Up the Mast – maintenance
I had needed to get some things done up the mast for a few months. The deck light stopped working and a bulb didn’t help, so I knew there was an issue with the fixture; turned out to be a corroded wire, but I opted for replacing the entire fixture while I was up there. Also, Hurricane Gustav somehow took off our anchor light globe and I guess with the bulb not being protected, it stopped working. So that was another item on the list.
A fellow sailor at the marina, John, needed to go up his mast as well. He suggested we rent an articulating boom lift and pull the boats to the marina sea wall to get up to the top. So that is what we did. Sure did make it easy to carry all needed tools and fixtures up in one shot.
I had plenty of time to install an entirely new anchor light fixture, steaming/deck light fixture, VHF antenna, and inspect all of the rigging.
Here’s John working on his boat.
