Archive for 'Rig'
Is that a mast?
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
Posted: July 3rd, 2008 under Bamboo, Junk rig, Photos, Rig.
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Fun with the new 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 […]
Posted: July 2nd, 2008 under Bamboo, Junk rig, Rig.
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Mast
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 […]
Posted: June 8th, 2008 under Junk rig, Rig.
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Moldy battens?
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!
Posted: June 3rd, 2008 under Bamboo, Junk rig, Rig.
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Stupid me
I would like to think I know a thing or two about boats. The problem is, as the years go by, people who know stuff tend to become a bit rigid in their beliefs. But not me, you see. I don’t only know a lot about boats. I have also found a way to keep […]
Posted: October 14th, 2007 under Rig.
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Mast partners and partner knees
Warning! Old pictures. This is how the mast is reinforced.
Laminated pine for the mast partner under deck. Also works as an oversized backing plate for deck hardware. I don’t understand why some people use grp-tubes or stainless bolted to deck. This is much simpler for a wooden hull, anyway.
Mast partners
The partner knees are epoxied with […]
Posted: October 8th, 2007 under Building, Rig.
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Bamboo batten blues - again
Today the bamboo for the battens finally arrived. But they are too thin. Obviously there was some misunderstanding in how to measure the diameter.
So we got 26 canes. 5,4 meters long. (That means about a third of the batten will be overlapped and seized in the middle.) At the thick end they were 40-45 mm […]
Posted: August 10th, 2007 under Bamboo, Junk rig, Sailmaking, Photos, Rig.
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Stop the presses - bamboo is in Sweden!
According to the latest info, the bamboo might arrive at Stockholm tomorrow. Then we might be able to finish the rigging.
Posted: August 6th, 2007 under Junk rig, Rig.
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Waiting for the bamboo
The bamboo won’t arrive until next week. So now we work on other stuff. After a couple of rides with our about 20 years old bosuns chair we had to get something new. So I bought a climbing harness a bit extra padded from a rock climbing shop. I also found an emergency break that […]
Posted: August 1st, 2007 under Junk rig, Photos, Rig.
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Big Mastday!
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 […]
Posted: July 28th, 2007 under Junk rig, Photos, Rig.
Comments: 5