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NEXT DESIGN

While working on Exlex a prototype I am thinking of next design.

All the errors I encounter I tell myself I correct that for the next design. I also get bright ideas. One such is to have an two meter long aft cabin with a bunk for a short girl. It will also contain the lunch-room if you sitt atwarth-ships. To make that possible I have increased the beam of next design to 1.4 meter. This has enabled me to make the boat shorter. Next design is now 5.6 meters long or 18′ 4”.

The hull made of 5 cm thick Divinycell reduces the inside beam to 1.3 meter. I need about 1.2 meter sitting space so plenty of room. Headroom is 90 centimeters.

The picture below illustrates the idea.

 

To be continued…

Regards Yrvind

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Details

Doing the galley. To prewent my precius food from slipping out of my hand I have glued a bit of Tufnol to the bottom of my bowl I made out of carbon fiber. Now the grip is excellent.

 

When not holding the bowl she can rest in a swinging holder. Below the bowl is the countertop.
The bowl in a heeled position.

 

To let the bowl swing easily I made a bearing out of Tufnol and inserted it in the bulkhead, gluing it with epoxy. On the opposite side is a washer and a cotter pin.

 

The navigational light is now also done it consist of four LED water proof backup lights

 

The mast are now painted. Color RAL 1003 signal yellow.

To be continued…

Regards Yrvind

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SALOON COMPASS

For convieneice I have installed a compass in the living room. That way, even in the middle of the night I only need to open one eye to find if I am still on the right course.

If not, thanks to the new steering arrangement with lines in the roof and my new type of winch  I do not have to leave the bed to adjust the rudder.

Often I will sail the same course for several days, the compass is gimballed, but not enough. If the average healing is 20° I can tilt the compass 20° and lock it in the new position with the help of the two wing nuts. Thats easier on the compass.

Below same pictures.

First I use a Plastimo handbearing compass. To save space I have shorteneed the handle. I also have added a string to fix it so when the boat capsizes it will stay put. Besides the one in the bedroom I have one in the navigation compartment.

The good thing with the Plastimo ia that the vertical scale is vertical. Silva compass used to have that feuture but to save a few pennis the vertical scale is now only 45°. Nut very useful.

The good thing with the Plastimo ia that the vertical scale is vertical. Silva compass used to have that feuture but to save a few pennis the vertical scale is now only 45°. Nut very useful.

 

The compass holder. Sturdy enough.

 

The compass in its holder fixt at an angle with small wing nuts.

 

The lines controlling the rudder and its jammers.

 

Here are two pictures of the aft compass, the one in the navigation/lunchroom. First one I missed the top part of the compass. Secound one taken through the window.

The opening under the first picture is the door to the bedroom. Part of my blanket can be seen.

 

To be continued…

Regards Yrvind.

 

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THE IDEAS BEHIND EXLEX

Finally there is a 95 page long text in english about the ideas behind Exlex.

You find the text under the heading MANIFESTO up in the menu. There is also a swedish version of the text. Scroll down a bit belov the donation buttons and the link to the swedish version and you find the link to the english version at the bottom of the page.

I very much appriciate any donation. The money goes straight to the project. I will to pay the rent for the about a yearent for my flat and workshop. I cannot sublet my apertment or workshop as it filled up with to much books and tools (10 000 books)

I will also help to pay for a tracker going to the Iridium satelites. That way I can send SMS that you may follow my voyage.

To those that already have donated I give my sincere thanks.

Enjoy the text.

Regards Yrvind

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A documentary about Yrvind

Yrvinds next project Yrvind Ten is interesting in many ways. Not at least, it is a huge challenge for anyone. Does the person who will perform the project, also aged 73 years, will the whole project get an added dimension. Now, Yrvind is not just anyone. He has sailed small boats in all conditions for about 50 years. To say he is experienced is an understatement.

Yrvind is for many reasons an interesting person, worth portraying. This has been done before at some time in the 90’s in a documentary broadcast on Swedish television. Now is the time to do it again. A film crew, Sveriges Talare, will follow him in this project and work has already begun. Film work will be able to follow on YouTube. Small video clips will be posted each as they become available. Here You can see one of them.

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Yrvind at Stockholm Boat show, more pics

Media was interested of Yrvinds new project, Yrvind Ten and also his present boat Yrvind.com. That kept Yrvind busy giving interviews from early morning to late evening. Se more about his new project further down the page.

Yrvind interviews for TV 4

Yrvind on stage being interviewed

Yrvind during TV recording

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Yrvind in three magazines

Three magazines have recently highlighted Yrvind and his boat.

The french yachting magazine Voiliers have an article about Yrvind and they have also made an interview with him. Take a look at the link below and you can see the interview in a video.

Voiliers

The swedish yachting magazine Segling have an three pages long article about his journey from Irland to Martinique. Only in the paper magazine.

The swedish magazine Outside. Only in the paper magazine. But you can see older articles they made with him on their website. Take a look here!

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Yrvind shows the length overall of his new boat.

Yrvind shows his boat Yrvind.com to the Swedish Atlantic Rower Niclas Mårdfelt. The boat is used as measurement to show  the size of Yrvinds next boat. A boat that will be used to circumnavigate the world non-stop. The boat is smaller than 10 feet. The film at the top of present project shows a prototype of the project Yrvind Ten. Another film showing this scale model can be seen here: scale model in 1:20. The model is tested in weather conditions that in the right scale would be equal to hurricane winds.

If you are interested to hire Yrvind as a speaker you can reserve him on line at Sveriges Talare. If you are curious you can se a movie trailer when he gives lectures. Take a look under the link “lecture” above!