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The Masts are down! Napa Valley Marina - Napa California. I made it up the Napa river without running aground riding a 5 knot flood tide. The masts, booms, and bowsprit are now sitting in the yard.…

The Masts are down! Napa Valley Marina - Napa California. I made it up the Napa river without running aground riding a 5 knot flood tide. The masts, booms, and bowsprit are now sitting in the yard. Removing them was easy enough since they had a manbasket to remove the triadic stay. It is a simple matter of removing all the turnbuckles and plucking them from the boat with a crane.

From what I can see the main mast front board has a seem where it has begun to separate all…

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Added by Hans Petrie on August 2, 2011 at 12:16pm — 21 Comments

Number 24 - mast rebuild.

Mast rebuild. It is time, alas, to do the masts. They are splitting apart at the seams. To fiberglass, or not to fiberglass, that is the question. I hadn't been on the site for too long and realized I never posted regarding the outcome of my last endeavor at the boat yard. Hull painted and a bit of rot in the toerail fixed. Ran out of time and didn't do the sticks or bowsprit. Now it is a year later and they are coming unglued at the seams. No chance of sailing. I blame it all on the… Continue

Added by Hans Petrie on July 16, 2011 at 11:44am — 5 Comments

Number 24 is on the Hard

I hauled out in Napa Valley Marina after an epic sail from Half Moon Bay / Pillar Point through the gate and up the river. On the agenda:

Both Sticks come down - check for rot, rewire, and paint.

Bowsprit and hardware get resuscitated

Pilothouse rebuild!

Paint - lots of paint.

The hull seems to be in great shape. Just needs sand and paint. The pilothouse is really in need of a redux. And the 54 year old windows are starting to frost up as the two panes of… Continue

Added by Hans Petrie on August 24, 2010 at 12:29pm — No Comments

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