Well last year I definitively (I hope) traced my deck depression to the left of the mast to soft core UNDER the mast, likely due to the mast wiring by S2 when they made the boat, NOT the VHF antenna wire next to it, as I originally thought.
So the work order for dropping the mast is in place. Then I will get a better look at things and start surgery. I am hoping that the area is a reasonable size. I also hope to be able to make a reasonable gel coat match as the final finish.
But a big part of this is also how much work to do on the mast while it is down. The back stay is recent, but all the other stays are likely original. A big expense would be replacing the Hood Seafurl with a new one. The windex is shot. The mast wiring has been bad for years and needs replacing. A new VHF antenna is likely in order, as well as some new light fixtures. I have two new halyards already, but I likely need a third for the drifter. All for a boat I may decide to sell shortly with 9.2A prices down about $5K from ten years ago when I bought it!
And I still need to finish the water tank replacement, among other things.
So the work order for dropping the mast is in place. Then I will get a better look at things and start surgery. I am hoping that the area is a reasonable size. I also hope to be able to make a reasonable gel coat match as the final finish.
But a big part of this is also how much work to do on the mast while it is down. The back stay is recent, but all the other stays are likely original. A big expense would be replacing the Hood Seafurl with a new one. The windex is shot. The mast wiring has been bad for years and needs replacing. A new VHF antenna is likely in order, as well as some new light fixtures. I have two new halyards already, but I likely need a third for the drifter. All for a boat I may decide to sell shortly with 9.2A prices down about $5K from ten years ago when I bought it!
And I still need to finish the water tank replacement, among other things.