We’ve gotten way behind in posting our activities. The next few will be out of order as we both catch up and document what we’re doing now. In summary, the mast is back in, we have all new standing rigging, all new sails–we will tell you all about it soon!
Perspective has 300 feet of 3/8 inch chain, which is great for holding power. Unfortunately our chain is pretty rusted. Rather than spending the $1500 to replace it (~$5/ft), We decided to re-galvanize it ($.75/lb).
Jesper and I tackled that project yesterday, which entailed pulling the anchor and 300 feet of chain. We quietly loaded the 450 pounds of chain into a dock cart, which I’m pretty sure the dockmaster would consider an unapproved use of their flimsy fiberglass carts.
Jesper then had the brilliant idea to tackle the ramp at high tide, which was the only way our aging bodies would get it up the ramp.
Below is a picture of it loaded in the always handy Home Depot rental truck. As always, I’m very impressed with Home Depot from a cost and simplicity perspective.
In a couple weeks we should have chain that’s good as new!
Thanks as always to Jesper for his expertise and strong back.
