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, tip cups, and turnbuckles for mast shrouds
New main halyard winch
New made base blocks installed
New masthead fly, anemometer, vHF antenna, and tricolor as well as steaming light
Lazy jack system
New spartite mast seal
Boom mechanics simplification
All sorts of new shackles
Renovation and repaint of radar dome pole
Removal of two old stern exhaust pipes followed by fiberglass and gelcoat repair
Fiberglass and gelcoat repair of several holes in cockpit after removal of antiquated instrument controls
New running rigging including halyards and sheets as well as furler leads and lines
New lifelines on port and starboard sides of the vessel
I’m sure I’ve left out a few things. All of these changes fit into the category of repairs as the vessel suffered from deferred maintenance. They were necessary as critical components were either broken or nearly so. Some of the issues were so severe that we may have lost the forestay or even the entire rig under sail or in rough seas.
Here are a few photos…..
Lastly, we will plan to fine tune the rig underway in the need future.
Stay tuned for more…..sails, electronics, and other replacements and repairs.
Sailing Ruby 