Friday afternoon, Paul from
Omar Sails came out and cut the mast just above the damaged area. Now we are fully committed to deck stepping the mast.
While working on site, Paul, also located and cut the exit holes for the internal halyards. I was surprised to discover that standard woodworking bits and blades were used on the mast. He simply used a jig saw with a 10 tooth per inch wood cutting blade for making the cuts on the mast.
Once Paul departed I used a dremel tool with a cut off wheel to reach inside the mast and carefully cut the PVC pipe that serves as a conduit for the electrical lines running inside the mast. Now it is up to Anne and I to thread through the length of the mast the small diameter messenger lines. The messenger lines will be used to pull the new halyards through the mast and out the proper exit hole.
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