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#72: Raising the New Rig — Part 1
Three months in the yard and we are finally ready to raise the new rig. Watch as we assemble the shrouds and stays, put our first hi-mod mechanical fitting on the forestay and complete all of the leg-work in order to (finally!) step the mast and raise the new wire rig. Curious about cruising? Com...
#60: Wire Rigging & the Angle of Dangle
Complete rod to wire re-rig documented at We finally decided: "Okay, let's go with wire rigging. 5/16 stainless steel wire all around." Now what? A thousand necessary modifications and little pieces that must all fit together is what. Not to mention the almighty Angle of the Dan...
#51: Replace the Rod Rigging or Switch to Wire?
Replacement of our original rod rigging our 1985 Niagara 35 to new 5/16 stainless steel wire at Lots of decisions to make in this video dealing with the rigging. Going from rod to wire is going to take a lot of modifications on the upper fittings and the forestay ... don't even get me start...
#43: Removing the Shrouds: How Many Lawyers Does it Take?
Two apparently! Removing these shrouds required some hefty plumbing wrenches and a few bad lawyers jokes but we finally got them off! Enjoy!
#42: Taking Some Hits at the Yard
It seems the boys at the shipyard like to pick on the DIY'ers. But, we can take a few light hits. We'll probably need their help along the way when it comes time to disassemble and fix all this stuff, so bring it on boys! Many thanks to the www.perdidosailor.com guys for giving us hell.
#41: The Cause of our Rotten Stringers
Complete rotten stringer repair documented in vlogs at Here, we found out why our stringers rotted. You want to know? Mud clogging the weep hole in our mast step which allowed water to sit constantly in the step and eventually seep down into the stringers because they were not glassed on top. V...
#39: Pulling the Mast
Watch us run around like chipmunks in time-lapse mode as we pull the mast. Pretty interesting to see her become completely detached and lifted away. Also, enjoy the Video Breakdown by Yours Truly!