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
Dyneema rigging
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
Dyneema rigging
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
Dyneema rigging
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
Dyneema rigging
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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We have released a new video: "Is our Mizzen base support strong enough?" Enjoy!
Dyneema rigging
So far today we have tensioned 6 of the 8 mizzen shrouds. All of them tensioned to at least 1,300kg and leaving them at over 1,000 for at least 15 minutes
Dyneema rigging
Our latest video is published :-) Our next big task, one we need to do before winter, is to get our Mizzen mast up. We haven't touched it for a long while, so couldn't remember quite where we had got to and where everything was. Several