Tag: Keel
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Oops… The boat got a little heavy!
The trailer that was built for the Journeyman is designed for yachts up to 20 tons. We noticed before the bulb was put on that it had some problems lifting the hull, which was then about 9 tons. Now it gave up completely. It sits at its lowest position and does not want to move…
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Bulb is now bulbier!
We had to redo the threading on most of the bolts. They were damaged from the manufacturer, the guy who grinded the bulb probably was drunk or something… We also digged out some parts of the mold that had fallen into the cast, and filled the holes with fiberglass and polyester. Now it’s looking nice.…
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The keel is in. Pheew.
I didn’t admit it even to myself, but I was a bit nervous about this one. We’ve had so many welding deformation issues with the keel-box in the passed, so I wasn’t at all sure it would work. But it did. After a slight protest on the first attempt we greased it up with a…
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Critical Moments…
The keel is being prepared for mounting. This will be the first of the three most nervous moments in the whole project. The other two critical moments are of course first the launch, which will show if my hydrostatic calculations are correct (The question is: Will the boat float on the waterline?). Second moment is…
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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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50% chance the keel will go up. Or down.
Olari has started to install the machinery that will lift the 5 ton keel up and down. The draft can be changed from 3.8 meters to 1.8 meters. This shallow draft is often necessary when entering small fishing harbors and secluded anchorages. We were joking about this this morning, since the last two boats that…
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Warning! Incoming missile!
Somewhere on the outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden, a new missile is ready to launch on it’s first journey. A journey that in a few weeks will make it part of a Journeyman. From the research made in the 1900’s by a man named Young, to the super-high-tech design work of Jens Österlund at Starcs, this…
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The Worlds Lowest Sauna?
Today the keelbox will be done. So I guess next week we can finally put it in. Soooo many other jobs are waiting for this to get done… The guy welding the inner side of the bottom plate has what I would think is the worlds lowest ceiling for a sauna. About 280mm. You can…
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First victory in the keelbox battle
The keel box, which has been a difficult nut to crack for the builders, is finally making progress: The keel fin now passes through the box with a reasonably good fit. One corner of the box became too loose, but we will fix that by making the slider sheet on the fin 3mm thicker in…
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Keelboxing
With a bit of violence it is possible for the welder to get inside. Good. We don’t need to get a robot…