I let my much-loved and venerable Hood Sails bosun’s chair go with her when we sold our McCurdy and Rhodes 56.
Just received this replacement from Harken. After a quick look over, I’m liking what I’m seeing a lot, but of course I will know more once I have used it and will share that in a two-part series on going aloft that Matt and I are working on.
What bosun’s chair do you have and how do you like it? Please leave a comment.
Note we are not talking climbing harnesses here, that’s a different piece of kit.
Looking forward to reading the series on going aloft!
As for myself, I trust my climbing gear more than any bosun’s chair I’ve seen. I’m happy and comfortable working aloft with my harness and foot loops made from a sling.
Hi Alex,
I never work in a bosuns chair without a backup and bosuns chairs are way more comfortable than harnesses, at least for this old bod. On the other hand, I would never go up a mast at sea in a bosun’s chair. Point being that, at least in me eyes, both have a place in the kit.