The maple belay pin for the halyard.
I made two pins for the tiller, one as a spare in case the other one breaks or is lost at sea. This holds the tiller into the top slot of the rudder stock so the tiller doesn't just slip out into the boat. Also just beside the tiller in the photo is the tiller extension, which we attached and tested while sitting in the boat. It's going to be really nice to have this - can be sitting far forward or out on a gunnel and still steer.
Before: Tiller, rudder stock, rudder.
After: (Special clear epoxy) We sanded off the fiberglass from the rudder stock because it was too ugly showing through, so we had to start over epoxying before we can move on to varnishing. Everything else is ready for varnish, though, and the mast, lug, and boom (to the right) have already had two coats of varnish with a third to be added tomorrow.
I made two pins for the tiller, one as a spare in case the other one breaks or is lost at sea. This holds the tiller into the top slot of the rudder stock so the tiller doesn't just slip out into the boat. Also just beside the tiller in the photo is the tiller extension, which we attached and tested while sitting in the boat. It's going to be really nice to have this - can be sitting far forward or out on a gunnel and still steer.
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