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The sails are back on :D (Patreon)

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2021-05-02 10:56:55
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Hi guys :) 

One week closer to untieing the lines and only 60 days until Ava arrives. I'm so excited and also a tiny bit stressed out ;) 

It might seem like a small thing but getting the sails bend on this week was a huge relief. I completely disassembled the furling main about six months back, and it was nice to see it functioned as it should. I also got a good look at the sails for the first time in five years. The main is decent, as is the staysail, but the headsail is pretty bad. We'll add a new headsail to our Christmas list. I hope Santa's sled can handle a bit of weight ;) 

I've started figuring out parts of the running rigging and have ordered the first bunch of blocks and deck organizers. I'll place the deck organizers where I believe they make the most sense, but I'd like to take Athena out for a quick sail before I non-skid the deck. That way, it'll be easy to move anything that I got wrong :) 

Behind the scenes this week, there was a lot of planning and getting things ordered this week. For instance, next week, the chain (10 mm, 100 meters) for the windlass should arrive along with a wireless chain counter/remote (super excited about that one!), the pump for the shower, the new super spiffy liferaft, and a bunch of other stuff. There are only a few more big/expensive items on the list for this summer—for instance, a dingy and the solar panels for the arch. Pretty soon, I can focus 100% on just getting as much done as possible before Ava arrives :)

I'm heading up to the workshop to start the test (solar panels) I mentioned in the video and last week's Patreon post. I was hoping to get the test started earlier this week, but the MPPT chargers got delayed and didn't arrive until yesterday. We won't be able to test all the claims made by the manufacture, but we should be able to test if the CIGS panels handle shadow better than crystalline panels and get an idea of output in overcast conditions. I'm very excited! :) 

I hope you've had a fantastic weekend. Thank you so much for your support! Stay safe :) 



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Sail Life - Sails bend on, staysail track, deck fills & Ava's shoe locker - DIY boat project

This week I build a little locker in the aft cabin, got the sails bend on, installed deck fills and installed the track for the staysail. *** Links *** Sail Life on Patreon: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnPatreon Sail Life on Facebook: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnFacebook Sail Life on Twitter: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnTwitter

Comments

Graeme Henderson

Not a fan of the diesel deck fill location. Any water coming into the cockpit will have fantastic opportunity to get into the tank. I think it would be good to reconsider that

Sail Life
>>58989165

I think it'll be okay :) the water drains from the cockpit just as it would off of the deck. The chances of us taking a breaking wave in the cockpit in the middle of refueling seem very low :) If we get any water in the diesel tank then the fuel polisher will take care of it and we can move the deck fill the instance we get to shore :)

Andrew Jones

Amidst all the talk about deck fills, in mast furling and other important boaty things I do hope you have given serious thought to replacing the mattress for the v-berth. I may have missed reference to it of course, but I don’t recall the mattress being mentioned , other than to liberate it from the workshop.