Forestay changed and improved

A task which had a long time standing on the maintenance and improvement list can now, finally, be checkmarked. I have changed the forestay. the previous forestay was too short, having the friction ring to give the rig tension and adjustment, was at 150cm height. Of course hindering the hank-on foresail to go down to the deck. Now the lenght is adjusted and the friction ring is on deck level.

 

Billy Idol

Still not sailing

Yes, yes... everybody is getting tired of seeing Arpex sitting on it's mooring. Including myself. However, I took Arpex out of the water end of last year for a refurbishing, and I deliberately took it back to the mooring knowing that the job list of things that needed to be done had not been completed. ... As if it ever will be. ... I decided to finish some tasks while the boat is on the mooring, knowing that it would possibly take a bit longer that way. First because it would be me doing it, with limited available time, and second because somethings are more difficult to do while on the water, without access to shore power, for example. Well, I don't mind. Time spent on the boat, on the water is always a good time. Be it sailing or working on the boat. Now I still need to exchange the front stay, and the fixing and tensioning of shrouds. I also plan to check the sails, give them some maintenance. The engine also needs some maintenance. And for that it needs to be sent to Sao Paulo... With the pandemic going on, not such an easy task. But I will do it eventually.