Through every refit we have become more familiar with Avocet’s design and layup, touching nearly every inch of the boat in the process, but there was one final piece that was left mostly untouched by us the mast. We had already done a bit of rig work prior, fabricating allnew chainplates and replacing our cap shrouds but we knew there was much more to be done. From the records we have, our mast was installed in 2004, but it was showing signs of wear and beginning to fail in crucial areas such as the shivs. So, back to the boatyard, we went with tools in hand for a relatively quick but major upgrade.

Read the full recap here: https://www.svavocet.com/2021/12/17/m...

Chapters:
0:00 1:07 Project Intro
1:07 2:15 Deconstruction
2:15 2:33 Sanding
2:33 7:25 Leave the mast BARE? Paint? No Paint? Let's discuss (feat. Kim Weir!)
7:25 9:58 More sanding and Nyalic application (feat our friend Jeff moving the mast)
9:58 14:24 Putting it back together
14:24 15:31 Synthetic, Wire or Rod rigging? Insight on Himods
15:31 21:04 Building a new mast step out of G10
21:04 22:04 Stepping the mast
22:04 26:44 Installing the furler 5 months later
26:44 28:45 Our new Precision Head Sail!!!
28:45 29:33 Next on Sailing Avocet...


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