KVARK – the homebuilt microcruiser

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This is good stuff, I quote the opening chapter:

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This book is a basic “how-to” guide for rigging modern single masted sailboats up to about 25′ in length. Any person building his own small sailboat, buying a new boat, or one who already owns a boat and wants to replace or change the rig on his boat will find this book valuable. We have attempted to write the book so it can be easily understood by both the beginning sailor as well as the “old salts”. However, if you are looking for a “how-to-sail” book, or a book on competition “tuning and racing”, or a book on “sailing theory,” then this is not the book for you. What is here is practical information on basic rigging and how to install it.

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Rigging Small Sailboats, Glenn-L, 1973.

http://www.glen-l.com/free-book/rigging-small-sailboats.html

Hello!

Today, we surpassed a milestone – gave the boat its first coat of epoxy primer, gray expoxy primer. So it very well looks like a paintjob. All the ulcer, bruise and whatnot type color defects vanished and a bliss settled. Tomorrow morning we will go paint the second layer, then on monday the third, to top it up with a glossy white. As our friend put it, a boat can be any color as long as it is white. Furthermore – we now have a mast. Originally meant for a iceyacht, but it’ll do. It is a meter longer than what we need. We’ll wait with cutting it shorter. Furhtermore, we have a genoa and a jib. The luff edge of the genoa is arched, but it fit the mast well. We do not yet know what to think of that. Should we cut it straight or not. As we have a week or so to finish the project then we’d like to do as little extra work as possible. Take that! Or take the pictures:

Rigging details still need to be figured out, we will deal with the planning part tomorrow. Meanwhile, here is a recollection from the past, when we flipped the boat for the second time:

The paint has been ordered and will arrive in two days or so.

Primer – 3 layers of Wilckens Epoxyd Primer (2 component)

http://www.yachtline.gr/index2.php?catid=24&lan=en&title=Epoxyd%20Primer

Finish – 1 layer of Wilckens DD Hartlack (2 component polyutherane, white)

http://www.yachtline.gr/index2.php?catid=39&lan=en&title=DD%20Hartlack

On friday we will get a mast and a set of sails. Still looking for a boom. Also going trough rigging discussions, for example on how to set up and make the mainsail traveler. Thinking why cant it simply be a clip shackle running on a steel bar. Time will tell. Will write more once things get rolling.