Project Log: Tuesday, August 31, 2010
I'd been anxious to finish the initial cleanout so I
could move the boat indoors and begin dismantling in
earnest. This seemed a good day for the job, so
early in the day before work I picked the boat up on my
trailer and moved her over to the gantry crane so I
could lift the mast off the deck and lower it to the
ground. |
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With the mast supported on the top of the pilothouse, I
found that I didn't have enough headroom for the block
and tackle to actually lift the spar, after connecting
the purchase to a line tightly tied to the mast, I
lifted the aft end of the mast by hand and moved it over
to the edge of the pilothouse, after which I could lower
it to the ground to some waiting sawhorses. The
lift point wasn't quite at the center of balance, so the
spar went down at an angle, but this caused no problems. |
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Afterwards, I backed the boat into the shop where she'd
spend the foreseeable future. I spent some time
leveling the boat as I set her on the blocks and stands,
as it was easy to maneuver her while still on the
trailer. |
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Late in the day, I attacked the mainmast. I wanted
to strip all the standing and running rigging for
storage and inspection.
If I had set out with the goal to hopelessly tangle and
twist all the rigging on the mast, I doubt I could have
done a better job than whoever had tied up the mast and
rigging before me. I couldn't believe how twisted
everything was. It took as long to sort out the
rigging into some semblance of order as it did to
actually remove and categorize it. As a result, I
didn't get as far as I'd hoped; it was very hot, and
late, and by the time I'd removed the main rigging I'd
had enough, so I left any additional mast dismantling
for another time.
Once I had the rigging more or less cleared up, I
removed the halyards and stays, coiling and labeling
each for later reference. For the moment, I'd put
the rigging aside to be dealt with a bit later in the
project. |
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Total Time Today: 3.5 hours
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