Three 0f the four days in this period were work days, totaling 13 hours by me plus four more with Mendy, who was great for the heavy lifting jobs, plus I enjoy his company and conversation. The two yard men needed my help to get the forestays reattached and tightened. The remaining two sails were stripped, transported, folded and stowed in the upstairs locker. (Mendy, my weight- lifting heavy-lifter, estimated the main weighs 75 pounds and it is bulky even when folded neatly.) Also, the dodger is removed so its zipper can be replaced at Doyle Sails. An innovation: I used the topping lift to raise the aft end of the boom so the dodger's stainless frame could be arced forward under it and removed one screw on each side. Now it lays flat on the coach roof and is no longer a hazard of head bumps. Also, I removed six stanchions and four lifelines, labeled them and stowed them in the anchor locker and removed the steering which I moved to the forward head for the winter. Then the framing for the winter cover was placed, i.e., the whisker pole, the boom and the wooden extension and its support beam. And all remaining running rigging was moved so as to not interfere with the winter cover. The electrical cord is placed for shore power and the salon table removed for access to the bilge. This picture, (photo credit: Mendy) was before the cover was tightened:
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