The mouth of the crutch is now wider. With more room, it's easier to roll the mast over before it is pinned to the hinge. That way all of the shrouds, forestays, and temporary shrouds can be loosely put in place before the mast is raised--thus avoiding the situation where you are untangling spaghetti dangling 20 feet over your head. This version is "much more gooder". The cructch is about 6 1/2 feet long.
First the old crotch had to be removed--naturally
it was glued and screwed in place.
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The new one is quite a bit wider and made out of 3/4 plywood instead
of 1/2.
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Then everything was put back together with glue and stainless screws. |
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