S/Y Linnea

The bamboo won’t arrive until next week. So now we work on other stuff. After a couple of rides with our about 20 years old bosuns chair we had to get something new. So I bought a climbing harness a bit extra padded from a rock climbing shop. I also found an emergency break that can ride a second line. Everything works great, I could hoist myself up quite easy. And the lower attachment point of the climbing harness is great for working at the mast top. (Where else would you want to work on a junk mast?) Here is Ricard getting ready to be hoisted. We had to fix the lead for the halyard so it won’t chafe at the mast and create friction.

Meanwhile my mother is sewing on the boltrope and my father drives to the chandlers to find some line and fasteners.

Here is a picture of the mast at the galley. Looks quite good if you ask me. I had to discourage some people who wanted to hug it, because we had just had some extra oil on it. Maybe next time Mårten!