There are two reasons for why i have not been active on the blog lately.
One reason is that I am writing a booklet about building the boat Exlex and the preparation for my planned sail to the non-stop sail to the antipode.
Work on the booklet might take two more months. Its in swedish so start practising.
The other reason is that work now is much about details, not very exciting.
Below are two some pictures.
The lead is now trimmed to fit very nicely into its box. I have painted in NM-epoxy to as lead is poisoness. That way its also cleaner.
Here its in the boat. The handles are temporary to help lift them out. I had to lift them in and out quite a few times to get a good fit.
A stainless steel lid is fabricated to keed the lead in place when the boat capsizes. Many screws are holding it in place. This is a test run.
The date was Friday 13. After work on the bike home I congratulated myself to having escaped all bad luck.
Next day I awoke with a broken back. Its now healed.
The small bollard in front of the cam-cleat I made for the yellow boat was a good idea. One turn of the sheet around the bollard reduces the force by 90 %. A secound advantage is that it act as a lead if the sheet comes in from a different angle.
In the case of the cam cleat being broken I can cleat the sheat to the bollards.
On the yellow boat.
The new one during construction.
From a different angle.
To be continued…
Regards Yrvind.