When Hank was finished remounted the pulleys, he thought he was finished. As he was lifting the catwalk away from the mast, the wind-vane got hung up on the catwalk. By the time he realize it, my wind-vane broke in two. $65 later and a lot of work, I now have a brand new shiny wind-vane, complete with a top pin to stop those dam seagulls from getting a free "merry-go-round" ride.
I watched Hank climb the mast tower at least a dozen times before he was done. He had to move the boat a few times to line it up, then the tide was too low and my keel was in the mud, forgot a tool, new vane, new fore-stay cotter pin, etc. Lets see... 12 times up and 12 times down at 60 ft for each trip = 1,440 ft (440m) climb on a metal ladder. No wonder he was happy the job was done.
I guess all things happen for a reason... While Hank was replacing my wind-vane, he noticed that the fore-stay top pin was missing the cotter pin. This is not good... if the pin wiggled out, the mast would come crashing down! Also he noticed that the Jib track had slipped down and has to be moved up by 6".
All done! I stayed overnight at the club, to be sailed back home the following day, with Hank, Jason and Jason's dad, Dave. It was a nice sail , ok we motored :( back home.
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