Drilling in the drizzle
Today we drilled some stainless. It is no fun even if the sun is shining. But it rained and was cold. It was quite fun to polish the stainless afterwards, though. Now no one is allowed to put fingerprints on the companionway hatch rails. They are shining!
If we get some hard wind before the middle of October we might take Linnea out for one more trip to check how she sails in a blow. It is quite likely. I have to go up the mast and turn the halyard block around first though. It was installed not to swivel but it did.
Posted: September 16th, 2007 under Building.
Comments: 5
Comments
Comment from Ricard
Time: September 17, 2007, 7:33 pm
Pictures- always pictures. Even if it’s raining.
Comment from matti
Time: September 17, 2007, 8:42 pm
It was the day after Cias birthday party with crayfish we caught last week. As you are aware, Swedish crayfish parties don’t make you very focused the next day. So, drilling stainless AND taking pictures… impossible.
Comment from Ricard
Time: September 19, 2007, 1:39 am
Must be a lengthy hangover- still no pictures…
Comment from Nick Kitchiner
Time: September 20, 2007, 11:09 am
When you say the halyard block was installed not to swivel, how do you mean. I thought blocks either swivelled or didn’t. We made a mistake with the blocks at the top of our masts, installing swivelling ones instead of fixed. Now the halyards won’t run, they just twist. I too have to go up the mast and change them.
Comment from matti
Time: September 20, 2007, 11:18 am
Well, first we installed it to swivel, only because it needs a special tool to make it stop. Don’t know what the name of the tool is in English. But if I say IKEA, someone will understand.
Then, when I got the tool I went up the mast and tried to fix the block by tightening this screw, I obviously didn’t tightnening enough. Or maybe the halyard twist is just too much for it, when using three strand rope.
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