Big Day on the Lifelines

Mistral had what may be the biggest work day yet today. Shown from left, Dave Derse, Erik Nielsen and Michael Warner, along with the unpictured Brooke Marjamaa and Martin Feldman, were the leaders in a group that put in a total of 35 hours on the boat. Warning: a quick technical list of what got done follows. Skip a paragraph or read for understanding.
We: rewired the stern light in the pushpit; epoxied and clamped several spots of delaminated deck canvas; rebedded the bow pulpit and the last of the lifeline stanchions; pulled the spinnaker blocks and installed new thumbscrews on the gates, courtesy of bronze-meister Sam Johnson; replaced a broken thumbscrew on the shifter cover in the cockpit; started tightening a loose belt on the Atomic 4's alternator.
We also began laying plans for a few Duck Dodges and a grand tour to Port Townsend for the Wooden Boat Festival, Sept. 8-10.