Dyneema rigging
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
Dyneema rigging
This week we have been working on the forecabin (well we also finished the starboard knees for the main mast cap shroud and have been waterproofing the mizzen dyneema chainplate loops). Lots of posts with pictures on Mastodon. This is what we have been doing today (no login required, just
Dyneema rigging
Knees This last weekend we have finished the knees on the starboard side for the main mast cap shroud. We are not going to win any prizes for beauty ;-) But this is so much stronger (remember the original single knee on the starboard side only came down to the
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This is a huge milestone for us. We have done huge amounts of work on the mizzen so it's great to finally have the mast in place. The list of work includes: * Huge amount of strengthening below deck to support the mast * Fully clean and refit the mast
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Cue Elton John "I'm still standing" Video coming on Tuesday 😍
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We are ready to put the mizzen mast up, I've dealt with the poop and volunteers to paint the boat are welcome.
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Check out our new video 👇 Now waterproof & Chafe protected If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee jar (or become a member) on Ko-Fi! at https://ko-fi.com/sustainablesailing/ Our DIY Dyneema Chainplates are now finished and the deckhead prepared for the mizzen
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Check out our new video If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee jar (or become a member) on Ko-Fi! at https://ko-fi.com/sustainablesailing/ Our DIY mizzen mast tangs are finished and fitted (see "New! Version 3 of DIY Mast tangs for
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It's been a mixed weekend! We arrived just after midnight Thursday evening and found that the wheelhouse had been completely taken over by huge flies. When I removed the opening section of the cover the edge it clips to was invisible behind multiple layers of flies. When I
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Our latest video is out: "Fitting our DIY Mast Tangs for Dyneema rigging, + the mast foot + painting Mast bits". At last, we have fitted the DIY mast tangs We refitted the mast foot too! Also refitted the reinforcement plates for the mast tang bolts. And we finished painting
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Our latest video is out today 😁
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Jobs are finished for the day as a storm has rolled in. According to the Met Office we currently have winds from the North around 25mph gusting 44mph (the gusts are always fairly continuous here as the wind funnels along the Menai Strait). The winds will get a bit stronger