Torpmarsts

[Greenheart]

That sounds interesting

In fact could it be Jewson interesting?

I didn't say the name! I absolutely did not! Besides, I was only ghost-writing. But yes, I'm certain it'd be well worth enquiring.

 

[sarabande]

I guess that Dan has much more knowledge of telegraph posts than this agricultural person - who usually chops them up (down?) for gate posts.

[/sigh] (sound idea )

 

[sarabande]

I do however still have the isue of taking down the old one

Is there anywhere you can sail Olive to, with a bridge or old crane overhead, and attach a good industrial strop plus winch. Or contact your local Sea Cadets / RNR to see if they would like to run a topmast extraction project ?

 

[sarabande]

I knew I had come across it somewhere.

"Sending up/down a topmast".

Without a close view of your arrangements on the main, it might be that this description

http://www.hnsa.org/doc/luce/part3.htm

could be helpful. Page 120 onwards.

 

[Greenheart]

Is there anywhere you can sail Olive to, with a bridge or old crane overhead, and attach a good industrial strop plus winch...

Sir, have I inadvertently angered you?

Of course, I'd gladly assist Beadle as a 'sparring' partner... ...but I don't seriously claim a grain of knowledge......signed, Old Crane

 

[sarabande]

that was very thoughtless of me. I apologise.


A sudden thought:

Snow Leopard, and some others, know their way round square riggers and ST ships. Unrigging a topmast should be something they do before breakfast....

 

[Beadle]

I'll happily provide the breakfast.

Actually the topmast is rigged with a rope round a pulley wheel at the foot of the topmast and runs through a metal ring so it should lower down nice and gently.

I have electric winches for raising the gaff and I can rig one of those to lower it under complete control (and there's famous last words).

I'm quite looking forward to doing it now.

 

[sarabande]

you should get it filmed so we can all see the process and join in the applause at the end !

 

[Greenheart]

My grandmother's name was Olive. Born in 1894. Didn't die till 1995. Now she was an old Crane...

 

[Beadle]

you should get it filmed so we can all see the process and join in the applause at the end !

My grandmother's name was Olive. Born in 1894. Didn't die till 1995. Now she was an old Crane...

Thats a pretty good innings for anyones granny - well done Olive.

I have tried to find out who the original Olive Page is or was - with no success

Perhaps I could adopt your late granny and hope my Olive has such a long life.

As for the topmast if dropping - err I mean lowering it looks iffy I'll get the boatyard to crane it down.

 

[UKinPA]

Thats a pretty good innings for anyones granny - well done Olive.

I have tried to find out who the original Olive Page is or was - with no success

Perhaps I could adopt your late granny and hope my Olive has such a long life.

As for the topmast if dropping - err I mean lowering it looks iffy I'll get the boatyard to crane it down.

If you are referring to whom the Olive Page boat was named after, I might be able to help you. Looking at the pictures, I believe this was my dads boat. It was originally named after his mum, my nan. I just happened to be looking for pictures of it to show a friend, and came across this post. If this is not what you are referring to, then I look a little silly right now and I take back my post