DAMA said..
Did anyone find a coin under their mast once removed?

I always put a current year $2 coin, well insulated from the aluminium, under the mast. That way I know that if I am not around then at least the person will know the longest period that the mast can have been since pulled.
Of course they could check the maintenance log.

The anodizing is thin up the top of the mast and seems to sand off easily Happy about that

Ill start stripping every thing off before I do any more

Stripped most of the mast will finish it off tomorrow got more sanding done but was a busy day doing other stuff for other people

Shaggybaxter said..
Focus is now moved to the interior woodwork, now I can start to visualize all the pieces falling together.
This is the chart table, forrard facing, this sits in an upraised fibreglass plinth that forms the end of the starboard cabin seat. A foot well is to the rear of the plinth.
The second pic is the nav seat. This sits on a second flibreglass plinth, then there is space for hinging foulies behind the seat that looks really handy.
Tick tick....slowly coming together.

That looks terrible you better off giving it to me S.B.

nice tight curves in the ply !!![ is it ply ? ] do they have some kind off steam press or somthing ?

there's a corner piece and panel each way . Id say the corner piece is routed so the two panels slot in nice job
Like a birds mouth


Let me know when its finished and Ill get some one to pick it up

Lazzarae said..
Spent the past 3 days sanding back my mast to bare metal, one more day to go :(

Love the bits and pieces hanging on the line with the socks 'n jocks.

andy59 said..

SandS said...

nice tight curves in the ply !!![ is it ply ? ] do they have some kind off steam press or somthing ?

Yeah looks great doesn't it
Maybe the use single veneers and vacuum bag them over a plug/mould

I think its a veneer ply and who makes it also has profile trims including corners its nice stuff

I got in the water at port hacking and scrubbed the bottom of my little boat. She's all clean now, and I'm sure that in just a few more hours I will have warmed up again!

Bad photo but sanded half the mizzen other half tomorrow night

Hi Cisco,
Thank you for your offer kind sir, and I would love to have you out on her. This is my first aso/sprit, backstayless, carbon fibre thingammy cruiser/racer, so I have a lot to learn, you could probably teach me a few things!
I would love to have a day for anyone that is interested, you can all come out and help me kick the tyres, I will try and organise something.

I just got the official nod for her slipping, this is now the 1st week of October.
I need to spend about 10 days over there as I have opted to fully commission the boat in Brittany, then demast her, shrink wrap and put her on the truck. 45 days at sea, then another 2 weeks putting it all back together, so this should have her floating at Manly all set to go just in time for the December break.

This is the first pictures of the keel all together, 3mtr draft when down, and 1.2mtr raised. You can see the swivel point and the top assy is to take the hydraulic ram. The ram has a safety release valve that allows the keel to fold up if you hit something, like Green Island.......

Shaggybaxter said..
Hi Cisco,
Thank you for your offer kind sir, and I would love to have you out on her. This is my first aso/sprit, backstayless, carbon fibre thingammy cruiser/racer, so I have a lot to learn, you could probably teach me a few things!
I would love to have a day for anyone that is interested, you can all come out and help me kick the tyres, I will try and organise something.

I just got the official nod for her slipping, this is now the 1st week of October.
I need to spend about 10 days over there as I have opted to fully commission the boat in Brittany, then demast her, shrink wrap and put her on the truck. 45 days at sea, then another 2 weeks putting it all back together, so this should have her floating at Manly all set to go just in time for the December break.

This is the first pictures of the keel all together, 3mtr draft when down, and 1.2mtr raised. You can see the swivel point and the top assy is to take the hydraulic ram. The ram has a safety release valve that allows the keel to fold up if you hit something, like Green Island.......

Count me in for a sail!!

seabird said..

Shaggybaxter said..
Hi Cisco,
Thank you for your offer kind sir, and I would love to have you out on her. This is my first aso/sprit, backstayless, carbon fibre thingammy cruiser/racer, so I have a lot to learn, you could probably teach me a few things!
I would love to have a day for anyone that is interested, you can all come out and help me kick the tyres, I will try and organise something.

I just got the official nod for her slipping, this is now the 1st week of October.
I need to spend about 10 days over there as I have opted to fully commission the boat in Brittany, then demast her, shrink wrap and put her on the truck. 45 days at sea, then another 2 weeks putting it all back together, so this should have her floating at Manly all set to go just in time for the December break.

This is the first pictures of the keel all together, 3mtr draft when down, and 1.2mtr raised. You can see the swivel point and the top assy is to take the hydraulic ram. The ram has a safety release valve that allows the keel to fold up if you hit something, like Green Island.......

The Seabreeze catch up in late November would be good opportunity to christen her if she's finished!

Wish you well Shaggy baxter



later @6.10 pm
sanded the other side of the mizzen need to strip a couple more fittings off [b]to finish off the sanding happy yhr way its turning out
I've used Killrust etch primer on the main mast and have some primer and two pack white paint Ill use was going with kill rust epoxy ,but have the two pack paint sitting here so Ill roll it on see how I go Dr Rog[/b]

Well s.b masters gave me a elcheapo foam roller to use with the kill rust etched primer
It worked well but they dont last long
And can start to loose bits of foam
If that happens throw it on the bin asap dont keep using it
At the weekend ill be rolling two pack
Ill let you know what roller i end up using
Ill ask at work tomorrow

Shaggybaxter said..
Hi Cisco,
Thank you for your offer kind sir, and I would love to have you out on her. This is my first aso/sprit, backstayless, carbon fibre thingammy cruiser/racer, so I have a lot to learn, you could probably teach me a few things!
I would love to have a day for anyone that is interested, you can all come out and help me kick the tyres, I will try and organise something.

I just got the official nod for her slipping, this is now the 1st week of October.
I need to spend about 10 days over there as I have opted to fully commission the boat in Brittany, then demast her, shrink wrap and put her on the truck. 45 days at sea, then another 2 weeks putting it all back together, so this should have her floating at Manly all set to go just in time for the December break.

This is the first pictures of the keel all together, 3mtr draft when down, and 1.2mtr raised. You can see the swivel point and the top assy is to take the hydraulic ram. The ram has a safety release valve that allows the keel to fold up if you hit something, like Green Island.......

shaggy you must be getting so excited !!!!! she is really taking shape !!! she is going to generate some hoots and hollers !!!!!!