Digital Switching and a short tour of Gosport (Patreon)

Hi Guys 

We had to finish the video a little early this week because Ava's sister and her husband are coming here this weekend. I'll hold off on publishing the video on youtube until Sunday to stick to the regular schedule, but I figured you guys might like to have it a little early :) While Ava's sister is here, we'll be checking out Stonehenge and a few museums. I don't know if I should be excited about Stonehenge or not. Most people I have talked to were not super impressed. On the other hand, we are right next to it, so I feel like we have to go :) 

A local stainless guy (Mark) that has been recommended by multiple people swung by to have a look at the arch. There is excessive sideways flex, but as an alternative to removing the arch to modify the feet (the primary source of the flex), he recommended using a removable cross-brace while sailing. I tested that before leaving Skive - it helps a lot! Even with the brace in place, I was concerned about for-aft flex. Mark was not worried about that. I'll try putting in place the brace again and see what it feels like. It's worth noting that Mark has been building arches for decades and has a super good reputation. I've seen two of his arches (here in the marina). They look amazing! 

I've also been to a local rigger. He's swinging by on Tuesday to check out furling main. I want to lead the continuous furling line aft to the cockpit, but I'm not sure we can do so without too much friction. Also, I'll talk to him about potentially getting the staysail on a furler. I guess it would be good to talk to the rigger bout the brace for the arch too :)

Last but not least, we have a good source of marine ply. A full sheet of 12 mm is GBP 53 in Denmark it's much MUCH M-U-C-H more expensive! And this place will do cuts at GBP 0.50 per cut, so I don't have to deal with a full sheet. Amazing! 

I think we have found a gas strut table leg that we can use for the saloon area. I would have loved to go electric installed, but those are way too expensive (EUR 1600 and up). It's only available in mainland Europe, so I guess we'll get slammed by VAT here (after Brexit), but I haven't been able to find a suitable leg over here. 

We're hot on the trail of a canvas place too. The most exciting one is called Tecsew. They do a 3D scan of the boat and design everything in CAD off of that scan. That is so cool! I suspect they're pretty expensive, so we'll see. I'll get quotes from other places too. Also, we don't know yet if we want a full enclosure or just an extension for the fiberglass dodger. 

I'm off to inflate the dingy and put it on the arch so Ava can get some light in the forward cabin again ;) I'll be back later to reply to comments :) Have a fantastic weekend, guys! Thank you so much for your support :)