Allyn,

The .125 wall thickness aluminum tubes should be adequate if the diameter
is large enough > 1.5 or so.
Raising from the stern raised cradle using the GB mast raising system pole
is much easier and less risky than raising from the bow using the boom as
the gin pole.
There are plenty of pictures of the GB mast raising system on the web and
this list if you have the skill and desire to make a clone for yourself.
The GB system uses a winch with friction brake, mounted to the top of the
capitol mounted gin/crane pole. I use the trailer winch.
I can post some pics if I can dig them up.

Todd T.

On Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 1:04 AM Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
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>
> -----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
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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