As previously mentioned in our last blog entry we have been
busy repairing the mast, and last Friday we managed to get the “flaming mast”
standing again. We are still awaiting
our sails to be repaired, as we only decided after the mast was up that we
would be able to get the main fixed, so haven’t yet had a sail.
Photos below to show the journey, and now we just need to
pay the bills......
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| Mast Sections and all the tools of the trade waiting to be collected to take around to the factory. |
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| Cleaning up the break before realigning |
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| Gluing the doubler on the inside |
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| Ready for external repair |
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| Wet out with special resin prior to laminating |
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| Carbon uni's prior to double bias |
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| Sails loaded up and ready to take to the sail maker on a balmy NSW morning! |
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| Faring the repair for painting |
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| First coat of the decal over the lower repair |
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| Rylee and Oliver working on their Art Work for the Mast - Racing Flames! |
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| Paige showing off her knot tying skills while securing the halyards for transporting the mast |
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| Oliver learning about masking up and using a new art tool - the Stanley knife! |
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| Apprentice Rigger in the making - Paige putting together the foils for the furler |
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| All trailered up and ready to go on the Thursday morning |
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| The first moments of lifting it up into the air, nerve racking to say the least! |
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| The Riggers worker up the mast to release the crane strop. The biggest big of excitement was when the crane tried to take off with Josh up the mast and one of the lines from the boat still attached to his tow bar! |
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| The trusty steed!- Dan's transport to the factory for the past few weeks, with Cronella in the back ground - Thanks Johnny Bigfoot |
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| Back together again! |
