S/Y Linnea

So at last we could raise the mast. Thank you Ricard for all the seizings etc.

First we moved the heavy thing to the mast crane.

Then we moved the boat.
We just had to take a trip under engine. Here is Ricard at the tiller. I must say that this boat is much easier to maneuver than […]

Grommet day.
Today we made some grommets for the mast head to attach all those lines in, like halyard, and lazy jacks. To do this we made grommets with thimbles to attach the blocks in.
First, a grommet.

Then it is served.

To form it we used the largest fid in the world! The mast:

Almost finished:

Just need some more […]

So here is the companionway pine ladder almost finished today. Needs some bug fixes but otherwise seems ok.
The handle at the bottom is for two year olds.  The next one is for six year olds.
Anyone needs saw dust from the planing of the yard and mast?
We also fit the mast top hardware. Tomorrow […]

Crown Jewel is a big boat. Even though it is 36 ft on deck, it really should be compared to boats over 40 ft. We needed to be able to climb the bow from our low jetty, so today we fitted a ladder.

Great progress today. Most of the grommets in the sail are done (only one batten left) and we shaped a tree into a yard.
A picture of my try at double spar taper by eye ball:

It is supposed to be thinner at the ends and fat at the middle. And it is also supposed to have […]

Some things they say about the junk rig are true. It has a great appetite for line. I live in the capital of Sweden, Stockholm, a city of about one million people and one million boats. And the chandlers didn’t have enough line in stock and had to order it.
So how much line do you […]

No, don’t read the headline as proof of my love for alliterations. We just ordered three gross of #3 spur grommets. I like to think that the sail is finished. But as you can see, I am an optimist when it comes to adding the last touch. Like three gross of grommets. Hopefully attaching them […]

This might be a little bit too much details for some people. But I am a little bit worried that the tripple block for the halyard won’t lay flat against the mast. It is supposed to be hold out by the “truck”-shaped oak cleat. But it doesn’t look ennough. Time will tell. I guess this […]

Today I was kind of lazy. Made the cleats for the mast top. It is used for attaching the halyard and lazy jacks. And also the halyard cleats for the yard. All attatchment points use a grommet or splice around the mast.
Now the oak clats lay soaking up lin seed oil over the night.