Re-launching day is approaching fast and the biggest job of this winter is not done yet: re-enforcing the chain-plates. For this I need to lower the mast but the sail makers, who turned-out to be time-wasters, keep saying they will measure the rig next week. It was a big mistake to select the unprofessional, unreliable guys of Van de Werf to make the sail.
In the meanwhile two more items in the to-do list have been ticked off. The first was a new stern locker to keep a jerrycan of fuel.
There is a gap at the bottom for the draining of the cockpit, while the scuppers act as vents for gasoline fumes. Much better than the bucket in the port-side locker. It also looks good.
As does the new winch and cleat to handle the genoa furling line.
This was a request of First-Mate who usually has the job of furling the genoa. Even with the main blanketing the genoa it is much more convenient to use a winch, and on starboard-tack the genoa sheet is taking the existing winch.
This weekend the mast is coming down and hopefully we will re-launch the week after Easter.
