Mast contributed to Goblin by Mark Olson!!!

Goblin's new mast from the 29' swedish racing sloop "Flicka".  The top 3 feet of the 45' mast were of Ash and had gone punky.  After removing the hardware, we cut the mast at about 27' from base, which is solid glued up  Douglas Fir staves of about 5 inches in diameter.

Mark is helping to secure the 27' section of the mast for the trip to Rob Parish's boat shop.

Using a pull knife, you can see I've removed the first half of the bulge that held the brass sail track (not needed for the new chinese junk rig).  Before leaving on Sunday evening, I finished the second draw on the opposite side and it's ready for a plaining.

Base of the mast has dents from previous pennies placed in the mast step for traditional folklore reasons.

Beautiful hardware that remains at the mast base above the partners.

Vivacity 20, from Vancouver Island, Brittish Columbia

Sister ship 'Blue Moon' sited in Victoria, Brittish Columbia, Canada..., these two photos were shared on a local junk rig email list. The boat is a 'Vivacity 20', sister model to the 'Alactrity 19'.  The owner has created a thing of beauty, yet very practical for it's use in crab pot fishing, the little ship hoves too and stays put while collecting or dropping the pots.  The mast on Goblin will rake a bit forward and will be a bit off center to make things more convenient below decks, but Blue Moon is a real thing to aspire to.  It would be great if anyone has an email address for the owner.

The larger original photos are shown below: