Tag: Corrosion
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Miserable weekend.
When we lifted the boat for the IRC measuring last week we uncovered a few problems that needed to be fixed. This was supposed to happend this weekend. The bowthruster cover plate had gone missing.And there was about 10 small corrosion spots on the bottom. Plus the cover for the keel bolts in the fin…
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Countryside Exhibition
During the summer holidays there are always lots of little handcraft stores and local art exhibits sprouting in the Swedish countryside, hoping that people with lots of vacation time will make a stop. The same happens in Estonia. The Journeyman exhibit also gets its fair share of curious people stopping by. We have considered selling…
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Beautiful Lifelines
We just put the lifelines in, and in the middle of all delays and small setbacks they are making me very happy. Everything fit perfectly, and the welding work on the pull-pit is absolutely superb. This image also shows the chainplates for the stay-sail, solent and code zero (actually I will have more of a…
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On the importance of being protected: The keel.
The keel is made from the SSAB super-duper Hardox 450 steel (remember the funny commercial about it?). Now this steel is not stainless, so it needs to be well protected from salt water. Usually you do this by painting it in epoxy. For the Journeyman keel this is probably not so good, since the steel…
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Chainplate!
So I’m off to celebrate Christmas in Stockholm and New Year in Berlin. I am wondering what it will be like to go to these gigantic cities? Will I suffer from cultural shock after 6 months in the Saaremaa countryside? I don’t think I’ll do any blogging there, so you will probably not find out…
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Aldrig mer gris-pitt.
En av utmaningarna med aluminiumbåtar är att aluminium i saltvatten gärna bildar ett batteri så fort det finns en annan metall bredvid. Med “bildar ett batteri” menar jag precis det. Det skapas en elektrisk spänning mellan dom två metallerna och ström börjar gå i saltvattnet. Alla vet ju att batterier tar slut förr eller senare…