Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Before the mast goes back up...


Before the mast is to go back up, the following are items I wish to do...
1 - Modify existing bracket on top of mast to install new VHF antenna, including sending new VHF cable down the 42 foot mast...
2 - Take off old mast light and install new tri-color light, including sending new triplex wire down the 42 foot mast...
3 - Take off old tattered battered windex and install new.
4 - and perhaps change out the pulleys and standing rigging terminals...
Course, that's not to mention the main reason the mast is down ! to fix the bent spreader and dent in the mast !! also working on getting all new standing rigging and a new roller furling.
Standing rigging consists of a forestay (or headstay), backstay, and lower and upper stays (shrouds). The roller furling will be attached to the headstay.
Earlier in the year I had changed out the old running rigging, which was a wire/rope combo to all rope.
The running rigging changed on Athena to date consists of the main sheet and halyard, the boomvang, traveler, spinnaker sheet and halyard, topping lift, and the downhaul.
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