#13 Rebuilding the wooden mast

Our love for Alwine II was at first sight. The boat is all made of wood including the masts. But time and abandonment left deep marks and we saw that the mizzen mast had a large rotten area, which would make the trip from Porto Alegre to Ubatuba impossible. Porto Alegre is more than 1,362 km away from Ubatuba, which made trips and more trips by car to prepare the boat for departure impossible. We had to make a plan to stay awhile and fix what was too damaged to withstand a terrible winter sea from the South to the Southeast. The option was to put in a temporary aluminum mast and take what was left of the wooden mizzen mast after removing the rotten piece in the hope of one day finding the right wood, the right carpenter, and rebuilding it. In this episode, you will find out if we made it or not :) Also in this episode, Fred finally finishes closing the stern diesel tank. We decided to change the manual systems of the toilets to the electric system, and since it couldn't be different in bathrooms... “sh%ts happens”. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• We are Fred and Juh. Our friends think we are crazy, maybe that's true. We have been renovating a Bruce Roberts 54 for 5 years now. Follow us on this journey. Do you want to know more about these crazy things we do? SUBSCRIBE to not miss out on the new episodes: Support our project: - By becoming a Patron: https://tinyurl.com/2p8wn9wv ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Through Paypal donations: juciara.griese@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - By wearing our products: https://tinyurl.com/2sv8huj9 Follow us on social media Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/5d2thc28 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/3nuzejxf -----------------------------------------------------------------