I just couldn't stand waiting any longer for my new Roller Furling. I asked around GYC, and Tom said that he had a hank-on 110 jib from his Hunter 30 that should work for me. So, my buddies Paul and Doug and Ken helped raise the mast with my new headstay. The job went pretty well with nothing broken or lost.
Having a tall mast with 2-pair of spreaders is a challenge because the center of gravity lift point is between the spreaders. There are a couple ways of rigging the gin pole, and we chose the one where the strap is held in place by a line tied off near the base of the mast to keep it from sliding up. Doug convinced me to also tie a line around the upper spreader so that the strap couldn't slide down. Anyway, it took an extension ladder to remove the strap from the mast once it was stepped and secure.
I motored back to Shumway to finish putting everything back together when it started to rain. I finished for the day and went home to take a couple Tylenol to help with the aching muscles.
Today it looks like rain all morning with some clearing in the afternoon. I hope so. Then I can finish getting the boat back to normal and see if the jib fits my headstay.
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