"Capt. JG" wrote in
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"Geoff Schultz" wrote in message
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"Capt. JG" wrote in
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Most sailors take their equipment maintenance very seriously. I know
I do. One place that's infrequently visited is the masthead, and I'm
wondering if you have any pictures of this vital area of your
standing rigging. The last time I had someone go aloft (sorry, I'm
not interested), I forgot to give her a camera, so all I have are
these pics from the ground:
http://picasaweb.google.com/SailNOW....Sabre30/photo#
518304
92 24613496610. (Everything was fine or was when she left, and no,
I'm not the guy in the picture.)

Do you have pictures of your masthead hardware (not scenery, but the
actual masthead)? How do you know your sheaves are still in good
shape? Do you regularly lubricate them?


I go up my mast to the top on a regular basis to photograph the area
that I'm in. Nothing gives you a view like a ride to the top. It
also helps to
have electric winches.

I used to be scared of going up the mast, but after having been up
the mast
4-5 times while underway and in seas up to 6', I kinda lost that
fear. Now
going up, especially at anchor is a normal occurance.

Oh yes, I have extensive photographs of the gear up there. I try to
have photos of every piece of gear. It's amazing how often they come
in handy.

-- Geoff

Nice looking boat! I didn't see any of the masthead but one, which
doesn't really show much. Do you have others online?

I have hundreds of photos of the boat that aren't on-line. When I'm
cruising I normally don't have Internet access and how many people want
to see a photo of the inside of the depth transponder? :-)

Just in case anyone wants to see my masthead, I added it to the
gallery...

http://www.geoffschultz.org/BlueJack...906_104218.htm

-- Geoff
www.GeoffSchultz.org