Tag: Testing
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296 square meters. 8 knots in 7.
We took the opportunity of the nice Halloween Sunday weather to test the large downwind sails for the first time. It was quite exhilarating! The total sail area is 296 m2 with the Code sail. The weather was very calm, the sea was almost like a mirror with about 7 knots of wind. But the…
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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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Funky Door Complete
What makes a door funky, you may ask? Well, for example the fact that it is in three pieces. Two on separate hinges, to allow opening only the upper part, and keeping the lower in place as a wash-over protection. The third part is a small fold-able corner of the upper door part. It uses…
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The machines get a place to rest
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…
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Blowing Bubbles…
The tanks have been completed today, so testing starts. As you can see there are some leaks… We use a compressor to fill the tanks with compressed air, and then the good old soap and water trick to look for leaks.
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Major bloodshed? Or just leaktest…
Leak testing was started this morning. All welds are tested for leaks before they are grinded down to the final surface shape. Two different sprays are used. The inside of the hull is sprayed with a very fine white titanium oxide powder. The outside with a strong color agent. If there are even the smallest…