Yrvind is now back in Sweden after sailing across the Atlantic in his newly designed microcruiser. I cite his blog, found at http://www.yrvind.com/present_project/
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At the same time the wheather was awfull, the boat to heavy taking water over her all the time, and of course there is no bathroom aboard. I had planned to hang on the outside but the aft deck was constantly under water. I said this can wait untill tomorrow. When tomorrow came the wheather had not improwed. I said to myself there is an other tomorrow. Finally it had to be done. Now it was rock hard. It was impossible to mowe it. But it had to be done. My one and only spoon was a teespoon. With it I started to dig. Piece by piece I got the shit out. It took me three days to clear the passage and it was painfull. The operation had to be done from a rocking boat with me hanging on with one arm handling the spoon with my other, but fianally I could clean the spoon to use for musli and sardines again. Luckily one is imune to ones own bakteria.
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Now, this man is 73 years old. The first singlehanded sailor to Tristan da Cunha. This text motivates to build, seriously. Can’t wait to get out to the sea.
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The problem of breaking stringers could be solved by cutting them in half on a table saw and laminating them together in place.
Hoi! Yes, that is one solution. We did not think of it ourselves yet, but we consulted with fellow boatbuilders and this is what they recommended as well. The main consideration being loss of thickness and increased usage of the very expensive epoxy. Though it seems that we will be going with this solution. I am currently on my winter holiday, sort of, so work will continue in January. Thanks for the share!
Yes, the extra use of epoxy will cost a little more but it’s a necessary evil. The two laminates will actually be stronger than the one piece, plus no loss of timber due to breakage.
I think we’ll go that way. Since perfect timber is hard to find. We will have to finish our 3D modelling of the forward crash bulkhead first though.
Hi Estonia!
Good life and good work in 2012!!!
Greetings from Argentina.
Carlos
Same to you!
Uku
Why not leave the forward bulkhead out completely!
I have a strong feeling that that will add to the stress load of the forward end plywood planking and glass laminate, shortening its life span. Furthermore, since it will be “soft” the final speed will be reduced. But the main thing being a weaker boat, which is not that good. The bulkhead is not much of an hassle.
Happy new year!
Uku
Uku, remind us once again why you are departing from Welsford’s plans to put a conventional bow on the boat?
Well, to make it short:
a) The Cypros based Fafnir builder Michalis Georgiou said that the pram bow occasionally slams into waves and thus breaks the speed. On such a small boat, cutting the speed is not a very good option.
b) It looks nice. This is a philosophical question, what is beautiful and what is not. The pram bow also looks nice, but we decided to take the alternative.
c) We are not limited by space, which was the initial design reason for John Welsford.
d) Lastly, just for making our lives a wee bit more difficult.
Here is a post by John Welsford in the Yahoo group:
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You have it right Jim, length was a limiting consideration, and in the
open waters that Fafnir was designed for the long wave intervals mean that she does not bury her bow transom so sails pretty well. In a short steep chop
though, typical of confined areas where wind over tide or shallow water
generate much closer and steeper waves she will butt those waves and slow
down, the answer is to bear away a little and sail a bit free which gives
back the speed. Its only an issue when sailing to windward in those
conditions.
JohnW
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