S/Y Linnea

Grommet day.
Today we made some grommets for the mast head to attach all those lines in, like halyard, and lazy jacks. To do this we made grommets with thimbles to attach the blocks in.
First, a grommet.

Then it is served.

To form it we used the largest fid in the world! The mast:

Almost finished:

Just need some more […]

Great progress today. Most of the grommets in the sail are done (only one batten left) and we shaped a tree into a yard.
A picture of my try at double spar taper by eye ball:

It is supposed to be thinner at the ends and fat at the middle. And it is also supposed to have […]

We have this German bamboo place. They can supply any bamboo we want at a much lower price than any other battens. The problem is that the 60-80 mm battens we want to use for the uppermost battens are only available by September. So maybe we will double up 45-50 mm battens until then. One […]

Ok, our mast is quite ugly, actually. Lets say temporary. It has checks, knots and it is crooked. I suppose the biggest problem with that is going to marinas being bullied by the neighbour on the jetty. Anyway, today I finished planing it. Next step will be to sand it and oil it well […]