COCKPIT HATCH DRAINS

There were four cockpit hatch drains, that take water from the moat under the perimeter of the cockpit hatches and lead that water to the cockpit sole. I don’t have any of the original hardware, so I figured out a solution for a new drain system:

MASTS AND RIGGING

I set up the masts in varnish mode (supported in such a way that no wood-to-be-varnished is touching anything):

I sanded and applied another coat of varnish, then rewired the mainmast. Here the rewiring is done, but the sanding is still underway:

The rewiring consisted of removing the VHF coax and disposing of it, then using the existing wires to pull new wires through the mast. A 12/2 boat wire runs to the top of the mast, which will energize the anchor light:

A 14/3 boat wire runs up about 1/3 of the way up the mast, and will energize a combination steaming light and foredeck light. One switch on the panel will turn on the steaming light, while a separate switch will turn on the foredeck light.

Next, I began rigging the masts by connecting the main mast’s standing rigging to their attachment points on the mast.

The spreaders were installed…

…and the uppers were wired to the spreader ends (there will be spreader “boots” to protect the sails):

The spreaders, jumper strut, and standing rigging was installed on the mizzen:

Next I rigged the halyards (main and genoa on the mainmast, and mainsail halyard on the mizzen). I still need to work out topping lifts for the booms, and a spare forward halyard on each mast. The spare halyard on the mainmast would work as a spinnaker halyard or a backup genoa halyard. The spare forward halyard on the mizzen has no design purpose, but could be used for a mizzen staysail (if I had one).

ROPE AND CHAIN INVENTORY

I went through my inventory of lines and chains to sort out dock lines, genoa sheets, and anchor rodes. I laid out a 50-foot tape measure to assist in determining the lengths.

The collection is far more extensive than shown above. My main anchor will be a 35-lb CQR, and my backup a 25-lb CQR:

Twenty feet of half-inch chain will be the chain for the main anchor. Pictured above, this chain was purchased in Osterville MA many years ago.

The spare anchor is stowed in a compartment in the forward cabin:

The main anchor rode and chain lives in the chain locker, forward of the forward cabin:

BUILDERS PLATE

I mounted the original builder’s plate on the main bulkhead: