Mast Part III

Mid Month July. I have a pile of hardware, most of the pieces I need, but basically it all has to come together. Easier said than done but I have help now with my good friend John who has flown out here to help. First haul out. Astrid needs to have a fresh coat of bottom paint, will varnish the transom and take care of lower rigging details. It's a quick round trip.

Fresh bottom paint

Double jaw toggle for bobstay. 3/4" pin. 

Transom with a fresh coat of varnish. 

The splicing thimbles needed drilling. 5/8" pin. Made a simple clamping jig for the drill press. De-burr with a countersink bit. 

The internal track needed drilling and countersinking. Drilled for a #10 screw every 4".

John started splicing the lower rigging, 'sprit shrouds and boomkin stays while work continued getting the hardware ready on the mast. Splices look awesome. 

Chopping the bowsprit mortise in the purple heart samson post. The bowsprit tenon and the mortise got a number of coats of creosote and thinned varnish. 

Bowsprit and anchor roller installed. 

The chain bobstay is temporary until a 1/2" 7x7 spliced wire one replaces it. 

The boomkin stays are installed. The first rigging is on the boat !

Deck light and upper turning block for spinnaker pole track

Upper spreader bases. A combination of tang work and castings. Steaming light above.

Through bolts are 5/8" Nickle Aluminum Bronze with wide base nuts from Port Townsend Foundry

Lower spreader bases and shroud tangs

The mast head is installed with delrin sheave in a silicon bronze sheave box. 

By now John has spliced all the upper end of the wires and the next task is to collect the mast from Brentwood Bay and bring it up to Sidney to step it.