Yesterday I installed four Norseman studs on the four lower shrouds, bent on a couple of sails, and did some preliminary rig tuning. It was too windy to tackle the jib(yankee) alone. So Friday, weather permitting, Ladylove will see Lake Erie for the first time since July 2007. And that after not sailing with me since May 2010.
Forestay/backstay tuning(rake) is a bear even with the new Harken furler. Installing the four Norseman was quite easy, about two hours working very cautiously.
The boat has never been so "unready" for sailing. The mast wires are laying in the bilge. The shipper cut my anemometer wiring. No bolts in the mast steps. Hot water is still bypassed, curtains home for washing, A/C isn't working, and clutter and dirt everywhere.
I think I will have to jack up the cabin roof to get that bolt through the deck partners. It is perfectly aligned for rake but too high. Anyone else have that problem with keel-stepped masts?
Forestay/backstay tuning(rake) is a bear even with the new Harken furler. Installing the four Norseman was quite easy, about two hours working very cautiously.
The boat has never been so "unready" for sailing. The mast wires are laying in the bilge. The shipper cut my anemometer wiring. No bolts in the mast steps. Hot water is still bypassed, curtains home for washing, A/C isn't working, and clutter and dirt everywhere.
I think I will have to jack up the cabin roof to get that bolt through the deck partners. It is perfectly aligned for rake but too high. Anyone else have that problem with keel-stepped masts?
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