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Sunday 30 June 2024
Club comparison and tide table sailing availability
Friday 28 June 2024
Gin Pole 28/6/24
altered my plans on material to use for my mast raising lowering project
decided on using cls stud timber 63 x 38
added the winch onto it using m8 bolts x 3
then 4 eye bolts x m8
i replaced the 6mm steel wire with 4mm sk78 dynema and saved over a kilo in weight
this will act like another fixed mast and the mast be attached to the pulley winch
a forward dynema rope will go forward to the bow roller and cleated off the other 2 ropes will go to the side stays tensioned ,
pics to follow
Wednesday 26 June 2024
2025 plans
went to see the harbour master at Aberaeron today to see if moorings were available for November onward
looking good, so get the boat prepped for the sea and a new adventure in 2025
Saturday 22 June 2024
Sad day
Sad day today. Should have been doing the Bala long distance race. Would have been my 3rd maiden sail on a new boat for the race unfortunately bad health and a few niggles with transportation and rigging have not let me progress to getting it launched on time
Saturday 15 June 2024
Friday 14 June 2024
gin pole
after doing some research about mast raising solo or easierr with 2 people i have decided to go down the gin pole raising the mast route
so i have ordred some alluminium tubing and do a 2 piece setup
thanks to the many you tube channels for all the different ideas
top of pole arrangmentpurchased from metals for you
more to follow
Sunday 2 June 2024
Mast raise day 1st June 202
engine fully in up position in cockpit |
angle and postion of controller to remove easy |
engine fully down in the cockpit (storage) |
0720 myself and my helper Sophie set off to Bala to attempt to raise the mast on Aguila.
it looked like it was going to be a nice day at Bala and no rain as such till late.
the car was packed with kit to do any job that needed to be done.
we set out to first untie the mast move it back and slot it into the tabernacle, we managed it with a lot of juggling around.
we also tested the engine in situ as it has to go from underneath as the motor and prop is too big to go down the engine slot, after alot of jiggling we worked out the best way to do it, not easy at all.
then howard and John R came over and we got the mast up , at first the shrounds were holding us and then the jib forestay , we did achieve our goal with mast up the shrouds were tensioned
spare wheel was taken off after last trip to get over the ramp failed
using my bluyeti 600w power bank and disc cutter.
stuff prev on the boat was taken off and the sail was added for storage and 2 external cushions.
not much water had leaked into the boat so fairly pleased as we had a lot of rain .
i routed some ropes but some were tight at the top of the mast so i reckon it may have to come down
boom wasnt added because of this, the rear stay was put on and all seemed fine
it was now 1pm so we packed up and headed home a busy morning .
Saturday 18 May 2024
18/5/24 boat move day
got the the club at 8am ish
had to sort the jockey wheel as it was too low so couldnt get it to car hitch , had to empty car boot to use the car jack, job done readjusted so i could use it properly
opened the cabin window and gave the boat a good airing all day . finally finished around 1630
didnt have time to do the mast windex install, do that next week
loaded what kit i wanted to keep on the boat the rest was brought home.
overall it is a project but the boat can be sailed once rigged.
the electronics look a bit sad and tired so i will rip them out and do a new cockpit fascia board varnished and then mouny the new Garmin striker vivid 4c a race watch and the nasa clipper wireless wind
the internal wiring i will completly renew , sttart afresh and use 12v 7ah sealed agm batterys which are very portable and should last a while, the boatttt did havea sollar panel so seew hat that can do
ive got a victron smart controller
oh well overall i can see the potential so im pleased , got it for a good price despite the problem with the trailer , that cost me £397 for the starboard wheel hub and bearing the left side needs doing as thats bad as well.
then the brakes need fixing on starboard side then the brake cables need renewing as they are rusty
for now get boat launched then sort later.
Friday 17 May 2024
updated purchase list
more rope can never have enough rope
first purchase of fibreglass to do projects that need it
prop need for stanchion fixing
to clean up before epoxy repairs
as i left my old lines on Black Magic ive had to replace them
a smaller power supply which can be taken off the boat very easy and recharged.
intended use to power the depth and speed log and wind index
all claiming to use about 17mah
prob mount this on a shelfconnected to a busbar which then will power them up. saves lugging a big 12 v battery around.
well now the fun can begin with gizmos tad expensive but why not
chose the wireless because its easier and only need to hook to 12v battery
well like with Black Magic new kit is always the case so
here are the items so far
5 LED SWITCHES |
wish list or to get £773 approx
butyl tape £10.75
west system 105/205 £52.99
alchahol cleaner £9.95
pre spliced mooring lines £11.95
5 switch 12v prewired panel £28.98
cabin led light £5.75
agm battery 12v 7ah £16.99
12v connecter blocks £8.90
agm 12v 6ah charger £9.99
Garmin Striker vivid 4cv fish finder £189.00
10 more x Led switches £8.90
portable 12 v power bank £32.99
swivel for mooring £16.60
bow shackles for mooring £5.00
wood preservative £31.50 plus vat plus postage
power switches £4.45
12v supply block fused £12.98
NASA MARINE CLIPPER WIRELESS £314.95 remove old target 2 and sell
Depth log remove and sell
Trip log check existing works