A possible show stopper
Last weekend I, with a couple of friends from the boat club, attended a Jester Symposium at the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. A fabulous location over looking the Orwell.
One of the presenters showed a quote about the Jester Challenge.
"Finding the weaknesses of boat and skipper"
With this and other comments about structural issues I decided to carry out a more critical inspection of Mischief.
The deck around the mast has a distinct dip in it and the rig has lost tension.
At this point I am fearing the worst which is that the support under the mast step has rotted and compressed. The mast needs to come down and the deck beam removed so that I can excavate the deckhead under the mast. Depending upon what I find I think I'll install oak or teak packing and the re-build. I'll add a new page for this project.
One of the presenters showed a quote about the Jester Challenge.
"Finding the weaknesses of boat and skipper"
With this and other comments about structural issues I decided to carry out a more critical inspection of Mischief.
The deck around the mast has a distinct dip in it and the rig has lost tension.
At this point I am fearing the worst which is that the support under the mast step has rotted and compressed. The mast needs to come down and the deck beam removed so that I can excavate the deckhead under the mast. Depending upon what I find I think I'll install oak or teak packing and the re-build. I'll add a new page for this project.
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