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Sailing Vanessa: November 2014
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Pathfinder (designed by John Welsford). Sunday, November 30, 2014. Way too much wind today to go solo:. So I get to use part of the day to do modifications. During the trials some things solicited for modification:. Jib sheets need clamcleats, over the coaming, like Spartina. Jib sheets get caught behind the outer cleats I placed on the deck. These cleats need to be moved inward to prevent this. The mizzen sheet cleat needs a fairlead so that I don't loose the sheet overboard. Saturday, November 29, 2014.
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Sailing Vanessa: December 2014
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Pathfinder (designed by John Welsford). Tuesday, December 23, 2014. Http:/ welsfordsundownerbuild.blogspot.com/. Sunday, December 14, 2014. More than just building a boat. Building the Pathfinder has given me much more personal development than I anticipated. Yes, I have learnt many new skills how to build a boat. Yes, a boat is a vessel to the spiritual freedom of the ocean. Yes, sailing the boat I built with my own two hands gives a lot more satisfaction than sailing a bought sailboat. All mods work pe...
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Sailing Vanessa: May 2015
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Pathfinder (designed by John Welsford). Friday, May 29, 2015. The jib sheets angled too steep into the cam cleats. I chose to install blocks such that the sheet ran smoothly and straight into the cam cleats. Drilled two 2 cm holes, also in the 1cm ply backplate. Then glued backplate and filled hole with thickened epoxy. Sand, fair and paint. Then drill holes for bolts:. Installed bolts with large washers. This will not go anywhere. Monday, May 18, 2015. After a few weeks of 30 knot daily winds things fin...
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Sailing Vanessa: Plans arrived
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Pathfinder (designed by John Welsford). Friday, May 29, 2015. I am excited that the plans for the Pelegrin have arrived. Space and time are not here yet. So the start of the build will have to wait. No problem. Luckily I have a wonderful boat I can take out anytime I want. As a man needs various tools for various jobs, I like the idea of having two boats. One for sporty sailing and one for cruising out a but further. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Fish n Chips Aruba style. Sail Aruba part 2. Clockwi...
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Sailing Vanessa: July 2015
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Pathfinder (designed by John Welsford). Sunday, July 5, 2015. Seagull center seat fit. Fitted the port inner gunwale after making the aft knees from pitch pine 1 inch thick stock. I used carton to make a simple template for them. To keep the gunwale in its place i used the new Ryobi nailer tool. Claps for the pressure in combination of a nail or two to prevent moving. That nailer saves me a lot of time and rework. Excellent tool advise from JW. Port gunwale glued and tacked. Center seat dry fit. Day 7 I ...
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Sailing Vanessa: Jib sheet blocks
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Pathfinder (designed by John Welsford). Friday, May 29, 2015. The jib sheets angled too steep into the cam cleats. I chose to install blocks such that the sheet ran smoothly and straight into the cam cleats. Drilled two 2 cm holes, also in the 1cm ply backplate. Then glued backplate and filled hole with thickened epoxy. Sand, fair and paint. Then drill holes for bolts:. Installed bolts with large washers. This will not go anywhere. March 26, 2016 at 7:50 PM. Thank you for your help. Sail Aruba part 2.
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Sailing Vanessa: Better sail
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Pathfinder (designed by John Welsford). Monday, May 18, 2015. After a few weeks of 30 knot daily winds things finally quieted down a bit back to 20 knots. I have been asking around what setup would be better to sail with and my sailmaker Stuart Hopkins of Dabbler Sails. I was at a favorite hangout place very quickly with the main. She powers the boat much better than the jib and mizzen does. I think she may also run much higher because the sail's better profile compared to the jib. Sail Aruba part 2.
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Sailing Vanessa: April 2015
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Pathfinder (designed by John Welsford). Thursday, April 30, 2015. First version of motor well is done. Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Coming Friday the 1st of May we will host the first Sail Aruba. We will have some Royals coming down from the Netherlands to be part of the festivities. More information can be found here. On the first day we will have all sailboats participating in a sail-by. Yair and myself will show the home-built sailboats. Earth Null school is showing strong winds,. The one thing I did not ...
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Sailing Vanessa: New old project
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Pathfinder (designed by John Welsford). Saturday, June 27, 2015. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Log of Spartina. Can you see me now? Two days of December and two good days of sailing. I'll take it. Thursday, with a steady west wind coming in behind a week cool front, had Spartina on th. The Unlikely Boat Builder. 8220;It’s a magical world, Hobbes, ol’ buddy… Let’s go exploring! 8221;* — Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes So, what's next? That is the question our fr. Across the Mobjack. again. Some of...
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Sailing Vanessa: Seagull center seat fit
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Pathfinder (designed by John Welsford). Sunday, July 5, 2015. Seagull center seat fit. Fitted the port inner gunwale after making the aft knees from pitch pine 1 inch thick stock. I used carton to make a simple template for them. To keep the gunwale in its place i used the new Ryobi nailer tool. Claps for the pressure in combination of a nail or two to prevent moving. That nailer saves me a lot of time and rework. Excellent tool advise from JW. Port gunwale glued and tacked. Center seat dry fit. Durban: ...
