#60: 5/16 Wire and the Angle of the Dangle

Okay, let’s go with wire.  5/16 all around.  Now what?  A thousand necessary modifications and little pieces that must all fit together is what.  Not to mention the almighty Angle of the Dangle!  Fun stuff re-engineering the rigging here kids.  I get to try my hand at being a mathematician, a physician and, oh, a coal miner’s daughter.  Enjoy!

In other news, we had a fan-TAS-tic time out on the hook for the first time.  We didn’t our main sail on and a few other things not quite put back together, but she was ready enough to camp out on for the night, so we had to go!  It felt incredible to be back on our boat in the water!

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Now that we won’t be spending as much time in the shipyard, I will have more time to focus on putting together more awesome HaveWindWillTravel content for you all.  I need to get an interview done this week to include in my next Gift of Cruising announcement video so that will come out soon!  Very exciting.  And, I’m planning to do another boat tour for you on Friday.  The goal is to publish content that entertains, educates, inspires  and helps bring more people to the water.  If we’re hitting the mark, let us know!

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#58: Corrosion You Cannot See

Not if it’s hidden behind the rigging.  Lesson learned here: If you’re going to re-rig, pull and inspect all of the pieces.  You’ll be shocked at what we found.  Bonus lesson: Lookout for that hammer.  He packs a mean punch.  Thanks to the boys at Perdido Sailor, Inc. as always, for sharing their time, tools and boat repair smarts.  Enjoy!

All goes well (knock on teak) we are set to splash tomorrow.  That’s right.  “Tomorrow, tomorrow!”  Sing it with me … you know you want to.

My next goal after that is to get my next Gift of Cruising prize lined up and announced on the website.  You can be a part of it!  If you’re enjoying the show, please give a little.  It helps us keep sharing our journey and help more people who want to cruise.  Thank you!

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