Allyn:

I assume that you have the standard mas. These older boats raise their masts using the boom as you mentioned. I do that twice every year.
I have attached the manual for these older boats that explains, in Stan's inimitable style, exactly how it is done.

Graham Stewart
Agile, Rodes 22, 1976
Kingston Ontario






Rhodes 22 Manual.pdf

-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Allyn Baskerville
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2021 11:23 PM
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Crane question

My boat, which was a tad over $2,000, didn’t come with a winch and cradle, and genuine ones are most unfortunately out of my budget. I have access to three 2” diameter x 6’ length x .125” wall thickness aluminum tubes. 

I have a question though. Is a 1/8” wall thickness adequate for the crane?

I’ve heard of people using their booms as gin poles to raise their masts, so this is definitely thicker.

Thanks
Allyn

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