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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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Boat Projects: Hole Saw Enlarger

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Friday, May 16, 2014. Here's a handy tool. A Hole Saw Enlarger. Expands holes in tight retrofit situations. Applications are many and varied but are not limited to, door lock installations, through holes, and for conduit fittings. Provides easy plug removal with angled reinsertion of the pilot bit. Makes the Bosch Quick Change system universal. Quick change adapters fit most major brand of holesaws. Enlarges any existing hole that matches a hole saw diameter, starting with 9/16-in - 6-in. Where they link...

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Boat Projects: 11/9/14 - 11/16/14

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Friday, November 14, 2014. Quick and Effective, Water Hose Repair. I've been cruising for a while now, and sometimes you can not get proper boat bits in the more remote parts of the world. Recently I replaced a raw water hose which had a steel spiral wound "spring" in the core of the water hose, which gave the hose "anti kinking properties" when bent around corners. This hose however corroded at the ends and the hose started to leak at the ends. The hose has been installed for a month now, and is both wa...

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Boat Projects: Adapting Old Water Pipe to New

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Thursday, July 3, 2014. Adapting Old Water Pipe to New. On my boat, I have half inch water pipe made from a "plastic" and flexible material. Unfortunately, this is now outdated, with most boats now using 15mm flexible pipe. This presents problems with adapting the old to the new. Also, the fittings used to connect this pipe, (black elbow to left) are no longer available and sometimes come apart. So here's how I have over come this problem. First, use a dremel stone to slightly enlarge the hole in the cen...

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Boat Projects: 4/12/15 - 4/19/15

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Monday, April 13, 2015. Cradle type booster by weBoost. Anyway, cell coverage is now more important to us, and with that goes the need to get cell coverage in more remote areas. Often in these remote areas, coverage is poor, but that can be improved with a cell phone booster. Some of you may be interested in taking a look at these devices, made by weBoost. Formally Wislson Electronics. Here is a promotional video put out by them. Jump over to their website and take a look. Links to this post. Capt'n Paul...

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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 ...