Tag: Rigging
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Todays fix: Stopping more noise.
Now that we are sailing, work on the boat is not as turbo hectic as it was during the building stages. But I still want to fix at least one small issue every day as long as we are in harbour. Today it was the kicker (or vang as it is called in some places).…
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Real sailors don’t do knots.
Real sailors splice. Even if it is a little complicated with modern dyneema core / double covered ropes. But when the sun is shining its spring rays into the cockpit it is a rather nice way of spending a couple of hours. Intermediate stage: Final result:
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Sailor speciality: Solve the problem.
Just to give you a small insight into the work going on: Besides finishing the interior, we are also working on a long list of to-dos. One to-do is the need for the mast foot to be moved 20mm to aft in order to make the mast bend curve perfect. Unfortunately the old mounting holes…
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Sea Trial Trails
Wow! First day of REAL sea trials is done. The wind was around 20kts, with gusts up to 28kts (14 m/s). Perfect wind for really seeing how the boat behaved. First of all, the balance was superb!!! We did not yet have the reefing lines installed, so we sailed with a full main and the…
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Disaster strikes … a spreader.
In the picture below, the keen viewer will notice that there is a spreader missing… It was damaged by a falling furler swivel during the hoisting of the mast. Hopefully the Marström team will be able to repair it over the weekend, but it still means that we won’t be able to move out of…
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We’ve never been this close…
Unfortunately we are STILL waiting to get the mast put on. Seems to be taking forever… Everything is waiting next to the boat.
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One end of a long tube.
Mast foot. Shiny, so it must be expensive… :-) I’ll write more on the rigging later, but I just got the first images from the maker, so I just had to write a teaser blog entry about it. Today I should actually write about the first big designer mistake I have discovered I made. But…
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One Point Fifteen Kilometers
This is the total length of the running rigging ropes that I ordered today.
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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…