S/Y Linnea

Nice weather. No tides in the Baltic. Reasonable depth. And two anchors out.

Just back from some weeks of summer sailing in Sweden and Åland. Lot’s of interesting experiences and even some images to be published.

It’s not that tidy. But here is a small video from the interior of Linnea. While sailing. As you can see, the final finish of the inside is not there yet. But it works fine for some weeks of summer sailing. The reefed sail is badly set. We will try to do something about it.

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Some days are slow, like today. Anyway, see our navigation table tell tale Lyth compass:
Lyth compass
As you also can see, dust and disorder collects quickly.
We also worked on the head tank.
I mounted the discharge pump upside down three times. Did I say today was slow?
Head tank in the aft cabin
Also mounted the VHF and the […]

We will use LED navigation lights from Lopolight. Expensive, but seems to be worth it. 2.1 W power consumption, waterproof, works for 50.000 hours, certified for ships up to 50 meters long.
This is what they look like:
Lopolight navigation lights
And this is how the sidelights will be mounted:
Lopolight mount.
Tomorrow we will connect the electrics to see […]

It was a bit nervous. The first sail of the year is bound to be bad. I remember one special year with an old boat of ours. Disaster. Rosehip soup all over the brand new main sheet. That stain does not go away! So the first sail, you want the wind to be perfect, everything […]

OK, just so you understand why people are intimidated when they ask if the bamboo is a mast and we answer that we use it for battens. Ida got this offcut for making mugs of. But it says something about the size.
Batten waste

Today I snapped some pictures of the progress.
The Deck with sail and dinghy.
Steering station portlights
Bow roller and sail.
We haven’t adjusted the lazy jacks yet, so the yard and sail bundle has a little drooping angle. Notice the new thick bamboo. We put it only on one side of the sail, used no keep battens. […]

My hands are oh so sore. Tying battens to a junksail (actually with these battens it’s the other way around, you tie the sail to the battens) is bloody business. If you can stand the swollen fingers it is great fun to walk around with the bamboo, thicker than my over arm, until someone asks […]