{"id":334,"date":"2016-03-25T18:30:57","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T18:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailingthanksdad.com\/index.php\/2016\/04\/10\/25-march-2016-installing-ladder-brackets-stove-gimbal-and-climbing-the-mast\/"},"modified":"2020-04-07T21:45:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T21:45:04","slug":"25-march-2016-installing-ladder-brackets-stove-gimbal-and-climbing-the-mast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailingthanksdad.com\/index.php\/2016\/03\/25\/25-march-2016-installing-ladder-brackets-stove-gimbal-and-climbing-the-mast\/","title":{"rendered":"25-March-2016, Installing ladder brackets, stove gimbal and climbing the mast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Installed new ladder brackets. The original ones we installed last year required bolts to be used to secure the ladder. It took too long to get the ladder in place and the risk of dropping a bolt into the water was high. So I designed a new system with a “keyhole slot” to make it much faster.<\/p>\n

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\nOriginal design<\/p>\n

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\nNew keyhole design<\/p>\n

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\nShoulder bolts on the ladder for use with the keyhole design brackets<\/p>\n

We also installed the gimbal I designed for use with the “vintage” Punker Marine alcohol stove I bought on ebay.<\/p>\n

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\nPunker Marine Stove<\/p>\n

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\nGimbalDesign<\/p>\n

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I also climbed the mast to remove old cables and drop a new “fish line” in preparation for installing new cables. I updated the “climbing board” with a new cam cleat and it worked perfectly.<\/p>\n

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