So we have removed the 6 chainplate bolts from the aft cabin.
Feeling good about our decision to remove and replace them. There are clear signs of pinking which is an indication of dezinctification which means that the bronze is corroding and losing strength.
Acting now to avoid chaos for moving onboard day.
So this blog is no longer on Wordpress.com We are now hosted by Magicpages.co using Ghost. Nearly all the original content has been transferred. The only gap I know of at the moment is that the old comments are no longer visible, but I hope to bring them
Jane has finished the first 8 chainplate loops in 12mm dyneema for the main mast (we don't need one for the forestay and the inner forestay will be different). Plus she has finished 3.5 of the 4 lower shrouds (also 12mm dyneema). So we are back to
For once a title like this is not exaggeration and it's not click bait. We are very close to moving to love (nope, I'm not going to correct that typo ;) ) on the boat full-time (current expectation is for 5 years). Jane finished her job at the