WINTER RAINS

 So we are hunkering down for the next few months, partly due to Covid-19, and partly due to the relentless rain we see here in the Pacific Northwest.  We removed all the rigging as you saw in an earlier post, and now we just messenger lines showing.  

Just Messenger Lines

Winter Sunrise

But Cozy Inside

CLEANING WINCHES

 Just have one more big one and a couple small winches to service

Large Winch

Taken Apart and Being Cleaned

Base Plate.  The Motor is Beneath This

RIGGING PUT AWAY

 We decided that all new rigging would not be in place over the rainy winter only to get moss and other crap on them.  So we took them all down and stowed them.  We also removed the new sails for the same reason.  

Running Rigging Tagged 

More Rigging

AFTER THE REFIT

 It has been a busy summer with the COVID crisis, so forgive us for not updating our page. Buthere are a number of pictures from the re-stepping of the mast onward.

Montague Harbour Marine Park

Om the Buoy in Montague Harbour

Picture From the Dinghy

Wind Generator, Solar Panels and SUNSHINE

 

STEPPING THE MAST AFTER REFIT

We were without a mast for three weeks.  Returning to Steveston, we tied up at the same location nearby the travel lift a we did when the mast was removed.  We went to see the mast as it was readied for installation

A Mast-less Sailboat

Mast With New Standing

and Running Rigging

The Biggest Change Is the Mechanical

Connections for the Turnbuckles

to the Stainless Steel Wire

8 Minute Vid of Reinstall

REFIT OF THE RUNNING AND STANDING RIGGING

In preparing for offshore sailing, we are replacing the running and standing rigging.  Here is a few pics and videos of the process of removing the mast.  We took the boat to the yard in Steveston, BC to have the rigging done.  We left the mast and other items with the rigger and took the boat back (mastless) to our slip.  We return in a few days to have the mast stepped.

Preparing the Mast for Hoisting

Hoisting the Mast Begins

Lowering the Mast onto a Cradle 

The Mast Saddle Is On The Keel Below

Had To take Down The Boom First

SOLAR COMPLETED

The solar installation is complete now with all the panels in place, wired and the deck lights and nav light rewired.

Starboard Panels Complete

Port Panels Complete