{"id":808,"date":"2023-10-24T17:11:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T00:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/?p=808"},"modified":"2023-11-15T14:06:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T22:06:08","slug":"replacing-the-standing-rigging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/?p=808","title":{"rendered":"Replacing the standing rigging"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As <em>Kestrel<\/em> still had her original standing rigging from 2008, it was time to replace it. This is a pretty standard thing to do for any sailboat before a long trip, particularly if you&#8217;ll be going offshore. Having a nice, healthy standing rigging an important aspect of safety. As this was a task I was not able to DIY, I hired Puget Sound Rigging to do the work. They were great to work with and did an excellent job!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231016_200631825-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231016_200631825-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-805\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231016_200631825-771x1024.jpg 771w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231016_200631825-226x300.jpg 226w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231016_200631825-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231016_200631825-768x1020.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231016_200631825-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231016_200631825-1542x2048.jpg 1542w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231016_200631825-752x999.jpg 752w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231016_200631825-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">First, the boom had to be removed from the mast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231016_200639894-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231016_200639894-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-790\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231016_200639894-1024x771.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231016_200639894-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231016_200639894-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231016_200639894-768x578.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231016_200639894-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231016_200639894-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231016_200639894-816x614.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The boom was wrapped up (with the vang) and placed gently on the port side deck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_171835068-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_171835068-1-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-806\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_171835068-1-771x1024.jpg 771w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_171835068-1-226x300.jpg 226w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_171835068-1-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_171835068-1-768x1020.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_171835068-1-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_171835068-1-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The riggers attached the crane to the mast&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_174400007-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_174400007-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-788\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_174400007-1024x771.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_174400007-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_174400007-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_174400007-768x578.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_174400007-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_174400007-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_174400007-816x614.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A crane hoisted the mast up and out of the boat, and then laid it down gently on carts designed to hold a mast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_180813933-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_180813933-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-791\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_180813933-1024x771.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_180813933-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_180813933-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_180813933-768x578.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_180813933-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_180813933-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231017_180813933-816x614.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The mast fully removed and the hole in the deck covered with waterproof tape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At this point, it would take the riggers a week to get all the new standing rigging ready. In the meantime, there were a few other projects to get done while the mast was down:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Replace the top-of-mast wind instrument with the new one and run the cable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replace the old radar with the new one and run the power cable and data cable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Re-rivet the radar mount<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replace the steaming and deck halogen lights with LED<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replace the mast boot with a new one from Catalina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The wind instrument task was easy, and I didn&#8217;t even remember to take pictures: the mount was identical, so I simply swapped it out, cleaning the area and applying some blue LocTite to the screws, and a friend helped me carefully pull the new cable through the length of the mast using the old cable to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the radar mount, I had to do something I&#8217;d never done before: pop-riveting. This turned out to be exactly as easy as I&#8217;d been told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_203112795-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_203112795-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-799\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_203112795-1024x771.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_203112795-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_203112795-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_203112795-768x578.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_203112795-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_203112795-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_203112795-816x614.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Inexpensive pop-riveter and rivets. Bought it from Harbor Freight for something like $26 and got the rivets from my local hardware store<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231018_193604063-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231018_193604063-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-798\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231018_193604063-1024x771.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231018_193604063-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231018_193604063-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231018_193604063-768x578.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231018_193604063-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231018_193604063-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231018_193604063-816x614.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The radar mount had several rivets that had some play in them, which is Very Bad, so I drilled the old ones out.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_004216101-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_004216101-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-794\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_004216101-771x1024.jpg 771w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_004216101-226x300.jpg 226w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_004216101-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_004216101-768x1020.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_004216101-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_004216101-1542x2048.jpg 1542w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_004216101-752x999.jpg 752w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_004216101-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Putting the new rivets in was simple (once I bought the right depth rivet&#8230;) and everything is now very tight with no play<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_210815699-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_210815699-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_210815699-1024x771.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_210815699-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_210815699-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_210815699-768x578.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_210815699-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_210815699-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_210815699-816x614.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">With the mount back in place, and new bolts, nylon washers, and stop thread nuts installed to replace the old slightly corroded ones, I was able to attach the power &amp; data cables to, and then bolt in, the new radar dish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_210459896-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_210459896-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-796\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_210459896-1024x771.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_210459896-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_210459896-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_210459896-768x578.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_210459896-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_210459896-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_210459896-816x614.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">And there we have a Raymarine Quantum 2, with the old radar below it in the background. (they&#8217;re a very similar size, the camera perspective is why the old one looks small)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then the day of putting the mast back in arrived!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231024_175505466-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231024_175505466-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-803\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231024_175505466-771x1024.jpg 771w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231024_175505466-226x300.jpg 226w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231024_175505466-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231024_175505466-768x1020.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231024_175505466-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231024_175505466-1542x2048.jpg 1542w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231024_175505466-752x999.jpg 752w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231024_175505466-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The crane operator carefully lowered the mast down and it was guided into the hole in the deck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside, one of the riggers and I carefully threaded all the cables through a hole in the side of the mast, and then as the mast was lowered further, through another hole where there is access for electrical work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231024_182514565-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231024_182514565-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-804\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231024_182514565-1024x771.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231024_182514565-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231024_182514565-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231024_182514565-768x578.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231024_182514565-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231024_182514565-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231024_182514565-816x614.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">And then, everything was re-attached!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At this point, I took the boat back to my slip, and there we go, I&#8217;ve got new standing rigging! One more major (and expensive!) item off the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that the mast is back in and the new radar and wind sensor are installed, I can start moving forward with installing the rest of the Raymarine nav electronics. But, in the meantime, my partner and I continue to work on other miscellaneous projects, such as adding a filtered water tap to our water system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231019_175654239-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-793\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231019_175654239-1024x771.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231019_175654239-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231019_175654239-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231019_175654239-768x578.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231019_175654239-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231019_175654239-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231019_175654239-816x614.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This was the plumbing under the sink of the head on the starboard side of the boat, what we refer to as the &#8220;guest head&#8221;. Red hot water, blue cold water, and the sink drain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_234914296-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_234914296-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-801\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_234914296-1024x771.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_234914296-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_234914296-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_234914296-768x578.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_234914296-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_234914296-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_234914296-816x614.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A snip, some drilling, and some adaptors for PEX later, and this is the new plumbing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_234923908-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_234923908-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-802\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_234923908-1024x771.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_234923908-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_234923908-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_234923908-768x578.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_234923908-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_234923908-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/wing-on-wing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231023_234923908-816x614.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">And here&#8217;s what it looks like at the sink. Please forgive the dirty mirror and counter, we&#8217;re in the middle of projects.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In other boat project news:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I&#8217;ve commissioned a new mainsail and a storm trysail from Ballard Sails\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After discussing options with Ballard Sails and our cruising advisor we&#8217;re going to get the main made out of Hydranet. 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