Tue Dec 7 18:18:28 EST 2010, Sodus Point, NY
The masts went up in the morning and early afternoon, then I moved to a slip in the marina for the gale that was coming that night. I was busy attaching the rigging wires (the new ones were cut to fit after the masts were in place) until dark. I spent a few more days in Sodus Point, working on tuning the rigging and reconnecting electrical wires, and starting to get sails attached.
I needed to haul the boat out to fix a thruhull problem, and the marina in Sodus Point was closing the entire week for Thanksgiving, so when I had a light, favorable wind, I motored (and had one sail up--the rest weren't ready yet) to Rochester.
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Sun Dec 5 0:00:00 EST 2010, Sodus Point, NY
Yard crew putting the foremast in position.
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We have no shortage of snow in Rochester, NY, and more is still falling. Snow adds to the challenges of sailing, if not so much to the enjoyment of it :)
Sat Dec 4 19:01:18 EST 2010, Sodus Point, NY
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Sat Dec 4 18:59:06 EST 2010, Sodus Point, NY
After an uneventful motor from Oswego, I anchored in Great Sodus Bay for the night, then tied up at Katlynn marina to get the masts stepped. They have a 70 ton crane here, so there were no concerns about handling the masts. Here, the slings are being attached.
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Fri Dec 3 19:12:40 EST 2010, Oswego, NY
I intended to get the masts stepped (put up) at the marina in Oswego, however, after they looked at Issuma's masts, they figured they were too heavy for their crane, and recommended I go 30 miles west to Great Sodus Bay, where they have a 70ton crane.
So I motored out of Oswego Harbor at first light. I haven't quite gotten used to having the masts down, and wanted to avoid waves as much as possible (so nothing on deck could roll loose), so I left early, while the wind was still light. The picture shows the lighthouse at Oswego.
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Thu Dec 2 0:00:00 EST 2010, Oswego, NY
The last three locks of the Oswego Canal are in Oswego. In the picture, Issuma is on the extreme left, under a bridge on the canal, and the Oswego River is on the right.
Issuma stayed in the canal for about a week between the last two locks, to work on getting the rigging ready for the masts to be put back up. Maggie's vacation ended, so she went back to her job, and I finished the preparation work on the rigging.
Issuma left the Oswego Canal on November 14, the day before the canal system closed for the season. Issuma was the last boat to go north on the canal this year.
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There is no definitive answer on how often one needs to replace the rigging wires. It depends on things like what type of wires were used, how hard the boat has sailed, how much time was spent in the tropics (wires corrode faster there), ow flexible the rig and hull are.
I've been working on replacing the rigging wires for a year, and am now almost finished.
Tue Nov 30 19:06:09 EST 2010, Oswego, NY
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Tue Nov 30 18:48:38 EST 2010, Oswego, NY
People fishing in the Oswego River.
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Mon Nov 29 12:00:00 EST 2010, Fulton, NY
Fulton is a clean and pleasant place, the largest city in the area along the canal.
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Mon Nov 29 0:00:00 EST 2010, Oswego Canal, NY
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