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Scott,

I can see several reasons why you should NEVER attempt anything like this again…you guys got lucky no one was killed or seriously injured. About the only thing you sort of got right was your actual pick point location…although it could have been a bit lower, thus reducing the overall height needed for either an A-frame or gin pole.

Almost every picture you list shows major safety issues along with poor design…the A-frame is way to tall first off…no need to have that extra unstable length up there, I would guess you had about ten feet of lift after clearing the partners.

It looks from a few shots that your A-frame was bowing quite a bit…not a great look. I am no carpenter but how this wood was oriented, with the wider section going port to starboard as well as the limited bracing help to explain the near banana shape you achieved with this 300 lb. spar.

30’ off the ground on a ladder with a boat on jack stands…are you aware that boats have fallen in boat yards from owners going aloft in moderate winds? The flagpole indicates 15 kts. of wind roughly…you also have the bare minimum of jack stands..at least buy one for the bow….ideally you should be on 7 stands total.

An anchor on your cabin top…was that for opening beers? A tripping hazard? Or just there in case one of your helpers lost their balance, fell, and then struck their head on this anchor that has no business being there, at that time, with the work being done.

Another ladder trick, this time setting it up as scaffolding from bow to stern…if your A-frame failed that person’s chances of survival were cut in half being in that precarious location…15’ plus from pavement…or the ability to move very far as the entire F’d up monstrosity above is crashing to the deck.

Be sure to pray to whatever God you believe in asap. Next go to your local marina and buy an old mast and make a proper gin pole…I would also delete all of these pictures and never speak of this again. On second thought this could be a great way to instruct others on the wrong way to build an A-frame, un-steping a spar, etc, etc. etc.

Happy Holidays,

Pete Rebovich

Ps…what was the line that got hung up that stopped you dead in your tracks once the mast butt got near the ground? I hope it was not your backstay since that should have been tied to the spar along with all your other standing rigging before lifting….

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?Thought you might enjoy some photos of our mast removal last week, using an A-Frame constructed of 2x4’s. Total cost, somewhere in the neighborhood of $75. Not without a few issues.