racinginparadise
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Ha ha, good to see that Soma is getting rigged again. For sure the rivalry on the race course will continue some day, let's aim for the Caribbean Multihull Challenge in Feb? If not then definitely the 50th BVI Spring Regatta.
It's been really busy at work, peak season for a management company! That's par for the course, today was the first time back on the tools for 3 weeks. Poor Steve is completely immersed in my old job as Bareboat Manager at Catamaran Charters. I did that from 1994 until 2002 and do not regret a moment of it. It wore me out though, I remember getting Monday afternoons off to do my laundry! When Steve told me he had taken the job I jokingly said, 'well, see you in July then'. Weekends off are not a feature of the bareboat trade.
Still, Barry and I got a full day in today, hatches got fitted and I nailed the upper spreaders, then moved the jig to the lowers.
The epoxy filled spreader ends did release, 4 coats of PVA ensured that. Now the spreader bars and each spreader can be removed for mast storage and maintenance...let's hope we get the same result for the lowers. I preferred using PVA for this rather than release wax, you get a greater film thickness which makes release easier, once the PVA has dissolved in water. It also means parts can be painted to the thickness of the film making it all a snug fit again. I ran out of high density powder so threw in some fibers and low density, it will do the job just fine. I also PVA'ed everywhere epoxy drips could go, around the mast. High density is a bit like Scotch Bonnet Caribbean hot sauce, you need to keep it away from places where it would not be welcome.
History is a shot from late 2017 when we were still upside-down grafting the bow of the port sponson back in place. I just like this shot!
It's been really busy at work, peak season for a management company! That's par for the course, today was the first time back on the tools for 3 weeks. Poor Steve is completely immersed in my old job as Bareboat Manager at Catamaran Charters. I did that from 1994 until 2002 and do not regret a moment of it. It wore me out though, I remember getting Monday afternoons off to do my laundry! When Steve told me he had taken the job I jokingly said, 'well, see you in July then'. Weekends off are not a feature of the bareboat trade.
Still, Barry and I got a full day in today, hatches got fitted and I nailed the upper spreaders, then moved the jig to the lowers.
The epoxy filled spreader ends did release, 4 coats of PVA ensured that. Now the spreader bars and each spreader can be removed for mast storage and maintenance...let's hope we get the same result for the lowers. I preferred using PVA for this rather than release wax, you get a greater film thickness which makes release easier, once the PVA has dissolved in water. It also means parts can be painted to the thickness of the film making it all a snug fit again. I ran out of high density powder so threw in some fibers and low density, it will do the job just fine. I also PVA'ed everywhere epoxy drips could go, around the mast. High density is a bit like Scotch Bonnet Caribbean hot sauce, you need to keep it away from places where it would not be welcome.
History is a shot from late 2017 when we were still upside-down grafting the bow of the port sponson back in place. I just like this shot!