One of the final maintenance projects I had for Airborne before selling was to fix the wiring on the main mast. None of the lights worked because the ground wire wasn’t making contact. Since Astraea was going in to the yard to get her masts put on I brought the whole Kraft fleet out for the day. Eric drove Airborne, I drove Astraea, and Natalie drove Clay’s truck to Knight and Carver Yacht Center.
Astraea’s starting to look like a sailboat now. After we got back Eric and I put up the main boom. Then today Natalie and I put up the mizzen and lazy jacks. I wired the Furuno radar and it’s working well. We’re getting close to a test sail now. Tomorrow the plan is to point Astraea in to the prevailing evening wind from the West and put on the sails.
On the way to the yard
The Kraft fleet enroute to Knight and Carver Yacht Center under Koku's watchful eye
Astraea's main mast getting hoisted by Knight and Carver's crane
Main mast getting into position
Setting the mast into the stepping plate
Attaching the forestay and roller furler
After all the stays are connected a yard worker get's hoisted up by the crane to remove the lines used to hoist the mast
Yard workers getting the mizzen ready to lift
Mizzen's turn to fly
Guiding the mizzen mast into the stepping plate
Eric connecting mizzen rigging on Astraea
The yard rigger connecting the triatic stay between masts on Astraea
Working on the wiring problem in the mast on Airborne
Airborne on the way back to Pier 32
Koku hanging out on his new boat
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