The deck hardware for our new inner forestay has been completed. What you see in the photo is the deck fitting (the part with two large holes), the angle bracket that will go below decks in the fore cabin and transfer the stay loads to the chain locker bulkhead and finally the flat backing plate that will go on the other side of the bulkhead, in the chain locker. I'm very pleased with how they came out. Conrad at Mystic Stainless did a great job on them. We had to have this gear custom made as there is nothing ready made for this application. The mast hardware has already been completed and is in the hands of our rigger, Jeff Morgan, for instillation. I'll have to wait for warmer weather in order to install the deck hardware as bedding compound and sealant is involved that require much warmer temperature. Once the mast is up and the deck hardware installed Jeff will fabricate the inner forestay, then we'll have our storm jib converted from a bolt rope to a hanked on type that will work with the new stay. So even in these frozen months things are slowly getting done.
277 days to departure
