Journeyman 60

Building and sailing the Journeyman 60

2006 – 2014

  • The tanks have been completed today, so testing starts. As you can see there are some leaks… We use a compressor to fill the tanks with compressed air, and then the good old soap and water trick to look for…

  • So… all in all yesterdays roll-over adventure went very smoothly and everyone in the team did a great job. Now we enter a new phase of the project and hopefully we will also see more rapid progress. Both because I…

  • Note that this post was originally created as a live report, so you will have to start at the bottom to get the right chronological order… And remember… Throughout this process, the temperature is -25°C. 15:10 – The Eagle Has…

  • As the sun sets over Oti the Journeyman is just getting ready for the big event. All attachments are in place and tested. Tomorrow at 10.00.

  • Just a quick note to tell you to keep your fingers crossed on Sunday. This is when it happens. I will keep you posted…

  • All the details for lifting and turning the hull around are now falling into place. I am starting to feel a slight nervousness. From what I understand from the Alunaut guys it is a difficult maneuver. And I have calculated…

  • Leak testing was started this morning. All welds are tested for leaks before they are grinded down to the final surface shape. Two different sprays are used. The inside of the hull is sprayed with a very fine white titanium…

  • Goo (noun) Definition: sticky substance Synonyms: crud, glop, gook, guck, gunk, muck, ooze, sludge, slush, yuck This Thorcoat stuff doesn’t act anything like a paint. It’s more like an extreeeemly sticky dough or something. Not so easy to work with.…

  • We’ve gotten the keel surface treatment going. Step 1 is sandblasting: The blasted steel has a beautiful surface actually. Smooth dark and extremely matte grey. Too bad I can’t keep it like that! When the sandblasting is done we have…

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