S/Y Linnea

Today we made the last fixes to the starboard 220 liters water tank. It is a Vetus flexible tank that sits in a compartment under the settee. Seems to be working fine, except for the grommets in the corners. One was ripped out when the tank was full. I suppose it was there only to […]

Some pictures of the progress:
Navigators bunk
This is a good illustration of how hard it is to take photos of the interior. Everything is covered in tools, and unpainted surfaces are ugly.
Steering station port frame.
8 mm stainless steel. 200 M5 machine screws. 13 mm thick polycarbonate. Will it hold up to the furious waves of the […]

A picture of Fenix, a junk rigged boat we met in the Summer Isles, west of Ullapool some years ago with our old boat. We were heading north up around the Orkney islands and Ben was coming south from the Faroes. Funny thing is that he lent out a cruising guide for Orkney to my […]

Sawed out the windows in Makrolon. The same polycarbonate as Lexan but the Euro-version. Interesting material to work with. We have quite a lot left but no idea of what to do with it. Here is a good source of all construction methods. It also tells how to make that cool looking dome. I see […]

Routing rabets in glassed over plywood for the steering staion ports itch. Spread dust all over the neighbor boats as well. Anyway, here are some new pics on the bow rollers and the kids in the dinghy:
Anchor trial in bow roller.
I really like our new dinghy. It can take a lot of people, and I […]

Some pics from yesterday:
Bow rollers platform.
It actually looks thicker than it is from this direction. High quality mahogany is a really really nice wood to work with.
Portlights cut-outs in the steering station.
See my Festo jig saw on the work bench. I really love that saw.

Think that you anchored at a place where the swell builds up and you need to leave. You let go the snubber line that holds the anchor, motor up to the anchor as you take in the slack on the windlass. Then you need to break the anchor loose, so instead of the crank you […]

So, my mother and I raised the mast today. It is really easy when noone have to run around deck trying to get those wires attatched.
We changed the halyard from three strand to a braided one for less friction between the parts. And also changed to a wooden block, as you can see. And put […]

Some of the bamboo battens grow mildew last year. Will try some treatment this year.
But what is best?
Paint? Varnish? Cuprinol? Nothing?
Suggestions, please!