst I don't have a Hurley, I do ...Hi Steve, Whilst I don't have a Hurley, I do have a 22' Jaguar of 1980 vintage. You may be interested that I can step and lower the mast single-handed by using a gin pole (though I like to have some able assistants around). The gin pole sits at right-angles to and near to the foot of the mast and by leaving a pair of the stays attached I wind in the winch and up she goes. If you search Google for gin pole there are lots of home-made versions to be seen. Happy sailing DougDoug Packerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769356920147375958noreply@blogger.com