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Old 08-11-2008
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I have a couple thoughts on this subject.

you have not mentioned a safety line (second line) never go up on one line only; use the jib or spinnaker halyard as a safety.

if you have 2 primary winches; get two of your mates to winch together each sharing half the load.

if any of your halyard terminate in snap shackles, don't use the shackles, pass the line through the d ring on the chair and tie it off with a bowline.

West Marine has a recall on some of their bosun chairs.
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