Working on the mast

We have started the process of getting the sails and rigging organised.  First step was to get the mast out from under wraps and have a good look at it.

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Does it look any different from up here?

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How about from this angle?

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Actually I’ve decided to replace all the rigging wires.  Only the forestay looked really bad, but when I thought about it I realised that if I did not replace it all now I would worry about it, and end up having to do it within 6-12 months anyway.

As it turned out it was not expensive, so definitely a good decision.