It was a very cold day. Only 34F when we got up but everyone showed up so we were lucky to get the masts up today. First they took the tall mast and put it on the boat. Then the boat was warped to the slip between two boats. We used their halyards to lift the masts. Our masts are solid wood so they weight about 300 pounds each. The boat was put into the slip stern first to put the tall mast up. Then we had to warp the boat around so the bow was in first and install the smaller mast. DJ climbed the mast to untangle one of the lines and remove the some lines used for lifting the mast. He will climb the masts again to put the cable between both masts, but it was too cold today and windy. Also with the masts so nice and shiny he found it very slippery climbing. So he will go up the masts when it is warmer and less windy.

I was busy making coffee, and the chili I made didn't last too long as everyone was cold and hungry.

I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Merry Christmas Nancy and Tom