Spent the afternoon polishing the mast foot

Working on the mast foot

Clear coating the tiller

Added two more layers of carbon to my tiller. Will also add some internal supports.

Working on the tiller

Started work on a new carbon fiber tiller today

My brother helped me tack weld the mast support tonight. Will work some more on it tomorrow

New YouTube video of my restoration so far

Carbon fiber not allowed according to class rules. I'm making a new mast support in fiberglass with poly resin

Finally some hands on work today. I started work on a stainless steel mast support yesterday, but felt it got too heavy... I used it as a mold, and started to laminate a carbon fiber mast support this afternoon.

I got a great deal on sheet lines. Paid by the pound. Super cheap.

Got a great deal on Harken hardware for my Soling restoration today!

I got some goodies in the mail today. The Japanese made pliers allows me to cut the M5 screws to length without harming the threads.

First new pieces installed today. Harken grips