Up the mast when boat is on hard stand

[Coolabah]

When I asked the marina whether they minded if I went up the mast in the yard, the response was interesting.

They said that if I had just gone ahead and done it, they would have had no problem. But since I asked them, they felt that they would incur liability if something happened on the basis that they gave me permission. All thoughts on insurance and laywers...and nothing about safety.

The boat is now in the water and my mast work will be done in the water.

BTW, given the configuration of my slip, I am not sure that falling from the mast in the slip (onto pilings and finger piers) would be a lot different from falling onto the parking lot.