SySunday

No other than just some more in-harbour tests, I had to reposition my solarpanel and the way it is adjusted, and so many more small details. Next week first sailing!

All parts mounted On My boat:

Very similar to the white one in the picture.

Received a box full of 3D printed parts: To be installed on/around the rudderhead: And on the rudder:

Today I finished 2 windvanes: one foam-cored Carbon of 60cm and one polycarbonate of 70cm. Surprisingly the carbon weighs 275 and the PA 325grms. Finished in fluo paint and decorated with glow in the dark strips: i also finished the trimtab: foam cored with carbon, now in anti fouling and to be polished: Now that I have almost finished all components and I can calculate the finished weight: this will be below 2000gr, some 500gr less than the “design brief”

I use the iPad pro (12.9) also as my plotter. just recently Shapr3D increased their subscription rate. As an early adapter I still pay their starting subscription. Btw: three workspaces are free for testing.

All Made exclusively on iPad, with Shapr3D: https://shapr3d.com/ i never learned anything about 3d design software, but, with quite a lot of time, trial and error, that Shapr3D allows me to make these designs now.

This is the design for the small 6cm radius quadrant to be mounted on the rudder axle. I will use a large 78mm dia ceramic bearing on which the quadrant will rotate in max plus or minus 24 degrees of angle. Together it will look like this:

“We don’t know much about this Dutch ORC/IRC beauty but god damn if it isn’t one sexy thing… We are getting one – the little model one!” Further to this entry on SA: read the translated article form “clubracer.be”: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.clubracer.be%2F2018%2F3%2F15%2Ferik-vuuren-over-zijn-w36-worlds-edition-project-doel-goud-winnen-tijdens-het-wk

Thanks for the comments. And: Jan Alkema is alive, I spoke to him 2 weeks ago and received his mail 3 days ago.

Feedback schematic drawing now in development:

buoyancy of trimtab: I have thought about giving it positive buoyancy and have a conical bearing at its upper part.

Cables and titanium spanner + handle