Journeyman 60

Tag: Equipment

  • The Designer too needs to build a little

    The Designer too needs to build a little

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    Jesper
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    I think if I had only designed the boat and then just managed the building process, I would not feel satisfied… I have a need to do at least some parts of the actual building too. So the last days I have been making the 7 mooring cleats. We decided to do them in high…

  • The machines get a place to rest

    The machines get a place to rest

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    Jesper
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    A lot of work on the mountings for the machinery happened the last days. The engine mount is completed: An advice to others planning to build stuff like this: Never ever trust the manufacturers drawings of the equipment they deliver. The bow thruster drawings had the mounting holes in the wrong place. And the engine…

  • The Human Bow Thruster

    The Human Bow Thruster

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    Jesper
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    If the bow-thruster fails you can maybe try kicking your way :-) Actually I am not a big fan of bow-thrusters. I usually consider it an unnecessary weight in the bow, where you really want to minimize weight. And a skilled skipper should be able to handle the yacht without one. It becomes tricky, however,…

  • Dear Lazyweb: Propeller choice….

    Dear Lazyweb: Propeller choice….

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    Jesper
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    There is a classic humor sketch in Sweden where a guy goes to the newsstand to buy an evening paper. We have two nation-wide evening tabloids to choose from, and they guy spends forever arguing about which one to choose, slowly driving the newsstand owner crazy. So here I am with two excellent propellers to…

  • Some equipment is more important than other. Like the Engine.

    Some equipment is more important than other. Like the Engine.

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    Jesper
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    Today work started on the engine mounting bracket. We unpacked and assembled the engine to make sure its dimensions matched the drawings I was given 18 months ago. It didn’t, of course. The engine is just one of many many pieces of equipment that will be installed, but it still feels like a bit of…

  • Vi snackar rattpump.

    Vi snackar rattpump.

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    Jesper
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    Styrning på stora segelbåtar med en ratt och ett roder är rätt enkelt. Oftast använder man en lina som går runt en trumma på rattaxeln och sen ned till rodret. Med två rattar blir det mer komplicerat, dels blir lindragningen mer komplicerad och dels måste rorsman använda kraft både till att flytta rodret och den…

  • Übernörd kan tyckas…

    Übernörd kan tyckas…

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    Jesper
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    Nu så här i mellantiden innan jag drar till varvet för att delta mer aktivt i arbetet har jag roat mig med att ta fram en armatur för inomhusbelysningen i båten. Vanliga lampor drar alldeles för mycket ström, alltså använder man LED-lampor. I en båt som seglar dygnet om vill man gärna ha både vanligt…