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Rigging Service
Gilles Combrisson has nearly finished the rigging work. The only thing remaining for this phase of work is to run the main sail reefing lines and to tune the rig. We may service a few winches over the next few months, too. Work accomplished includes: New forestay and backstay New furling drum New rod rigging,…
Cockpit Navigation Displays….and more.
I did not retain any photographs of the two triton displays affixed to a wooden board attached to the fore wall of the cockpit as it was when we took delivery of S/V Ruby. It was not to our liking and under representative of our needs in this age when paper charts are vanishingly rare.…
Lights and Power
I’ve been working on improving the lighting conditions inside S/V Ruby. There were two of these on the fore bulkheads of the main salon. They were broken, dysfunctional, and outdated. I’ve replaced them with a lovely alternative. This…. I pulled every dome light off the ceiling. Malcolm Morgan helped me understand the wiring that had…
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