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Fairing the cabin top ... it begins! (Patreon)

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2018-06-17 16:01:00

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Do you guys know the feeling you get when you've just started a new project and realize straight away that it's going to take a lot longer than you thought? That's how I'm feeling about fairing the cabin top aboard Athena ;)

I'll get there no doubt about that but it's going to take some time.

In other news. The primer (28 liters of the stuff) should be arriving this coming week. I've measured my leftover fiberglass from the deck replacement. Turns out I've got enough to replace the material I removed with the Gelplane. That means I'm finally ready to order the little bit (70 meters) of 2-300 g/m2 I'll use on the hull below the waterline. That means I've got (or is ready to order) everything I need for the projects I'm going to be working on this summer. Yay for planning! :)

Ava and I got to talking. While she's here we'll do a Patreon live stream. That should be a lot of fun and I should have gotten my new (hopefully much faster) internet by then. Fingers crossed :)

I'm going to go take Jökull for a long walk. I hope you guys have had an awesome weekend :)

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Sail Life - Fairing the cabin top (first layer) & Flexisander tools - DIY sailboat refit

In this video, I get to try out a bunch of tools from Flexisander as I get started fairing the cabin top aboard my 38 ft sailboat. Flexisander: http://www.flexisander.com/en/products HF industri og marine: http://www.hfmarine.dk/ Line from the video: https://www.svb24.com/en/gleistein-geosquare-square-plaited-mooring-line.html New cleat: https://www.svb24.com/en/pfeiffer-cleat-cast-aluminum.html Book "Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual": US: http://amzn.to/2i5sxmp UK: http://amzn.to/2ppWroN *** Links *** Sail Life on Patreon: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnPatreon Sail Life on Instagram: http://instagram.com/madsdahlke Sail Life on Facebook: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnFacebook Sail Life on Twitter: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnTwitter Sail Life Shop US: (Use this if you want items shipped from the US) https://shop.spreadshirt.com/saillife/ Sail Life Shop EU: (Use this if you want items shipped from Europe) https://shop.spreadshirt.dk/saildotlife/ Donations for the sandpaper fund: https://www.paypal.me/saillife