July 2007

Transport racks for masts

Leatherwork for gaff jaws.

July 2, 2007

The main mast is about three-quarters whittled. An evening or two should see it ready to varnish. I worked up a couple of transportation racks for the masts. They drop in where the masts would be, and will seal the mast partners against rain water.

July 10, 2007

The main mast is finished but for a few more coats of varnish. Leatherwork is finished on the gaff and boom jaws.

July 11, 2007

It appears that the spell of high heat/humidity has broken. Varnishing and crawling around to run wiring will be a lot more pleasant now.

July 16, 2007

Some progress on the little fiddly bits this past week. The weekend was spent instructing at the Red Cross, and painting my mother-in-law's deck.

July 30, 2007

The masthead light is wired, and wiring is run throughout the hull. Need to install the distribution panel, selector switch, and mount the battery pans.