Neal,

I wish you could have been here. You would have laughed your ass off. I
had to make a special trip to pick up bronze wool to clean the boom
track, so the outhaul car would travel cleanly. Removed the cunningham
hook so the sail would feed in and slide (that outhaul car hasn't been
that far up the boom in 14 years) The outhaul line is internal in the
boom and runs to the goose neck. I figured I could feed the bolt rope at
the mast and draw it home with the out haul.

With the wind piping up, I was going as fast as I could go. I took the
new main out of the bag, located the leech corner with out unrolling the
sail (so it wouldn't get blown into the water) Started to feed the foot
into the boom slot. Surprise,surprise. It wouldn't stay in the track. I
had spent over an hour on prep that wasn't necessary. By now the wind is
blowing, gangbusters.

One of my Dock buddies came aboard and helped me set the full battens.
He couldn't understand how they went. Had to explain how the pocket
closures worked. Thank the Lord he came to help. I wouldn't have made it
without him. I even mentioned your name and Bobsprit's. I gave thanks
neither one of you were here

Thought I'd give you a run down so you and RB could have your laugh

Ole Thom