Boat Work Day

Photos courtesy of Serge[[posterous-content:pid___0]][[posterous-content:pid___1]]Serge doing electrical work
[[posterous-content:pid___2]][[posterous-content:pid___3]]Nat doing planning and project management, we prioritized the tasks that would get the boat to race faster at the upcoming Great Pumpkin race[[posterous-content:pid___4]][[posterous-content:pid___5]]Nate and Nate eating brunch[[posterous-content:pid___6]][[posterous-content:pid___7]]Serge's Halloween decorations[[posterous-content:pid___8]]Elise and her bosun[[posterous-content:pid___9]][[posterous-content:pid___10]]

Serge is pretty organized

Achieved:

• Taped up cruising genoa
• Installed a trip line for the spin halyard on the port side as well and lube both shackles
• Replaced ground cable for small battery
• Modified the way the downhaul is set up for buoy racing to reduce tension (no 2:1 setup anymore)
  • added a shackle attached to the pole
  • added a short piece of line that can run between the two mast blocks
  • added a block centered on that line thru which the downhaul will run
• Got a new small battery
• Removed redundant chart light
• Removed the reefling lines and run tag lines instead
• Fixed the twing attachment points to the toe rail

Also took measurements for a new lifeline cable and bought spectra line to replace the cable aft to allow for better hiking

Also ordered a new spin pole sleeve for the mast

Also ordered a new hatch launch bag for the spinnaker to make it easier to launch

And bought magnets to make it easier to run the new jib halyard through the mast.