Dear Readers,
We are sailors but funny people.
Since about two weeks forms a hole in my right shoe. That happens in this type shoe again, after about a half to three quarters of a year. I know that, because it is already my sixth pair of.
So I put it forth before me every day, slow times to buy a new pair, because even thinking about it I get a bad conscience: Spend a little for a cause, you can not screw the boat? That would not even contribute to the great plan.
Different in terms of, which are meant for boating:
Today at noon, a friendly messenger rang the door - and came right to the trolley rolled into the office. Shortly thereafter, a second. He was heavily loaded, a large supply of CTM in Schleswig: 27 Liter putty, 42 Square glass fiber mat, 6,5 Quad Ratmeter Kevlar mesh of. Plus approximately 40 Tear-square. What is this? A fairly stable underwater hull, I hope! 🙂
For the equivalent of this order, I would have 20 Get some shoes. Nevertheless, I have sent them, without batting an eyelid.
Shortly after that I have for 45 Euro ordered a special scissors for aramid fibers. Another pair of shoes. But now we should have for the next step all together.
What is it, my old friend Nick Jaffe times written on the back of his T-Shirts? “One step closer to being far, far away”. So I try to keep it. Each step is a step closer to Abfahrtag.
Long pause now was the construction of the “Maverick”, but this weekend it's finally more. The hull is good ausgetrocket and can be rebuilt. For that I've created today on the train a ten-day plan:
Day 1: Sharpen, Water fun and Details
Day 2: Expansion rudder blade, Open the cracks in the skeg, dry with hot air
Day 3: Cutting the mats, Create bonding plan, renumber, Fill the crack in the skeg
Day 4: Spatulas, laminate
Day 5: Spatulas
Day 6: Sharpen
Day 7: Sharpen
Day 8: Gelshield layers 1, 2 and 3
Day 9: Gelshield layers 4, 5 and 6
Day 10: Antifouling
I am now going back regularly report on the construction and looking forward animal, that it finally goes.
Regards!
John