There are some things which are SO truly circa 1931 aboard our schooner Mahdee. The latigo leathered mast hoops and brass thimbles along the jackline attaching the foresail to the foremast. Yup, I love it. Downright “shippy” and fun, too. Don’t even get me started on the leathered gaff saddle, the gaff foresail or the tradition of using blocks rather than winches for peak and throat halyards.

PS–I do have to admit that under all the leather I covered them with, the mast hoops are actually plastic rather than traditional steamed wood. They’re holding up great and look great as well.