A sailboat doesn't really look like a sailboat without masts!
This was a day I had been waiting and looking forward to for a long time.
Trouble is lot can go wrong when a 60' mast is dangling in the air.
So I assembled a couple of boat yard buddies to help with the process.
First up was the mizzen, this would be the test of my spice joints. The mast needed to be picked up at the balance point. Big sigh on my part when I saw no sag at all.
It was tricky to get it vertical without damage to wind generator.
Making wiring connections at base of mizzen.
All wires connected, looks like it's gonna stay up.
Have to go up the mast to disconnect the crane.
Main mast gets picked next. It was questionable whether the crane was going to have enough lift height to get it on deck.
Barely made it.
Took 3 hrs start to finish.
No injuries, no damage, a big cheers and high fives when it was over.
Now it looks like a sailboat,
We've come along way baby.
Yup, that's Brenda up there!
We were tuning the rig the other day and Brenda volunteered.
She's a natural, no fear.
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