Downeaster Yachts.com - Topic: DE38 Aluminum Bowsprit Progress http://downeasteryachts.com/forums/sails-and-rigging-standing-and-running/de38-aluminum-bowsprit-progress Simple:Press Version 5.6.7 Patrick Twohig on DE38 Aluminum Bowsprit Progress http://downeasteryachts.com/forums/sails-and-rigging-standing-and-running/de38-aluminum-bowsprit-progress#p3139 Sails and Rigging- Standing and Running http://downeasteryachts.com/forums/sails-and-rigging-standing-and-running/de38-aluminum-bowsprit-progress#p3139 And, after we got the whole thing mounted on deck, I found out the pulpit ended up shifting a few inches aft which meant that the old lifelines wouldn't fit anymore.  So a little curve ball in our plans required all new lifelines.  I had wanted to redo them in Dyneema for a while, so I took this as an opportunity to do just that.

Image Enlarger

]]> Thu, 31 Mar 2016 01:15:58 -0400 Patrick Twohig on DE38 Aluminum Bowsprit Progress http://downeasteryachts.com/forums/sails-and-rigging-standing-and-running/de38-aluminum-bowsprit-progress#p3096 Sails and Rigging- Standing and Running http://downeasteryachts.com/forums/sails-and-rigging-standing-and-running/de38-aluminum-bowsprit-progress#p3096 Yeah, it ended up being a bit lighter than the original oak piece.  Enough so that the boat seems to be riding a little higher in the bow than she normally does.  I made a mistake with the anchor roller so that needs to be fitted, and it looks like I'll need to fabricate a custom roller but that won't be hard.

I'm impressed with how well it looked on the boat, I was worried that the red anodizing wouldn't mesh with the boat very well but it seems to.

I can post some plans and more detailed photos of the whole thing once we finish, but for now I'm just happy I got the forestay re-attached (just before the storm rolled in).

]]> Sun, 31 Jan 2016 22:15:44 -0500 Scott Carle on DE38 Aluminum Bowsprit Progress http://downeasteryachts.com/forums/sails-and-rigging-standing-and-running/de38-aluminum-bowsprit-progress#p3095 Sails and Rigging- Standing and Running http://downeasteryachts.com/forums/sails-and-rigging-standing-and-running/de38-aluminum-bowsprit-progress#p3095 I can't wait to see the writeup!!!!

]]> Sun, 31 Jan 2016 11:50:39 -0500 Patrick Twohig on DE38 Aluminum Bowsprit Progress http://downeasteryachts.com/forums/sails-and-rigging-standing-and-running/de38-aluminum-bowsprit-progress#p3094 Sails and Rigging- Standing and Running http://downeasteryachts.com/forums/sails-and-rigging-standing-and-running/de38-aluminum-bowsprit-progress#p3094 Well, I finally got around to getting the old bowsprit on the boat.  When I finish everything, I will write up an article on the design and the setup.  But for now, just a few pictures of it installed on the deck.

Image Enlarger

From the deck:

Image Enlarger

]]> Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:26:15 -0500