Last week I had got the mast off the racks and onto the saw horses.
I had put the spreaders and shrouds on and cleaned up the lines.
The mast was basically ready to be put up.
On Tuesday night, a major wind storm came through the club and blew down like 6 masts off their saw horses.
It crush the combination steaming/deck light:
The entire unit would need to be replaced.
Also bent the TV antenna bracket on the top of the mast:
I was able to bent it back with various screw drivers, hammers, and pli
This antenna was added after the first season we got the boat, but I have never hooked it up inside the boat to watch TV. Will need it with the NHL playoffs happening in August because of Covid-19!
Good thing I didn't attach the expen$ive masthead wind instrument!
The mast crane was shutdown over the weekend for the 3 day launch, and I couldn't work on the mast because of launch Covid-19 yard restrictions.
On the Monday after launcgh, I to the club in the early afternoon.
I pickup up an LED deck/steaming light from Port Whitby Marine Supplies for $39.
The mounting screw holes didn't line up, so I riveted it to the mast.
Another casualty of the fall was one cheek block for the lazy jacks:
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| new on bottom old at top |
Luckily I had a spare onboard and was able to rivet it in place.
Brought the boat over to the mast crane and up she went:
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