Hello!
Two days of grinding, welding and hammer beating, with results:
Next up are figuring out spreaders and the mainsail traveller, then a bit of rigging, painting and off to water she goes! Will one week suffice? Roll the drums…
Hello!
Spring is cold this year, lots of wind, rain, clouds and not-so-impressive 24h average temperature of less than 10 degrees. Last year same time people were swimming in the sea, enjoying a sunbath in 30 degrees C. Still, temperatures seem to go up. This is good, since I can start applying Sikaflex and paint outside. Both require a minimum of 5 degrees C working temperature. Rigging work is nearing completion, with one exception: unsure of using spreaders. Since we have a rotating mast, building the spreaders will be a wee bit technical, but doable. Without spreaders we can use the mainsail, but only a storm sail in front. The forestay fixes at 2/3 length of the mast, at the mast pivot. The stay angle is too steep to fit a larger sail at the moment. The coming weekend will tell. Work will start on aft railing and the main sheet traveler, which will be fixed to the railing. The boom vang is complete, together with some other hardware. I had to refit the boom goose-neck. Guess why? Because I spent too little time with the plans. Well, it is all good now. And most importantly, the mast stood up on its own for the first time!
And here a video of the vang in operation:
Hello!
It is getting warmer by the day. Snow is now very sparse and the sun throws a brighter glimpse at least once a week. The most important update is: the reworking our sails seem to be progressing at the makers guild. As soon as the nights stop freezing, interior painting will be finished. Meanwhile, a motivational video:
