Tag: Materials
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The anchor arm that never ends.
The original build of my anchor arm kind of hinged on the theory that it would only be used when raising or lowering the anchor, not when actually sitting at anchor, since I have a special strongpoint in the bow for that. The problem with this theory was of course that the forces on the…
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Remembering -25° in +20°
Much more inspirational weather in Piriapolis today. Finally it feels like the spring it should be down here. So I thought it would be a good day to start tackling the inner frames of front windows. They are screwed to small plastic cubes that are, or should I say were, glued to the hull around…
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We like aluminum
My neighbor, a french guy, also has an aluminum boat with an aluminum dinghy. Except he did an Optimist instead of a RIB like I did. Cute!
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Anonymous no more
I was afraid we would have to paint the name of the boat manually on the topsides. No adhesive foil that I know of seemed to be able to stick to the sandblasted surface. But thanks to Torbjörn at Color Systems, who basically knows everything there is to know in the world of decal and…
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Floor Factory
This afternoon the team went into mass production mode with the floor panels: Here you can study the technique we use. The panels are made from aluminum honeycomb as described here. The edges of the panels are vulnerable to point loads, so they are filled with fiberglass reinforced polyester. Then the safety flooring mat is…
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Salon taking shape.
Yesterday all the cushion sizes were tried out, so those should be ready in time for launch. The sofas will get grey cushions in a super durable fabric which still feels quite like ordinary canvas. I’ll write more about that when they are delivered in a few days. In the picture below Sven is working…
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Floor safety
One of the most common causes of small injuries on an ocean crossing yacht is crew members slipping and falling. Your typical “luxury” cruiser has nice shiny floors. Shiny, however, is not so nice when you have wet shoes and the boat is heeled. The Journeyman 60 has a high tech floor material made for…
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Bad hair day in Journeyman land
Today has been full of bad news. Leak testing of the deck showed that ALL of the hatches were leaking. In the same spot. Not in the mounting, but through the hatch itself, due to a manufacturing error at the supplier. The leak in the ballast tank pumps that I wrote about yesterday was not…
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Sailboat feeling?
OK, so those of you who have been following the building process for some time maybe are thinking there is soooo much details and technical stuff, is this a sailing yacht or a machine? Well, I have always been clear about the fact that the Journeyman will put performance and functionality before luxury. But still,…
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Just when we don’t need them: Windows
It is hot on Saaremaa these days. Even hotter inside the boat now that the windows are getting mounted and the amout of open holes in the hull is going down. Lots of people are working inside so we actually need fans to keep the temperature reasonable. All windows are double glassed, to avoid condensation…