Stormy
by Jake on Apr.22, 2006, under Composite Works
We had a tornado warning last night and some pretty bad-a$$ thunder storms blowing through. Between showers, Bonnie helped me secure the boat to the ground with ground screws. There was no time to unstep the mast (and I wasn’t terribly keen on doing so with lightning all around). The boat weathered the storms nicely.
I did get a little work in on the spin pole. I removed it and took it inside the workshop to remove the end cap and the eyestraps on the end so I could remove the wire rigging from it. I shortened the new wire rigging (because it was too long even after sending back the first round) with the intention of using 1/8″ spectra to tie the thimble end of the rigging to the pole. This gives some adjustement on the spin pole height too. I re-rigged the spin pole this morning and tied in the spectra with three loops. Because I don’t have the upmost confidence in soft lines in this application (chafing) I’ll tie a separate safety loop between the end of the rigging and the pole. This way we would still notice a failure but it wouldn’t end our day.
Originally uploaded by Team Seacats.
