Projects, Mods & Maintanence

Might be cool if you wrote up the details and submitted for the newsletter.  I am sure the membership would love to read about it!

Thanks,

Tom

Tom-

I did make the trip. I basically bought the T34 in Westchester and sailed it from the Long island Sound through the East River up the Hudson. I unstepping the mast in Catskill and stepped it in VT at my final destination. I had never unstepped a mast so I was a touch concerned about the process. But it was straight forward and uneventful on both sides.

The Hudson and the Champlain Canals are pretty cool. The Locks are dirty but it is what it is.

I thought I responded with a thank you on your last post, but I don't see it.

Thanks for your thoughts on my original post, I appreciate it.

Good luck and Happy Holidays

Chris

Hi Chris,

Did you end up taking the trip up the Hudson?  I would love to hear more about your travels.

Thanks,

Tom

s/v Servus

I plan on sailing from NYC up the Hudson through the Champlain Canal to VT .  I need to have mast taken down and put it back up. Stepped and unstepped.  I have found a few resources on that through 
http://www.offshoreblue.com/cruising/champlain-canal.php and the NY State website. 

I am looking for a good resource for what I need to be prepared for if I have (stepping/unstepping) never done this?  I know I need to build a rack to hold the mast.  Is there a generic wiring diagram used by Tartan when this was built that will outline how the lights are wired and what else is pulled through the mast.  Are there tools beyond a the basics I need?  Are there projects that are a highly recommended while the mast is accesible? 

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.  

Thanks
Chris