Got the trailer all set today. Adjusted the bunks where they best fit the curve of the bottom of the boat and provide the most support to the boat. Once everything was in the right place we drilled into the bunk runners for future bolting (first we're going to paint them), and for today we just clamped them into place while we rolled the boat around and worked with the mast.
Rolled the boat into the front yard to be clear of overhead tree limbs. We had to sand the base of the mast a little more for it to fit into the mast step, and we had to cut out the opening where the mast fits into the deck a little bit more. Finally the mast fits perfectly!
Here is the mast in its resting place.
We also got the rudder stock and tiller into place. First we screwed the pintles onto the rudder stock. We had to center the tiller in the transom slot, then hold the rudder stock in place while we marked where the gudgeons needed to be attached to the transom.
Wow! It's looking beautiful. You must be so excited to be almost ready to sail her! Gorgeous tiller. C & T
ReplyDeleteI think the red cedar came from a tree salvaged from one of my dad's landscaping jobs long ago. Unfortunately we did something wrong with the fiberglassing on the rudder stock - one side perfect and clear, the other side the glass is showing (side in the picture above)
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