New rigging and other projects
We've spent the week on the dock at FKG getting new rigging and doing a few other projects. FKG Dock Dangerously, the red building next door is the pub and restaurant "Lagoonies". Fortunately the red building next door also houses the sail loft where we stored our sails during the re-rigging project. In preparation for having the masts removed, we took off the sails & booms. We disconnected the wiring that runs down the mast and made preparations for the installation of a new wind generator. Dave working on the wiring While the masts were off we worked like navvies. Here's a list of just a few things we accomplished. We pulled out random wires that went nowhere Removed the previous owner's cables for satellite phone that had been chopped off at either end Ran new wires for a second VHF antenna Installed a new VHF antenna Removed old TV antenna Removed the flag staff (colloquially known as a "pig stick") from the top of the ma...