Aft helm and Rigging

A bit short on photos this week (the rain stopped us from taking them yesterday) but some good progress. The rain has been shortlived tho - we had the hottest Halloween on record last week which has allowed us to really crack on.

I've never been too happy with the running rigging - undersized and too difficult to use. The Day Skip course highlighted some potential changes we could make so after ordering a few blocks from the chandlery (and scrounging some spare 10mm line from our rope locker), both mainsheets now run through a 3:1 tackle and each boom also has a kicker strap. This won't meant a lot to the non-boaties out there so basically, it means we can control the sails better.

I also managed to run all the lines to the aft helm without too much fuss - just a couple of bullseyes to fit tomorrow and we're done.

Next on the hit list was adjusting the dinghy. Since fitting the Aries we can no longer use the davits, so the dinghy either had to go or shrink. It's almost done now - just needing some sealant and the adjusted piece re-riveted.

After that, it was time to fit the pulleys and run the steering cables to the rudder stock. Some blood, swearing and adjusting later, they're now ready to connect.

Anyway, hoping to take the the boat out tomorrow for another test (first time since the Channel Islands..) and finish fitting the final pieces of internal wood...