Sound Effect does the big U

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Repairs

05 February 2011 | San Blas
Friday, was repair the sail day. Connie got out her sewing machine and we repaired the sail. Finding the right needle to penetrate the sail cloth was a bit of trial and error but we got that done and then tackled the repairs at the mast.
Denny from Kokomo came over and between the two of us we repaired the halyard and the furling mechanism. However raising the sail was a problem as the the mechanism jammed near the top of the mast. I hauled Denny up the mast (his surgery wouldn't allow him to crank me up) and we managed to get the sail up. There is a splice on the interior of the mast that jammed the furler which we had to coax it past. Un like a conventional main we dont drop the halyard each time we sail so this repair should last some time.

Tommorow (Sat) is Jungle river cruise day an all day adventure ride into a bird sanctuary and crododile farm stay tuned.
Comments
Vessel Name: Sound Effect
Vessel Make/Model: Dufour385
Hailing Port: Tacoma WA
Crew: Jim & Connie Merritt
About: Jim and Connie have been sailing since 1975 and have owned four different boats. Racing and cruising Puget Sound Jim has earned a 100 Ton Coast Guard License and US sailing instructor credentials
Extra: Dreaming about full time cruising for20yrs, Jim and Connie have been actively planning for 5 years since participating in the 2005 BaJa Ha Ha

Who: Jim & Connie Merritt
Port: Tacoma WA