Here is a pic on the boat on land:

Sorry about the crappy pictures. I really like my Iphone but it has a really crappy camera. Maybe I will shop around for a digital camera in the future.

Above you can see the saloon table as designed by Tom. While folded like above, it has high rails around that can make Lego pieces stay put when the boat heels. It also makes it easy to put dishes on the table on the way up on deck. When unfoldet it is flat.

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 aft navigation light.

(I got the new video. I don’t know if I have the tiime to upload it before going to Skåne tomorrow…)

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 if they work.

We also mounted the compass today:

Compass.

We mounted it on the port side, instead of the more comme il faut place at the starboard side. I suppose that you mount compasses on the starboard side because you sit on the starboard side while on a starboard tack. And that is, of cource, the right way to go. But on a chinese junk rig,  all the lines comes down on the starboard side as well, since it is comme il faut to let the sail fly the port side of the mast. And since the Chinese invented the compass, we let the Chinese decide thist time.

We made some ugly scratches in the polycarbonate windows today… Guess that happens quite easily. Is it possible to polish the windows? Ordinary boat polish?

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. Let’s see how that works out.

Tomorrow we are aiming for a trial sail. A bit nervous about that.

These windows look bombproof.

Tomorrow we will start rigging the sail again.

And maybe wire the navigation lights. Don’t really know where to put them. Was thinking about the deck house roof first. But the bow will obstruct them. Any ideas?

The saloon table folded.

We will extend the back to enclose all the folded table top. Perfect for a heeling meal. Or just to put some stuff in it while sailing.

The saloon table, unfolded.

A clean table top for harbour use. Remember, this us ugly. This is a mock up. Yes, we will eat on it this year.

Other things that happened today: My father worked on the water system while my mother painted the aft cabin.

Anyway, it doesn’t really matter. We will use a couple of seat belts to secure this airbag.

It was good to finally being able to use the sink.

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 outer skerries of the Stockholm archipelago this summer. Probably.

The dinghy on deck.

The good thing about flush deck. The dighy takes up no space at all. Maybe we are going to take down the work bench while sailing, though.

Foredeck.

The bow rollers will be bolted to the mahoghany. We will need some sort of pulpit as well to be able to climb up the bow.

That’s all folks!

Fun material. Makrolon.