DSC00784 Here's the old Gin Pole. I'm going to hang on to it for a spare, just in case some river pirate decides to inherit my new Gin Pole.
DSC01007 I was in Rudy's shop one day many years ago and he showed me this centerboard pendant line shackle and told me that it would be a better shackle than the one that came with my boat. It has a small spool where the braid line is spliced which cuts down on chafing. I bought the shackle and did the braid splicing myself with the directions in front of me of course.
Last September I removed every piece of wood out of the cabin and stained it with a dark red Mahogany color, and varnished it. I also built some new settee storage compartment covers out of 3/8" plywood. I stained them over the winter and I plan on varnishing them this coming spring.
DSC01039 The new stainless steel Gin Pole in operation. The lowering/raising process can be stopped at anytime or any where. I tied my furler luff with a "Rolling Hitch" to the Gin Pole where you see it. This keeps the luff from flopping around and throwing the mast off balance. It also allows me to do this operation all by myself. The boom vang and the pivot bridles do the rest.
DSC00784 Here's the old Gin Pole. I'm going to hang on to it for a spare, just in case some river pirate decides to inherit my new Gin Pole.
DSC00446 Trinkka came through with a full stern rail, and I later had a detachable mast holding rig welded up for a telescopic mast crotch/mast carrier. With the Gin Pole, I no longer need to raise the mast crotch. The Gin can lift her right from that position. The Teak block that I added under my mast tabernacle, gives the mast more clearance between it, and the sliding hatch cover over the companionway thereby allowing the mast to be lowered to the level of the mast crotch.
DSC00442 In this pic we have a detachable bow pulpit mast crotch mod, and the old Gin Pole complete with bridles, all set to hoist the mast up.
DSC00452 My old two piece oak Gin Pole along with the vang, pivot bridles, and the stern mast crotch with the built in roller. I have since retired the old Gin Pole in favor of a two piece stainless steel rig that my son Steve welded up for me.
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DSC00784 Here's the old Gin Pole. I'm going to hang on to it for a spare, just in case some river pirate decides to inherit my new Gin Pole.

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