After over 14 years of raising and lowering the main peak and throat, the jib and the mizzen, it is time to retire these old blocks. They have served the boat well. I'll drill out the old fastner holes, epoxy in hardwood dowels and sand/epoxy/paint smooth.
Below is the replacement Ronstan block and Bainbridge single ring padeye that I'll put in place. Much higher breaking strength than the old ones. My goal is to avoid any breakage - i.e. the old mizzen mast - that could interfere with a trip.
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I saw the fig trees in the backyard shaking around last evening, birds inside the bushes fighting over ripe figs. Not to worry, there will be plenty of figs for me and our avian friends. These are known only as "mystery" figs. A hurricane, maybe Hurricane Bonnnie, blew off all the tags labeling the young figs at a nursery down near the Carolina line years ago. The owners, since retired, marked all the figs as mystery figs and sold them at a discount. As for their taste, no mystery, no discount.
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