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Back in Denmark (Patreon)

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2019-04-07 15:58:57
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Hi guys!

I'm baaaacck :D The trip home from LA was pretty smoth - about as smooth as an 18 hour trip in monkey class can be ;) The jetlag is slowly getting better and I should be back to my cheery old self by next weekend. Of course, I miss Ava but there's only 50 days till she arrives over here to help out aboard Athena for two weeks :) 

I'm just about (within the next couple of weeks) to get started on reinforcing the structural members under the cabin sole. I'm encridible excited about that project! Why? Because it's the last project that stands between me and getting Athena back in the water. How cool is that? :D Fingers crossed I don't find any more problems over the summer!

This weekend things didn't quite go according to plan but I still made a little headway on the new rudder and the dodger. Considering the jetlag - I'm okay with that :) For whatever reason, the first 1 or 2 videos whenever I get back from LA are always a real struggle. 

In other news, I'm about to order a new mainsail for Obelix. Jokull may or may not have chewed multiple giant holes in the old one. That's a bad Mr snuggles! Bad Mr snuggles! Stuff like that happens and the sail was from 1989 (no joke) so it was due for an update. The reason? I asked Ava if there was anywhere she wanted to go in Europe for a long weekend while she's here this summer. She has only been to Europe once before. I was expecting her to say Rome, Paris or something like that. What did my wife-to-be request? That we go sailing aboard Obelix. I freaking love her so much! :D

I've got laundry to wrangle. Thank you so much for your support guys! You rock! :D 

See you next Sunday! :)

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Sail Life - Structural members, rudder and dodger fun - DIY sailboat repair

I'm back! In this video, there's a short update on the structural members. Then I get back to working on the new rudder and the dodger. *** Links *** Sail Life Shop: (Items are shipped from the US!) https://saillifeshop.com/ 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 Donations for the sandpaper fund: https://www.paypal.me/saillife

Comments

Pilote

Hey it’s a good news, not so good news story. You don’t have to rip out the old structural members in the hull. But, if it were me, I’ll replace the structural metal in the rudder. Other than the hull, it’s the most important part of the boat and it warrants a high spiffiness factor. Hope you can forgive this observation, but heavy doesn’t equate to strong. (NB: nailed the answer to the rotten wood in the stiffening framework four months ago and didn’t get a single like, sniff, sniff)

Rob Scott

As always, an interesting episode. Belatedgratulations on your engagement to the lovely Ava!! I know that you discussed the waterlogged support structure in the previous video where you did the analysis of their state. In addition to the extra fiberglass layup, would sistering the frame members prior to adding extra layup be worth the effort to give piece of mind? Sistering frames or floors that aren't rotted is not uncommon in a wooden boat. Watching your weekly video is as much a part of my regular Sunday mornings as reading the Sunday paper comic pages (here in Seattle, -9 hours from you).