Log of Alberg 30 #262 on 21 May 2020


Date: 21 May 2020 13:30 till 21 May 2020 18:30
Endpoints: Yacht Haven Annapolis to Yacht Haven Annapolis
Purpose: Preparations for Sailing. Tune the mast.
Complement: Yoni Bresler
Weather: Low 60s, light breezes.

  • Fully opened and greased all shroud and headstay turnbuckles.
  • Replaced one of the backstay clevis pins with a 1/2" x 5/8" pin. Could be shorted yet. Had only one aboard.
  • Tuned the mast.
    • Forward face of mast 10' 8-1/2" aft of foremost stem pin location, location used for the roller furler.
    • Top of main halyard hoist to deck: starboard: 35' 5", port: 35' 5"
    • Top of main halyard hoist to tape on upper shrouds: starboard: 32' 4-7/8", port: 32' 4-3/4"
    • Closed furler rigging screw 13 out of 39 flats (half turns) results in 5" of rake as measured by locationm of main halyard aft of the mast and a reading of 19 on the Loos gauge applied to the backstay.
    • Took up another two flats, 15 flats total, resuling in 4" of rake and a reading of 21 on the backstay.
  • Secured the upper shrouds to the spreaders using monel wire.
  • Installed spreader boots.
  • Checked and reoriented various cotter pins to minimize the chances of catching items or tearing sails.
  • Re-rove main and spinnaker halyard to reduce line crossings.
  • Re-led port side life line to relieve pressure on port shrouds.
  • Some additional clean up of interior, sorting and stowing various small bit of rigging paraphernalia.
  • Had hoped to bend on the main, a genoa, and sail. Perhaps Sunday.
© Jonathan M. Bresler