We lifted the stripped mast on to the deck and rigged it up on deck. The day was, at this point, perfect… … With the wind generator tied off and[…]
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Tongue and Groove
The repaired bulkhead is now clad in 1×3 tongue and groove oak boards. There are some trim issues to be sussed out, and the fasteners need to be bunged, but[…]
Read morePutting things together
That’s my dad. Dean Hankins. He spent a couple weeks with us, during with time I put him to work about half the time. We also managed to do some[…]
Read moreFilling and Fairing (Mast Project)
Let’s see. Where were we? Oh, right. Bulkhead. This is structural filler. It’s also called cat hair, because it’s shortish strands of fiberglass chopped up and mixed into an epoxy[…]
Read moreConstructing the Arch (Mast Project)
The last post was about forming the patch at the top of the arch. I got stymied when I couldn’t lever it into position. Well, I cut the piece out[…]
Read moreVery First Reconstruction (Mast Project)
Last thing we wrote about the mast project, we were going to hang tight through Irene and then get back to it. As we posted, the hurricane wasn’t so bad[…]
Read moreDeconstruction 2 (Mast Project)
When last you saw us, we looked like this: Once the mast was secure on the dock and the storm passed, it was time to remove the mast step. In[…]
Read moreDeconstruction (Mast Project)
See how happy I am? Why am I so happy? I don’t think this post will really answer that question…so it must be because I love the photographer. What is[…]
Read moreCockpit Sole Rebuild – Part 1 Demo
Now that we’ve been working on this project for weeks, I wish I had posted mini-project updates as I went. Since I wish I had, I’m going to split it[…]
Read moreIncreasing Solar Efficiency
I really like this: Atom Voyages: Solar Tracker. (Oops, broken link.) On S.V. Sapien, James and I had a small solar panel on a cup-and-ball mount and another on a[…]
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