Arrived at the boatyard, patted myself on the back for the yard crew noting my earnest application of labels and turnbuckle markers to my shrouds in advance. It took about 15 minutes from the time I had tied up at the dock until we were able to remove the cotter pins from the stays toggles and get the crane around the mast. I hope that's what they charge me for in crane time.
Laid the mast down in some adjacent sawhorse/racks:
Stay removal to begin. The yard rigger thought my forestay top block thing (that fits in the masthead) was unusual and that I would have a hard time getting it out. I removed a cotter pin with some pliers and untwisted a threaded cylinder with my hand. Easy peasy:
Had to disassemble the spreaders to unhook the lower shroud lines. Some aluminum corrosion had built up.
Caps of the spreaders that hold the shrouds disasemble like this:
The VHF whip has done time and will be replaced. The cable seemed to be be in good service.
Removed a grotty Radio Shack broadcast TV antenna mounted mid-mast:
The masthead assembly is in elderly-Vegas-cocktail-waitress condition (but still delivering!)
Eventually with some PB Blaster and channel lock pliers, the flathead machine screws yielded.
On the list:
Install new radio antenna
Install new anchor and steaming light fixtures
Install Raymarine anemometer
Clean up the spreaders and re-install
Repaint the top of the mast
Clean well the mast itself.
Fill screw holes no longer used
Laid the mast down in some adjacent sawhorse/racks:
Stay removal to begin. The yard rigger thought my forestay top block thing (that fits in the masthead) was unusual and that I would have a hard time getting it out. I removed a cotter pin with some pliers and untwisted a threaded cylinder with my hand. Easy peasy:
Had to disassemble the spreaders to unhook the lower shroud lines. Some aluminum corrosion had built up.
Caps of the spreaders that hold the shrouds disasemble like this:
The VHF whip has done time and will be replaced. The cable seemed to be be in good service.
Removed a grotty Radio Shack broadcast TV antenna mounted mid-mast:
The masthead assembly is in elderly-Vegas-cocktail-waitress condition (but still delivering!)
Eventually with some PB Blaster and channel lock pliers, the flathead machine screws yielded.
On the list:
Install new radio antenna
Install new anchor and steaming light fixtures
Install Raymarine anemometer
Clean up the spreaders and re-install
Repaint the top of the mast
Clean well the mast itself.
Fill screw holes no longer used
