tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64879376945671289662024-02-07T19:02:12.950-08:00Sail, Salt and SawdustJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-66117106094950786392014-07-28T10:45:00.000-07:002015-07-31T10:47:59.828-07:00Rolling, rolling, rolling!Gradually getting this roll sorted!<br />
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<br />Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-65043407773931668562013-06-09T05:47:00.000-07:002013-06-09T12:02:48.306-07:00Completion and Launch!<br />
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<br />Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-39665341516396171492013-03-27T06:22:00.000-07:002013-03-27T06:22:25.146-07:00Skinning the Frame<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm using 'ballistic nylon' to skin the frame and then will coat with a urethane two pack to waterproof the skin. It's cold in the UK at present and until the gas heater goes on in my garage workshop, the temperature in there just sits at 4 degrees Celsius. I am hoping this can be used to my advantage as the skin will shrink more (as it is nylon) as the temperature rises, so I am hoping this will result in a tight skin around the frame in most conditions I'm going to be out in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So far I am pleased with the result and have followed the process below. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To me the symmetry of the frame just looks so good and even artistic in a very practical and traditional sense.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was a new process for me and having put so much work into the framing I needed some reassurance and a quick confidence booster before I launched into sewing a 'bag' around my nice yellow pine frame architecture. So I emailed Corey Freeman of <a href="http://www.skinboats.org/skinboats/skinboats/home.html" target="_blank">Skinboats</a>, thinking I would get a reply sometime in the next 24 hours. To my surprise Corey got back to me almost instantly and suggested we talked via Skype. I 'dialled' him up (and felt slightly guilty when he reminded me it was 05:00 hours with him!). Corey talked me through the process and later that morning (last weekend) I spread the cloth out across the boat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Next turn the kayak over and start gathering up all the waste cloth at the top. Corey explains the process in some detail on his site so I won't try and replicate here. In summary a line of stitching is made along the centre of the deck spaced apart on both sides of the material. By bringing the stitching together the mechanical advantage of the thread stretches the material into place. Off course too much gap between the two tread lines and one ends up with a gap and too little and the material remains slack.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-38750151309232957562013-03-17T12:36:00.000-07:002013-03-17T12:36:09.549-07:00Completed West Greenland Kayak Frame<span style="background-color: #783f04;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The stems are shaped out of 25mm thick timber (in this case yellow pine).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The first fixing to the gunwales is by an 'V', 'Y' lashing in artificial sinew.</span> The final part of the lashing turns the 'V' shape into a 'Y' (above) and adds considerable force into the lashing to bind the stem both vertically down and back into the gunwale horizontally.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The two chines are carefully positioned to get equal and maximum clearance away from both the bottom and the side of the ribs. If the skin touches the ribs with the water pressure the kayak will quickly develop the 'hungry dog' appearance with rib bulges - not very ship shape!</span><br />
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The oak used here is 'green' (not seasoned) and the high moisture content will help achieving the tight curves required for the kayak. The steaming process will convert some of the moisture to steam and the ribs will end up considerably drier (and more 'seasoned') once it has been 'cooked' and then bent into it's new shape.<br />
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The video below shows the process of steaming and fitting the ribs.<br />
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This has to be quite a fast process as the ribs quickly cool and 'set' once removed from the steam box. Time to move quickly and put some gloves on as the oak comes out scalding hot.</div>
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The length gauge (above) has been made to mark the ribs to length and ensure an even transition between the deeper bow and much shallower stern.<br />
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Once the ribs are cut to length the ends are thinned. By doing this the ribs take up a much shallower arch across the bottom (centre of the curve) and then a sharper radius as they form the sides of the kayak and run into the mortice.<br />
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The Steam Box (made with 50mm silver backed insulation foam, duct tape and a wallpaper stripper). It will last for this job!<br />
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Each end of the hot oak is first bent around a former to make the grain more flexible. A leather strap supports the timber while bending at the back.</div>
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The rib is then quickly moved across to the kayak deck frame, slotted into the first mortice and then using a timber wrench bent up into an arch and gently pushed into the mortice on the opposite side. <br />
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About one in four ribs fail and split at the critical stage. Nothing else to do here other than start again and cut a new rib to length and thin the ends down. It is difficult to make spares in advance as it is impossible to know which ribs will fail during the bending process and they are all different lengths.<br />
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As soon as the rib is fitted into the frame and while it is is still hot and reasonably flexible (which is only minutes), it is important to sight along the kayak and adjust the profile of the rib so it is symmetrical and running fair with the others.<br />
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Slowly the whole rib cage of the kayak comes together.<br />
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When the ribs have 'set' they will eventually all need to be removed and sanded before finally being pinned with an oak dowel into the mortices.<br />
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The deck beams are formed with tenons cut at 73 degrees to set the gunwales to the correct vertical angle. The length is also marked from the gunwales locked into place with temporary formers to determine the required profile in plan.<br />
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Two arched deck beams are formed to provide some clearance for legs inside the kayak. The width of the kayak has again come from 'my measurements' - hip width plus some clearance (so again, a real made to measure fit should be achieved). I finally end up setting the temporary spreaders to give me a <b>21" wide kayak</b> and some further shape forced into the bow and stern of the kayak. Deck beams are then marked to match the final shape once the tenons are cut. The width of the kayak will be at the wide end of the Greenland design (just like me!) but considerably<span style="color: #783f04;"><b></b></span> narrower than most modern recreational kayak designs.<br />
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The tenons get locked into place with 3mm oak dowelling which I have cut for the job. They also have a lashing underneath made in artificial sinew and on alternative deck beams to help maintain the 73 degree angle of the gunwales.<br />
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A further lashing brings together both the stern and bow ends and in doing so I get to tie my first 'Eskimo knot' of the project! <br />
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The bow and the stern are dowelled with 9mm oak dowels turned into trunnels with a softwood wedge driven into both ends. The softwood will swell when it gets wet and the whole joint will tighten up further. The wedge has to be carefully placed at right angles to the grain in the gunwales to prevent them splitting the frame when they swell. <br />
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The trunnel and wedges are planed smooth to produce a 'clean' and secure fixing. The whole frame has been formed into a strong and stable shape, exactly matching the shape and dimensions set up from the formers and with the absence of any glue. The frame is designed in these traditional kayaks to be strong but also flex in the sea and absorb the force of waves without straining and breaking up.<br />
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<br />Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-78173295620818997982012-11-26T15:18:00.003-08:002012-11-26T15:18:46.822-08:00Preparing the Gunwales<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So instead of boat plans and following the Christopher Cunningham book as my guide, I find myself sitting on a 8" x 2" plank, balanced in the middle over a batten and taking various measurements 'off myself'. At least it should end up a truly custom fit. With reference points to my heals, feet, 'sit bones', back etc. I transfer these measurements to the two gunwales. The overall length of the kayak if meant to be three arm spans, (or 3 times my height). This would take the kayak to 17'6", but looking at the length of my garage workshop, I opt for a straight 17'. The balance point of the kayak is worked out slightly aft of midpoint to ensure good tracking in the water and using various 'measurement rules' the rest of the deck beams and the twenty four rib positions are marked out on the 75mm x 22mm yellow cedar. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Time for morticing. To start with I cut forty eight, blind 8mm mortices in the bottom of the gunwales. I use my new mortice machine for this mounted on my workbench which I run along the length of the garage on wheels. These will later receive the steamed ribs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The next mortices are going to be more difficult as although through mortices, they need to be cut through the sides of the gunwales at exactly 73 degrees. Once the gunwales are splayed outwards at the top, this angle will mean the deck beam joints are back on the horizontal. To start with I think about making up a jig for the morticer. I soon realise it will be easier by hand. Again following the book, I make up a jig to get three holes bored through at the correct angle in all twenty two of this next lot of side mortices. The jig works fine and I spend several hours squaring the mortices up by hand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have already cut the temporary middle and end plywood formers, so having first cut a bevel along the top edge I fit the gunwales to these and I have the very start of a kayak shape. The width of the kayak at its widest point is determined by the width of your hips plus two fists (there are some optional variations on this, depending upon the characteristics one is looking for in the kayak). For this initial set-up this is set at 23" but I decide to have another look at this before I finally commit myself as first impressions suggest this may be a little wide. There is something really intriguing around making something as three dimensional as a boat using measurements determined by 'rules' and body shape, as opposed to a blue print and offsets. Very different from my previous two home builds. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The 73 degree angle which I seem to be working with in every stage of the build is already working well as it forces the gunwales up at both ends to a really eye catching sheer line. This is further helped by the curve cut in the ends if the gunwales at both ends. It has just moved from two 3 x 2's into the start of a kayak and the workshop has the pleasant smell of yellow cedar being worked.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So this time the project is a Greenland Skin on Frame Kayak following the guidance in <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Greenland-Kayak-Construction-ebook/dp/B0037Z8516/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1" target="_blank">Christopher Cunningham's book</a> on the subject and plenty of other research over the internet. My other boats have involved epoxy and detailed boat plans. In contrast this time I will be working with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trunnels" target="_blank">trunnels, </a>artificial sinew and no design plans. This will be a new experience and one which I am looking forward to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The only epoxy job in the entire build, scarfing planks together to get the length I need.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am working with yellow cedar and plan to use green oak to form the many ribs of this kayak. The dimensions really will be made to measure and they will all be calculated in the traditional way using Anthropometric measurements based on me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have already spent some time researching the technique and sourcing materials and a few additional tools. It is strange how one thing can lead to another and having found a new really good weekly podcast, I came across <a href="http://hookedonwoodenboats.com/005-hooked-on-wooden-boats-skin-boat-expert-corey-freedman-interview/" target="_blank">the download on skin on frame</a>, an interview which Dan does with Corey Freeman of <a href="http://www.skinboats.org/skinboats/skinboats/home.html" target="_blank">skin boats</a>. Next thing I know I have all the non timber materials, coating, fabric and sinew etc. on route to England from the states.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My garage is now turned into a workshop and the timber has also arrived. The yellow cedar releases a really nice smell as it is worked (much nicer than drying epoxy and better for me I guess).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I will be interested to hear from anyone else out there who has a similar project on the go. Anyway, happy building and another boat in the making to add to the fleet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In between all this I intend to get some winter sailing in and some kayaking (so I will include a few other pictures along the way)!</span>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-15846345886946604102011-07-26T07:00:00.000-07:002016-08-07T13:08:33.347-07:00Arctic Circle Sailing 2011 - Norway<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7U81X1KvR9V9pVOc5dpJA_3cznBhe7RcLp58mRplmfQaCsjpvAzoHVqN9TfPmcmNr-p_vzBBR6L7Ueg2ixIIDpCG-fxr1hohc1xQ798Nv5yHipkf9uPKZxSuFRDOSiVdCe0DVJ59Q174/s1600/17.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633397752596175826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7U81X1KvR9V9pVOc5dpJA_3cznBhe7RcLp58mRplmfQaCsjpvAzoHVqN9TfPmcmNr-p_vzBBR6L7Ueg2ixIIDpCG-fxr1hohc1xQ798Nv5yHipkf9uPKZxSuFRDOSiVdCe0DVJ59Q174/s320/17.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 180px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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Just back from a fantastic sailing trip up in the Arctic Circle in northern Norway. Here are a few of the photos from the trip sailing on 'Velvet Lady' (a 55' Oyster) from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Bodø</span> around the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Lofoten</span> Island area.<br />
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To me these big skies just lend themselves to b&w (above <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Bodø</span> and below a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Henningsvaer</span> landscape).</div>
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For a short video of the trip by all means have a look at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxBqAMZI1zY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxBqAMZI1zY</a> to enjoy some more Arctic Circle sailing.<br />
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Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-51463204265108639082011-06-07T13:45:00.000-07:002011-06-09T15:34:45.009-07:00Launch Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiX6g4eEihhZuKh_Ib2mXCCcLcvCt1S9d3KcpEwYtsMLU3KPIKjHQr1w53cUU4gMH4dpZMh4_512fZDKF7e384Qp_ID7XgRO2BuGrXDdt4VZcz8-_Av5mvVIa_cmqadcK__cWQyEvKtI/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615582410383370274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiX6g4eEihhZuKh_Ib2mXCCcLcvCt1S9d3KcpEwYtsMLU3KPIKjHQr1w53cUU4gMH4dpZMh4_512fZDKF7e384Qp_ID7XgRO2BuGrXDdt4VZcz8-_Av5mvVIa_cmqadcK__cWQyEvKtI/s320/5.jpg" /></a>Launch day finally arrives and it seems a long time ago since we set up the moulds to start this home build project<br /><br /><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewcwiny57pTBXKQ2VbFTod3HGKm46Nu82ARMJW0C_eNd3-ABIh9TXbWAPD75YfJdZ6zhhNix5QgHl3W_NLYJUozB0cPMCHNkxipDVsubgCoBAjCvgxgVYbLOvUTOHZMyA4yAazAYBt50/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615582401649475778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewcwiny57pTBXKQ2VbFTod3HGKm46Nu82ARMJW0C_eNd3-ABIh9TXbWAPD75YfJdZ6zhhNix5QgHl3W_NLYJUozB0cPMCHNkxipDVsubgCoBAjCvgxgVYbLOvUTOHZMyA4yAazAYBt50/s320/4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The wind picks up and some small waves form to allow this kayak to start to perform in the conditions she was designed for.</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCq4bEeSvmgfsZnxycKpjbPJLE0zvfrdG7XQzCcBPAu6FDoMVJnFI3xPiYd4qQ7TPjmZpyjJX9oLzP9zXmOWrzjgmtUcI06u0vRvWch8HB_WpVV35IVYa0GN2KqEmN_hSXKPZujLCCKGs/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615582394502529554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCq4bEeSvmgfsZnxycKpjbPJLE0zvfrdG7XQzCcBPAu6FDoMVJnFI3xPiYd4qQ7TPjmZpyjJX9oLzP9zXmOWrzjgmtUcI06u0vRvWch8HB_WpVV35IVYa0GN2KqEmN_hSXKPZujLCCKGs/s320/3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bkjD9MIL_zT2hDdmKX5VKHBE1GE3AvWkHHvBv_7Z-uIgFRZUWw6I1Sh39UeM0pl7F-cU9LtAISJVKSur9dkcUk9EKje2IPhI2Gg3HOgf3AeR8_cVIKybef8_ZnW01_5e0IFJdjoDPtg/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615582385047513426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bkjD9MIL_zT2hDdmKX5VKHBE1GE3AvWkHHvBv_7Z-uIgFRZUWw6I1Sh39UeM0pl7F-cU9LtAISJVKSur9dkcUk9EKje2IPhI2Gg3HOgf3AeR8_cVIKybef8_ZnW01_5e0IFJdjoDPtg/s320/2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Time for some distance and the start of hopefully, many happy hours of paddling. At this stage all the hard work becomes very worth while. Although perhaps a wooden Greenland style paddle will be the next project to compliment my new kayak.</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNj1XSh3W7kjOZdkjSy9-Mrj3xCbmdfGiu0DGuv4vYli2JRjp9tC8BeekwZwIhwb40gkoxtyCW4XzrdIhVqO23_SYxKvTVZfTWLwZO4jAeVf2xFUcVMXdVURTishC_I0R5TKZGocuUZDc/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615582373231964146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNj1XSh3W7kjOZdkjSy9-Mrj3xCbmdfGiu0DGuv4vYli2JRjp9tC8BeekwZwIhwb40gkoxtyCW4XzrdIhVqO23_SYxKvTVZfTWLwZO4jAeVf2xFUcVMXdVURTishC_I0R5TKZGocuUZDc/s320/1.jpg" /></a></div></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-43402670837489891532011-05-16T14:09:00.000-07:002011-05-16T14:18:15.258-07:00Completed KayakFinished at last!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJI0kYUm7wyu5tV-I0Rxfpx1SesaDmd81VoYApT63aj2anVXcfQslvFo68w9VAsx9-5qpG8oleOQVACVMoyBy9WgNvSt7iOt_0JyXJbS_nWHV6I9hq1ELguRPPkLKVjVG1EWUF-LsK-hw/s1600/10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607425211758062882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJI0kYUm7wyu5tV-I0Rxfpx1SesaDmd81VoYApT63aj2anVXcfQslvFo68w9VAsx9-5qpG8oleOQVACVMoyBy9WgNvSt7iOt_0JyXJbS_nWHV6I9hq1ELguRPPkLKVjVG1EWUF-LsK-hw/s320/10.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkGYl3yH5a6Ax5tF8PSi5_XPQScqQHXrhHQtSrEV5IKHsydec6y7VPWsxsB-q5Vz8ptBlG6JXk9dKVk0FK5agF7srYjw-ItgvB_zS2gVvUcG0ih8QLFoKa9KfMJoddiQcanXDSgc1HiM/s1600/9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607425210243310818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkGYl3yH5a6Ax5tF8PSi5_XPQScqQHXrhHQtSrEV5IKHsydec6y7VPWsxsB-q5Vz8ptBlG6JXk9dKVk0FK5agF7srYjw-ItgvB_zS2gVvUcG0ih8QLFoKa9KfMJoddiQcanXDSgc1HiM/s320/9.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVsH1m_Wco2IIq6DCF_D1huG-6wvTO1RIvam1RZX9imi0jYWsI57TrJyvyuLfPDraUN16rR8R5K9ddSoPb1I8U3mK5Xw0WWnCSgTaT-PUBKvFVf2TsQ-Aorbve6D4Ye7-A6CSxCvwjas/s1600/8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607425206420069506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVsH1m_Wco2IIq6DCF_D1huG-6wvTO1RIvam1RZX9imi0jYWsI57TrJyvyuLfPDraUN16rR8R5K9ddSoPb1I8U3mK5Xw0WWnCSgTaT-PUBKvFVf2TsQ-Aorbve6D4Ye7-A6CSxCvwjas/s320/8.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOUiRUpwVwJwvGdywBbRTR_66s_MAohPr2YWAZrjdiUbWpbpSgCxiF_Id77A_TC2fl37GUU8dWO68XR8Riw6cemwGjQFAKVqE4cSr-NELLK0MvMW0jYN30QmXjPgOpjB0JWqy4YsRa3A/s1600/7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607425201600140082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOUiRUpwVwJwvGdywBbRTR_66s_MAohPr2YWAZrjdiUbWpbpSgCxiF_Id77A_TC2fl37GUU8dWO68XR8Riw6cemwGjQFAKVqE4cSr-NELLK0MvMW0jYN30QmXjPgOpjB0JWqy4YsRa3A/s320/7.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5QEqBCk3U8rXmoFJDMYbxjgyLPif8rw_eskKt0lY9xXozVF_jv-qf1OzCjuPs0Kl-6WlVbTLWKwjkMLqph39WxMSow_aX17pIC_czrtGLwAJoMwJfVkupHylajkpXY3tQkCt63wB0VA/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607425198205049746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5QEqBCk3U8rXmoFJDMYbxjgyLPif8rw_eskKt0lY9xXozVF_jv-qf1OzCjuPs0Kl-6WlVbTLWKwjkMLqph39WxMSow_aX17pIC_czrtGLwAJoMwJfVkupHylajkpXY3tQkCt63wB0VA/s320/6.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsu1Kr8INuO5S01LpjBbpsTKkwfboulUMqc8CgGdZfLYV2MHRObuekF_t7MCXoR8RDnAEaHQMVt0GzeHmBVDKMesFPltwm2FxGowTSlChARrDaNcmDYTFpbeBar9wggB8U1e_5PBUY3nI/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607424947911452626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsu1Kr8INuO5S01LpjBbpsTKkwfboulUMqc8CgGdZfLYV2MHRObuekF_t7MCXoR8RDnAEaHQMVt0GzeHmBVDKMesFPltwm2FxGowTSlChARrDaNcmDYTFpbeBar9wggB8U1e_5PBUY3nI/s320/5.jpg" /></a> Aft hatch<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTE060gJTo4vkfCQzEyJekyWb_Xg_3bjXyZh4WREUPZmL4oO_1XSvs05YW-20vEh_fCXDshh2c6ldf-XAgNPQti6SevrdX2Ql_OWonSFDo6sqIXbCI_z5WE1hNUoeT7CMc3_Uyx0OBnP8/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607424946539964530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTE060gJTo4vkfCQzEyJekyWb_Xg_3bjXyZh4WREUPZmL4oO_1XSvs05YW-20vEh_fCXDshh2c6ldf-XAgNPQti6SevrdX2Ql_OWonSFDo6sqIXbCI_z5WE1hNUoeT7CMc3_Uyx0OBnP8/s320/4.jpg" /></a><br />Rudder system in place (and partially down)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWXlSzCzYalOzG_O000qq9RhW6vjp8SWvvp6j8JZ-0h4E-93Z_Rra-o_1L7mb4X9BNQ9o40zbk1aX-hNhnHfhuOqjAq56F1cY5wUDs6VvOuVHnCw3iuZs7Y3ay6Wjnv_ynfhJRf29tyw/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607424942200555778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWXlSzCzYalOzG_O000qq9RhW6vjp8SWvvp6j8JZ-0h4E-93Z_Rra-o_1L7mb4X9BNQ9o40zbk1aX-hNhnHfhuOqjAq56F1cY5wUDs6VvOuVHnCw3iuZs7Y3ay6Wjnv_ynfhJRf29tyw/s320/3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqcR0brmtkQYT-4ioFSMwrqWDSfM0uuEsPdwfmTa1d6yUsPzgTp_2AzswchR1wW5gByNIdyzVJ9UaYdkluJ7-vMnSeBL5OB3htmLI73djbOOMOG3aY_trjvFz5Mxq6PgRmGb_1r3miE8/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607424937878179810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqcR0brmtkQYT-4ioFSMwrqWDSfM0uuEsPdwfmTa1d6yUsPzgTp_2AzswchR1wW5gByNIdyzVJ9UaYdkluJ7-vMnSeBL5OB3htmLI73djbOOMOG3aY_trjvFz5Mxq6PgRmGb_1r3miE8/s320/2.jpg" /></a> The build team<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX3rMuPn3bWi7VpJmaq4VC0y2PI18iTfrlsAiv3pqalEa6m90dz9LskG8ePLrSZ0VA9QlrqM-MApH1m6YEWSiD4UL6qUCSq4pR2q7LznDPlc3f4Bckoty_326WZO9WpRju1V-ySQzzosE/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607424936048245042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX3rMuPn3bWi7VpJmaq4VC0y2PI18iTfrlsAiv3pqalEa6m90dz9LskG8ePLrSZ0VA9QlrqM-MApH1m6YEWSiD4UL6qUCSq4pR2q7LznDPlc3f4Bckoty_326WZO9WpRju1V-ySQzzosE/s320/1.jpg" /></a> Finally get to leave the workshop (next stop the water!)<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-42515264457481299772011-05-02T04:40:00.001-07:002011-05-02T04:57:11.029-07:00Varnishing at lastVarnishing at last!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0ZpEj0OcWEdJAJNFRh0EmAj0EkkpeeSnEmw4Y_IBSOsZQCjjiEbRXab-k9ROZjYtxDNkfjCmUT4qwuYtiEbphaadpSNeEoVuetdUScQyNT_nxbV4ppJF41IimFC70rVr4nN5YRaTFKg/s1600/7-small-P102015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602082738894652034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0ZpEj0OcWEdJAJNFRh0EmAj0EkkpeeSnEmw4Y_IBSOsZQCjjiEbRXab-k9ROZjYtxDNkfjCmUT4qwuYtiEbphaadpSNeEoVuetdUScQyNT_nxbV4ppJF41IimFC70rVr4nN5YRaTFKg/s320/7-small-P102015.jpg" /></a> The final coat! Next 'fitting out' and then in couple of weeks will be the first opportunity for 'launch day' with a bit of luck.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHh6hIVrLEDDRVGc4nEuWA_n8Zd6PwKo1fHh3jx7KGo2-pEfqN5iQ1qhREEJcTQRGm3hKDBmwCFsMlL0fAzIMtoNJvVH-5X1_-xE_rneDXs9S-oGF3z84J9FYYV1mxk8U5XLl40NsyTz8/s1600/6-P1020164.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602082737202935266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHh6hIVrLEDDRVGc4nEuWA_n8Zd6PwKo1fHh3jx7KGo2-pEfqN5iQ1qhREEJcTQRGm3hKDBmwCFsMlL0fAzIMtoNJvVH-5X1_-xE_rneDXs9S-oGF3z84J9FYYV1mxk8U5XLl40NsyTz8/s320/6-P1020164.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7Dg1ZtC8LS52n5muEUyxmsXbuCxCoc7dUEz3mf0mbbMa0LQMdub6l00aNNg7UwtmqfVsLEBjEbJWAAiMQYLPm9bkrzl2oG5mYN84Ccw0MgE3O-SSYPBH20E93zQN_ww9aVG-jWuSbck/s1600/5-small-P1020158.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602082631271855858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7Dg1ZtC8LS52n5muEUyxmsXbuCxCoc7dUEz3mf0mbbMa0LQMdub6l00aNNg7UwtmqfVsLEBjEbJWAAiMQYLPm9bkrzl2oG5mYN84Ccw0MgE3O-SSYPBH20E93zQN_ww9aVG-jWuSbck/s320/5-small-P1020158.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuy_Nh234WDYgtFiMbt-nMAUnEL5rVS_WPR424pwQi8MKXop-E7R8OuIEB90I-dRVKJALAoDqU6AMNr8YjzuhnKlOd7OkFg9ikPdECLd5eHjZZhnTxxWS_5USAODIHsVC-KExmDkCxk9I/s1600/4-P1020145.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602082627956102354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuy_Nh234WDYgtFiMbt-nMAUnEL5rVS_WPR424pwQi8MKXop-E7R8OuIEB90I-dRVKJALAoDqU6AMNr8YjzuhnKlOd7OkFg9ikPdECLd5eHjZZhnTxxWS_5USAODIHsVC-KExmDkCxk9I/s320/4-P1020145.jpg" /></a> This is also the time for making up some of the small components both in wood and metal. Above is a brass plate to protect the pointed bow from any future knocks. This was shaped from a straight bar and then heated and bent around a former of the correct shape. Below is a lifting toggle for the stern end.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9JBAwzRta5KkGvZQW1j7TcdZ7hLucybiti5spq6E1zy2ypTPCGmKD4z761e8_kvtjEAXTDDCxv8WMA6O_9tHyObukQijxqQDWgmvg20wIYKor_7G4Pan5SEshecsZyaKxq_cozYls2M/s1600/3-P1020147.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602082626241820786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9JBAwzRta5KkGvZQW1j7TcdZ7hLucybiti5spq6E1zy2ypTPCGmKD4z761e8_kvtjEAXTDDCxv8WMA6O_9tHyObukQijxqQDWgmvg20wIYKor_7G4Pan5SEshecsZyaKxq_cozYls2M/s320/3-P1020147.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT45Cp2Oim1xO8HmYZy4Hxnhmxb9xgAxt4umG-xfVbtYcoGHsaab7wh_DAwzOgL6iZxI9azLAkfWTTWxEoEHXLDdRapxZOYzDN0EH5bg1qniV_RHUiL2x14aUXITzrINF5QoPM0BVbd10/s1600/2-P1020154.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602082626976097426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT45Cp2Oim1xO8HmYZy4Hxnhmxb9xgAxt4umG-xfVbtYcoGHsaab7wh_DAwzOgL6iZxI9azLAkfWTTWxEoEHXLDdRapxZOYzDN0EH5bg1qniV_RHUiL2x14aUXITzrINF5QoPM0BVbd10/s320/2-P1020154.jpg" /></a> The dull sanded surface of the epoxy takes a sheen again with the start of 5 coats of two pack varnish.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-N1IOGpdTwSeG_N7WZVs6Hz2EfFllWA_jiwBH7M6WFIq2cEi3cWwwXCyEE70pxQIfZ87e0yGZ1aJ7itg9R-FRqHucGAlpxfkNj2qvksX_yZQlObOpbm4_QlGc3-tvKkvEUjYiWjZWf4/s1600/1-P1020139.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602082622852919378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-N1IOGpdTwSeG_N7WZVs6Hz2EfFllWA_jiwBH7M6WFIq2cEi3cWwwXCyEE70pxQIfZ87e0yGZ1aJ7itg9R-FRqHucGAlpxfkNj2qvksX_yZQlObOpbm4_QlGc3-tvKkvEUjYiWjZWf4/s320/1-P1020139.jpg" /></a> 'Stacking' layers for varnishing the inside of the hull and underside of deck in one operation. No room to spread out horizontally, so vertically is the only way! </div></div></div></div></div></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-87160613206042814152011-03-27T03:23:00.001-07:002011-03-27T03:57:04.467-07:00Rudder and Sanding<span style="font-family:verdana;">Rudder or no Rudder? Opinion on rudders & kayaks appears a little divided. For me, I decided the preference was if I was going to fit one, I wanted it to be at the build stage before the kayak was finally assembled. This appeared to be the way to get the neatest job. I also decided on buying a commercially designed fitting with some 'proper' engineering. Smart Track appeared to be the one for me so it was ordered and delivered from across the Pond. Even had the pleasure of paying duty before customs would release it (which was a cost addition which I had overlooked). The fitting looks well designed and strong and folds up out of the way when not required. I purchased from this link <a href="http://www.clcboats.com/shop/products/boat-gear/kayak-footbraces-rudders/smart-track-rudder-system.html">http://www.clcboats.com/shop/products/boat-gear/kayak-footbraces-rudders/smart-track-rudder-system.html</a> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxvSwrqxpYT1fTSJHy63GBktpthTSR8ehKwmPL84sZJvEFKP6HmlXN2B10hkI5vkA-818yyCKbRHc7kIG6p0bC6Alqfs0Az2NA88MEFMSm8hHzYtfgHPmLdgip7VVGljBQ9ivVu35BOY/s1600/P1020132.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588703777653681746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxvSwrqxpYT1fTSJHy63GBktpthTSR8ehKwmPL84sZJvEFKP6HmlXN2B10hkI5vkA-818yyCKbRHc7kIG6p0bC6Alqfs0Az2NA88MEFMSm8hHzYtfgHPmLdgip7VVGljBQ9ivVu35BOY/s320/P1020132.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Finally a day off work coincides with dry weather and the opportunity to take the kayak outside to sand down the epoxy. All sorts of health and safety warnings I regularly ignore, but I had no intention of mixing my lungs with fine epoxy dust in a confined space! </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXVcixwvnz09IgClJgIu3CBQygpEUUmPWxOMJ00AhB7gBVWx3gjIyLKUNUo0CjesfT22-pjYAtfuA3Maew7INYGCS1eg_9cd_ZrWaQ1ofhrB7ub-Z5vIMDo2Gf3SJw0EglDqHWzVr1wg/s1600/P1020129.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588703775857626786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXVcixwvnz09IgClJgIu3CBQygpEUUmPWxOMJ00AhB7gBVWx3gjIyLKUNUo0CjesfT22-pjYAtfuA3Maew7INYGCS1eg_9cd_ZrWaQ1ofhrB7ub-Z5vIMDo2Gf3SJw0EglDqHWzVr1wg/s320/P1020129.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiaB5wZw3CUzvQuDpeC678NcIfHGSDcIoMqmHPK_6hYAfJSSZml5XedtE-eICkQTv4MO-psh1oaeBd-Yt0DBuFtUGmqS5UAXZC7Ax9utAuy7OypkNmehZ9PUCQe3FWmAKcSnDKMZFoss/s1600/P1020121.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588703771316855314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiaB5wZw3CUzvQuDpeC678NcIfHGSDcIoMqmHPK_6hYAfJSSZml5XedtE-eICkQTv4MO-psh1oaeBd-Yt0DBuFtUGmqS5UAXZC7Ax9utAuy7OypkNmehZ9PUCQe3FWmAKcSnDKMZFoss/s320/P1020121.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">So 'the Kayak' has temporarily lost its sparkle and shine as the epoxy gloss is lost, to be later replaced with some tough 2-pack gloss varnish.</span></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUSIApbI9TD_GA5dPuy_NixPXCcK8uzo8oUT7saMGtqeO1NuA3CPW6WO95RJmTvUVNyNU6w0rE5W8VQolMAAj3nYUWH6aRLzJC5NkHwBdN205Zd6m5Sc_HGTjSJYluN-lFFYrc_CgB5Q/s1600/P1020118.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588703767396035778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUSIApbI9TD_GA5dPuy_NixPXCcK8uzo8oUT7saMGtqeO1NuA3CPW6WO95RJmTvUVNyNU6w0rE5W8VQolMAAj3nYUWH6aRLzJC5NkHwBdN205Zd6m5Sc_HGTjSJYluN-lFFYrc_CgB5Q/s320/P1020118.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD35gsX5aM_lY9F7by224IsEi44Oe6tvwlNzUPMT3hgV99B39RPrZ5FEe_mbq6b7LVI5IDy6zk09is72V2-OF9Qj7j2gd_ZPRDuniIwGWZlpId7Tpkv-B01QzIkBJSOODAbRhChs7bc9A/s1600/P1020112.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588703769889831058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD35gsX5aM_lY9F7by224IsEi44Oe6tvwlNzUPMT3hgV99B39RPrZ5FEe_mbq6b7LVI5IDy6zk09is72V2-OF9Qj7j2gd_ZPRDuniIwGWZlpId7Tpkv-B01QzIkBJSOODAbRhChs7bc9A/s320/P1020112.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> The deck is still separate from the hull until the inside of the hull and underneath of the deck get varnished. Roll on spring and some varnishing type temperatures. This build has now been going (I think) for nine months or so, (on and off), so time to get out on the water!</span> <br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-76045708563924094672011-02-13T12:54:00.000-08:002011-02-13T13:16:10.847-08:00A Rainy Day gets the Cockpit Collar CompletedA rainy day finally sees the sixty piece Ash collar around the cockpit shaped and finished. There has been almost as much work in this as the whole of the rest of the deck (or this is how it feels). Worth it in the end though.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglP46zxDvQdnc7NIiiiJhfNVKdRAwjKTCuD87o2AY4JjYytT1BF8kXYtCv7MYHjmj0LpYst-RyXZds35Ykm-BDnA8HcUbkRkw4x4LlIPlTSpVISgImvoEFaMGaFR3XwVdIFsBFtfp4CA8/s1600/5-P1060478.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573281204738600418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglP46zxDvQdnc7NIiiiJhfNVKdRAwjKTCuD87o2AY4JjYytT1BF8kXYtCv7MYHjmj0LpYst-RyXZds35Ykm-BDnA8HcUbkRkw4x4LlIPlTSpVISgImvoEFaMGaFR3XwVdIFsBFtfp4CA8/s320/5-P1060478.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjECDEB2cF95sXXOwmInI6RzBVUb-TTphLyZBuBcpRY3BEpmC-V06TGNzHwpi4d04Kt2RYmI_0J6o88E6N5ROcfYP7iYjS79pM4FyC7Yhh8FNF_CGodKtNBrZSl0zSDXVtDUYBVXY2GTFw/s1600/1-P1060470.jpg"></a>The mahogany 'keystones' nicely divide up the pieces of Ash in the top laminate. All in all, nine layers of 3mm build up the height off the deck.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOk6K2SkJ20b-dQ9Fv6kKLaYW2tg2HCKI0frqFMRioYUwMA1V6S0g1oYReWqWtVBH6D3P6hyphenhyphenTMXPn4Ja4FQMxALMvDPkEJfZAhZAqNCqmgK3j8ldoPW5s8gnZ6xriHbVYxbbnsrwyt4Ms/s1600/4-P1060474.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573280909771992754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOk6K2SkJ20b-dQ9Fv6kKLaYW2tg2HCKI0frqFMRioYUwMA1V6S0g1oYReWqWtVBH6D3P6hyphenhyphenTMXPn4Ja4FQMxALMvDPkEJfZAhZAqNCqmgK3j8ldoPW5s8gnZ6xriHbVYxbbnsrwyt4Ms/s320/4-P1060474.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3s9vloE_pcEtVTyX7vWHb8Cf3PLd1X22Gj1W5IkvrjTur68Nr2uBVzFoHwZCzh3heuR7sEcu3-npl2EQ1mq2A2ktEnIV1Ef6hZZCGp0mUUAn7gxLmK4uGVubJuZ-rcfA_ufAyEeadvMw/s1600/3-P1060476.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573280910449541618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3s9vloE_pcEtVTyX7vWHb8Cf3PLd1X22Gj1W5IkvrjTur68Nr2uBVzFoHwZCzh3heuR7sEcu3-npl2EQ1mq2A2ktEnIV1Ef6hZZCGp0mUUAn7gxLmK4uGVubJuZ-rcfA_ufAyEeadvMw/s320/3-P1060476.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2C6abXZCy8djNY_AiRFIdrjowqfVbpzPsWsRS5ZjpR-hJcc1QZ-ENaH-vXTil5S37RIUQBINmTYj7xCVrT96Hdyw_w5bA6b8c5ocNIC_7-PcyOhhAbDEbskTMU8EUnJKYVUiEW7KCOI/s1600/2-P1060482.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573280907228735666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2C6abXZCy8djNY_AiRFIdrjowqfVbpzPsWsRS5ZjpR-hJcc1QZ-ENaH-vXTil5S37RIUQBINmTYj7xCVrT96Hdyw_w5bA6b8c5ocNIC_7-PcyOhhAbDEbskTMU8EUnJKYVUiEW7KCOI/s320/2-P1060482.jpg" /></a><br />Yes we really have finished this part of the build. Now back to fitting out the rest of the kayak and once some warmer weather arrives it will be on with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">the</span> varnish and out on the water!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxylJzmJLmEJAXNxTu4qsZCh8H-9ODNq6Dp_p0_oWaZVgme1mRPW7uYtmc6DAriYdhY89zC6GVl0CtbT1v2lHXK7vr3ooFq8vh34_YSdtKFEhF3n3Vlv5FZHoOzDqVSbg1KgEt6nqlUnY/s1600/1-P1060470.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573280904533113842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxylJzmJLmEJAXNxTu4qsZCh8H-9ODNq6Dp_p0_oWaZVgme1mRPW7uYtmc6DAriYdhY89zC6GVl0CtbT1v2lHXK7vr3ooFq8vh34_YSdtKFEhF3n3Vlv5FZHoOzDqVSbg1KgEt6nqlUnY/s320/1-P1060470.jpg" /></a><br />Not a bad weekend, kayak building today and yesterday the first paddle of the season for my wife and I, this time in two of the plastic members of the fleet. And very good to see the ice has gone from the water!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuadjeenc4TRLfKv-2KiXmtCQMlHD-KvWwWMMQMVlCFoTCuJ-pBjUXSiy0dH3X-rfAlW5jn5UfazjO-rOpOHkj6LMc8ISlBTjEshtkz2sxCwZlEmxYChUgG-4wkYiISADpP5OnxtPndRU/s1600/KW+Scooter.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573280903258508818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuadjeenc4TRLfKv-2KiXmtCQMlHD-KvWwWMMQMVlCFoTCuJ-pBjUXSiy0dH3X-rfAlW5jn5UfazjO-rOpOHkj6LMc8ISlBTjEshtkz2sxCwZlEmxYChUgG-4wkYiISADpP5OnxtPndRU/s320/KW+Scooter.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-75727646797412571852011-01-30T10:57:00.001-08:002011-01-30T11:09:45.741-08:00More ProgressIt's always the final fitting out which takes the time, but the Resolute is coming together slowly.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZGMWTVy3r9KNNZy7ZMbcIxpz_IRGZ2gJb0jo8G36Z8X7kI6tfc9QVajrwuSbemB1Cxok2A-629yiHV7urqinx1tXn2TY6N1N5Wsyq3lnFDhCuhbPTVEtJzW76PB-5VbEVpB0oH8-w40/s1600/1P1020079.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568055304542282530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZGMWTVy3r9KNNZy7ZMbcIxpz_IRGZ2gJb0jo8G36Z8X7kI6tfc9QVajrwuSbemB1Cxok2A-629yiHV7urqinx1tXn2TY6N1N5Wsyq3lnFDhCuhbPTVEtJzW76PB-5VbEVpB0oH8-w40/s320/1P1020079.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1K_b-44AXD3bTQTFYwn9JT7IKcFeAVHWRbJA1yURt1M5bM9cozCC5sHIXPyhlxQ-PNXCCWTt8kflMOGR_7FPDmsLwddj89n7otzYa-TyItVGhnzO6nSb3I_sXNdwnBkKZ3ETfyHchuM/s1600/2P1020077.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568055296541312466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1K_b-44AXD3bTQTFYwn9JT7IKcFeAVHWRbJA1yURt1M5bM9cozCC5sHIXPyhlxQ-PNXCCWTt8kflMOGR_7FPDmsLwddj89n7otzYa-TyItVGhnzO6nSb3I_sXNdwnBkKZ3ETfyHchuM/s320/2P1020077.jpg" /></a><br />We have lost count how many lamination's of Ash are going into shaping this cockpit surround.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDPL9AE-Q5HOwPBuE8RmsrmkPcYHYvtCwWUrvh6bU-2aDDwn73x_AuhrfBBee-eeb2QVaZh90JJZerwFlNFL4a7HRof-TlqKq6Hx6I1deHmeUv0bIWYTLOhyphenhyphenCGCqoFgqkzghGPaO65oc/s1600/3P1020085.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568055290081139826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDPL9AE-Q5HOwPBuE8RmsrmkPcYHYvtCwWUrvh6bU-2aDDwn73x_AuhrfBBee-eeb2QVaZh90JJZerwFlNFL4a7HRof-TlqKq6Hx6I1deHmeUv0bIWYTLOhyphenhyphenCGCqoFgqkzghGPaO65oc/s320/3P1020085.jpg" /></a><br />This final layer gets the decorative treatment with some keystones of contrasting mahogany fitted in.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajZzKqePUdwDQiN02nSJhOWWLZRxvK4GmCp22mhEsDAHi-FtyrCnP0latQG3kHITrNHR1ewLYlm7IA8TyyOSLhzHAiEsWjXDNbzWIW49rZInlUpwZWvNSsstsAWyZZc3pdiC33rjryZ8/s1600/4P1020102.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568055286013255554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajZzKqePUdwDQiN02nSJhOWWLZRxvK4GmCp22mhEsDAHi-FtyrCnP0latQG3kHITrNHR1ewLYlm7IA8TyyOSLhzHAiEsWjXDNbzWIW49rZInlUpwZWvNSsstsAWyZZc3pdiC33rjryZ8/s320/4P1020102.jpg" /></a> </div><div>Time for a break from the workshop and back out onto the water for a January much needed winter sail! Will share the therapy of last weekend here <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhsg_9WHXs8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhsg_9WHXs8</a> <div></div></div></div></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-31464290374152125172010-12-12T13:40:00.000-08:002010-12-12T13:52:31.332-08:00Cold Temperature Epoxy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvW0z4S3XNhtwGo2VL414R8XLPtY-r2DjS-jgZVocDQUI78AAYF9r1nFGShcsGuDYThGjgUgcFpKzTVKv80EdcoLkJ8KqVZovKuVBk6t2Tcw5fBetFfuLEu-qY2IPx2_WXzmnT5LEMXA0/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549916027582624658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvW0z4S3XNhtwGo2VL414R8XLPtY-r2DjS-jgZVocDQUI78AAYF9r1nFGShcsGuDYThGjgUgcFpKzTVKv80EdcoLkJ8KqVZovKuVBk6t2Tcw5fBetFfuLEu-qY2IPx2_WXzmnT5LEMXA0/s320/1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwDJtkslfU0uczXNDxUT8W2bR4UJkSRGT8k-1MhYNKDWuY9vqru1yiiu9F3absYJI_z5onFTdtKg9FKUrR4ql5ky2IAvn1QOzdxf1nEElLTgYrTCi6itT-GVbIKdZJFeA2fAMm8xKBpA/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549916011083335122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwDJtkslfU0uczXNDxUT8W2bR4UJkSRGT8k-1MhYNKDWuY9vqru1yiiu9F3absYJI_z5onFTdtKg9FKUrR4ql5ky2IAvn1QOzdxf1nEElLTgYrTCi6itT-GVbIKdZJFeA2fAMm8xKBpA/s320/2.jpg" /></a> </div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKA7gjWuddr-W1kCZe1FbIIni3i6AeP1iXnUCd8kanLQ9213_eqY3NrIxTRo3Fl7n8zPG4nmR9CGQyP__5l7eqmqN9wh21M7EuiRlsqkjZki0EG71mFhFfpoTl0TGkQZjKKTeF5F2mt08/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549916007331122626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKA7gjWuddr-W1kCZe1FbIIni3i6AeP1iXnUCd8kanLQ9213_eqY3NrIxTRo3Fl7n8zPG4nmR9CGQyP__5l7eqmqN9wh21M7EuiRlsqkjZki0EG71mFhFfpoTl0TGkQZjKKTeF5F2mt08/s320/3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3tuVwO2Q94TyVn4T6qaKYxtHWHCLvHN7bzgZ_l22yFUNsxYVyU6METwhbyD3sZ1PopJXZl4VHpjK0oGA1pnt7qeiHm-_iics1GbF4b-c-7Ed0OIa3zhzjkFTNJ7-WB1GSQRxMxkZbDY/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549916001419175314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3tuVwO2Q94TyVn4T6qaKYxtHWHCLvHN7bzgZ_l22yFUNsxYVyU6METwhbyD3sZ1PopJXZl4VHpjK0oGA1pnt7qeiHm-_iics1GbF4b-c-7Ed0OIa3zhzjkFTNJ7-WB1GSQRxMxkZbDY/s320/4.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div>The trouble with winter boat building is it gets cold at night, just as we are ready to glue!</div><div></div><br /><div>My solution is some bent water pipe, a sheet of polythene and some tube heaters (not to mention every cramp in the workshop). </div><div> </div><div>Here the cockpit surround, or at least the base of it (formed by 32 strips of ash) is finally shaped to the compound curves of the kayak deck. The hatch frame is also complete.</div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-77810202524875437502010-11-28T11:43:00.001-08:002010-11-28T11:57:49.925-08:00Hatch and CockpitThe frame is shaped and sanded up using the hatch as the pattern. It will eventually get glued back under the kayak deck, to form a lip to take the hatch and gasket. There is still one more frame to make to strengthen the hatch itself.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivb9MTn9bd-HnKLrI1_-4xpTPckQXgQQFlfXoWT7uUwgTsr8OD-VjrpaIYUGaA0LhXgGZdYGtbvyKw64XYZS83kD_oPBpnAirm-3yc00hKNYbsZyX-VpfwP1qj3irgz7tHjDSUV0Kv9k4/s1600/8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544688824978377858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivb9MTn9bd-HnKLrI1_-4xpTPckQXgQQFlfXoWT7uUwgTsr8OD-VjrpaIYUGaA0LhXgGZdYGtbvyKw64XYZS83kD_oPBpnAirm-3yc00hKNYbsZyX-VpfwP1qj3irgz7tHjDSUV0Kv9k4/s320/8.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnb0jr4SItjV-unZkvx_y476cQGuZjFutQkFL6Z0z2uP0DK3PChUBOp-4oydrKGimbpPFqR3KhnA6RmOCWWEzqIXpAGz5htMmiA2UqnrG9eBjdIOW1eUaUP5-unZiUgM-J_q4r53WCAnM/s1600/7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544688814597803826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnb0jr4SItjV-unZkvx_y476cQGuZjFutQkFL6Z0z2uP0DK3PChUBOp-4oydrKGimbpPFqR3KhnA6RmOCWWEzqIXpAGz5htMmiA2UqnrG9eBjdIOW1eUaUP5-unZiUgM-J_q4r53WCAnM/s320/7.jpg" /></a> </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Uzr5Zmu56xAWbyyNFjd63WtPOhHZDEOir6rjUW_lY-9GG-4WV1u6P8IiJnq7SaaEu5Qcnw_upc__TwtCEYp3Zw87vtY3OoTuuiCJLvmcafTfYFPWNBd56KBJ-SeoUTxmmIWDLZWKnWY/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 210px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544688803568643698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Uzr5Zmu56xAWbyyNFjd63WtPOhHZDEOir6rjUW_lY-9GG-4WV1u6P8IiJnq7SaaEu5Qcnw_upc__TwtCEYp3Zw87vtY3OoTuuiCJLvmcafTfYFPWNBd56KBJ-SeoUTxmmIWDLZWKnWY/s320/6.jpg" /></a><br />The temperature outside has now fallen below freezing, so all gluing operations need local heat to keep the temperature up for the epoxy to set. Little polythene tents help with a couple of tube heaters below.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSHHI5R-ngb3fWDqvuR7ezXwp2dQTu2hDjc9cxa66gy1GjWOBHN9YQ6hM31LOIe9hJdrYvG2kGs6GjyATvKA4105rtBa9jb7tPfK2a_EQ3GThQJXEpSBY6J8QmsaQa996Bspk2w0lsG0/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544688799104970978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSHHI5R-ngb3fWDqvuR7ezXwp2dQTu2hDjc9cxa66gy1GjWOBHN9YQ6hM31LOIe9hJdrYvG2kGs6GjyATvKA4105rtBa9jb7tPfK2a_EQ3GThQJXEpSBY6J8QmsaQa996Bspk2w0lsG0/s320/5.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtMajw4bfEcXEJZA5_nPjjJ8WDAfrjY8LAsnuOom7Tx8vktOZMf9Ku2WQK1Ylw88C46oOOPlGAg-8gqAkvQg8OU9a6Gff7VJNMchMWUcrcyP4HfJ3Fl7Z27kkaJKpLUoDZHYPrV3Urd8/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544688661911622674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtMajw4bfEcXEJZA5_nPjjJ8WDAfrjY8LAsnuOom7Tx8vktOZMf9Ku2WQK1Ylw88C46oOOPlGAg-8gqAkvQg8OU9a6Gff7VJNMchMWUcrcyP4HfJ3Fl7Z27kkaJKpLUoDZHYPrV3Urd8/s320/4.jpg" /></a><br />The hatch frame needs laminating and shaping to the compound curves of the deck. So once again the deck is used as the mould with polythene underneath to prevent the whole lot sticking to the deck.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqymS61UUug35FoqQjyIqeImqHkXjVq3NJDfDzm1dCwGFa0F9VVfb1ArKCyHxHE0QCWD2rc28tUvHrHEfYE8Ic1nJmHQI8RQiSqnydsnHZ02Ll0OpyI8EmqrKPGhQF6pdNpkkzy_svhd8/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544688660738335666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqymS61UUug35FoqQjyIqeImqHkXjVq3NJDfDzm1dCwGFa0F9VVfb1ArKCyHxHE0QCWD2rc28tUvHrHEfYE8Ic1nJmHQI8RQiSqnydsnHZ02Ll0OpyI8EmqrKPGhQF6pdNpkkzy_svhd8/s320/3.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>So far there are 36 pieces of Ash in the cockpit surround. This has been laminated up in 3mm Ash.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0Z5i2fkBDIu-vOea13i1Lu4quM2hf5Phm9aBNRutHgc-tkozKEvl7aTGPlH-MBHLQl3pKnq0Yh8t4bKXgXFWoKuw7N7ehsN76ab2_jZyRvTj1Eor7s8UtoUV6UkyjzQ8PNCuKF9gvLk/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544688651497506258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0Z5i2fkBDIu-vOea13i1Lu4quM2hf5Phm9aBNRutHgc-tkozKEvl7aTGPlH-MBHLQl3pKnq0Yh8t4bKXgXFWoKuw7N7ehsN76ab2_jZyRvTj1Eor7s8UtoUV6UkyjzQ8PNCuKF9gvLk/s320/2.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div>The surrounds are now being shaped up one at a time with a roiling bevel required around the inside. Eventually they will be glued to the deck and more layers of Ash added to the top to form a lip for the spray deck skirt.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lTc8Nixrn_Co1-W_bKhyphenhyphenI4_WFz5AaivgI6zwr05RHbMxSfKqjGR1ixSEGqu_rEU_1QYn62NcPcRKa7_b2HRmo31xGoscXZUhpEi3R2e_OHOxwHDvGCw7Iq1-tkChzkbFPaAkJN0K-7c/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544688645822888210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lTc8Nixrn_Co1-W_bKhyphenhyphenI4_WFz5AaivgI6zwr05RHbMxSfKqjGR1ixSEGqu_rEU_1QYn62NcPcRKa7_b2HRmo31xGoscXZUhpEi3R2e_OHOxwHDvGCw7Iq1-tkChzkbFPaAkJN0K-7c/s320/1.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-56243473452453744082010-11-24T12:23:00.000-08:002010-11-24T12:39:10.538-08:00Cockpit and HatchThe cockpit shape is carefully marked out over the deck in exactly the right position (I hope!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkStuBlJRx-mnNI8XaZ1Q2xBGar-1S54xhGo0KqNveSYSUehB6KEZbNqlzM447hjs0Fu_8gumX8zftnl01jk9uFt25CLiPLYE8RHywouP7Xh1FXrujs4n02op55zqEGSo907RPhJYY3gM/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 192px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543214586526407890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkStuBlJRx-mnNI8XaZ1Q2xBGar-1S54xhGo0KqNveSYSUehB6KEZbNqlzM447hjs0Fu_8gumX8zftnl01jk9uFt25CLiPLYE8RHywouP7Xh1FXrujs4n02op55zqEGSo907RPhJYY3gM/s320/1.jpg" /></a><br />A jigsaw has made light work of forming the two holes<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjLOY-BD3eIqGyLdLB9LOJf-k38ydHhmqjzvovRd6Q2dO-YYktPRiGQ3O7nWfuyM9t4PIRVamdhXuYErB1ekiIqRZNp9iHwhuQZekIDJVBFmzdmC0btYCzOvE5Ics5H44lfmUitvb89E/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543214581785422978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjLOY-BD3eIqGyLdLB9LOJf-k38ydHhmqjzvovRd6Q2dO-YYktPRiGQ3O7nWfuyM9t4PIRVamdhXuYErB1ekiIqRZNp9iHwhuQZekIDJVBFmzdmC0btYCzOvE5Ics5H44lfmUitvb89E/s320/2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYnbre0tewab6CMjN-mcBMBJm9kQaigeJVDEzk0F6C0M82FVOUUf21FFcSLlf9O7Muj0v_bcJ24pGtOGUuCUbGpbdvRlk91HHjb0oMQuHF5z0Fj2gRzR63_095dmaj33LAuPcClzvuB4/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543214569900173714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYnbre0tewab6CMjN-mcBMBJm9kQaigeJVDEzk0F6C0M82FVOUUf21FFcSLlf9O7Muj0v_bcJ24pGtOGUuCUbGpbdvRlk91HHjb0oMQuHF5z0Fj2gRzR63_095dmaj33LAuPcClzvuB4/s320/3.jpg" /></a><br />The cockpit frame is being laminated in 3mm Ash. The first three layers here involve eighteen pieces and as many cramps as possible. We had cut this dead Ash tree down years ago from a neighbouring field. Kayaks were probably not in mind at the time but it's ideal for this job and bends well around the hull shape.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZo1KlWQibjE3bqiqXjbUPtb9nDMzHtwVbwRvpZgRRYO352KUtmC_VDixj9_joioQN4A_1mx8emehmFvMbSzknxsYEujA9JtMQAZe-gppg40C1XUdVbaCmPdojBSuz-fmWzjMVGbwfJw/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543214568150733810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZo1KlWQibjE3bqiqXjbUPtb9nDMzHtwVbwRvpZgRRYO352KUtmC_VDixj9_joioQN4A_1mx8emehmFvMbSzknxsYEujA9JtMQAZe-gppg40C1XUdVbaCmPdojBSuz-fmWzjMVGbwfJw/s320/4.jpg" /></a> </div></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-16047984359411353092010-10-31T13:25:00.000-07:002010-11-03T13:37:09.241-07:00Internal Glass SheathingThe two halves now fully sheathed in glass<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zKTKBbmI_qkxBmzKmKNASPl3Gh6TnX_gssl0NmBYAPgF_DVtYX5KwMqhQBJ0q1AM3FO_29Ilg_4E-Qd4gnW8VZkbJSytJm-0ksQMTfL2Kl_4UeLCc5-ge3AJ8QVTblejCsoE1qxtCtA/s1600/P1020006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535422998845787810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zKTKBbmI_qkxBmzKmKNASPl3Gh6TnX_gssl0NmBYAPgF_DVtYX5KwMqhQBJ0q1AM3FO_29Ilg_4E-Qd4gnW8VZkbJSytJm-0ksQMTfL2Kl_4UeLCc5-ge3AJ8QVTblejCsoE1qxtCtA/s320/P1020006.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKusupN2aWuREN17_tzbwfevbQZTcfHnzAZtgmqolMXKCyY8J9IukbmKI3fVkjRCqaPZcdQkgv0XnLkhLOwz7q9_3vIeitva9RkuaFzBTAv2qAD8W7H1BZ5kmTgK-1cQ46M6X01bZnvw/s1600/P1020004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535422988976609122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKusupN2aWuREN17_tzbwfevbQZTcfHnzAZtgmqolMXKCyY8J9IukbmKI3fVkjRCqaPZcdQkgv0XnLkhLOwz7q9_3vIeitva9RkuaFzBTAv2qAD8W7H1BZ5kmTgK-1cQ46M6X01bZnvw/s320/P1020004.jpg" /></a><br />The resin is added and once again the cedar shows through the glass.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpe4ZlKR5La1qVEo6GF7m1rDRzTlRg6Muur8CYf5BS_1ru2gJQyDA3uiGBxI-1JmGPSb9HtwtFnBPWWnto5rFHdcj_EefWN5tMVFxJzgUGTM4l6lwj2MSENYSc71uw7pKg6wkChgp1xo/s1600/P1020003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535422985107569362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpe4ZlKR5La1qVEo6GF7m1rDRzTlRg6Muur8CYf5BS_1ru2gJQyDA3uiGBxI-1JmGPSb9HtwtFnBPWWnto5rFHdcj_EefWN5tMVFxJzgUGTM4l6lwj2MSENYSc71uw7pKg6wkChgp1xo/s320/P1020003.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqV40y2feyesZKI4xDkBRrwXcFSvT3X_TWIXlEvfCWAx8U9YarpaR6fmWs-OakogdnQlWfYD5zWMGsvXMcKaphkT2_iN6KgARv-CTKKE8QBA21qQp3YBpv33K-93W41grajYqyU9LLDVA/s1600/P1020001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535422981963989634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqV40y2feyesZKI4xDkBRrwXcFSvT3X_TWIXlEvfCWAx8U9YarpaR6fmWs-OakogdnQlWfYD5zWMGsvXMcKaphkT2_iN6KgARv-CTKKE8QBA21qQp3YBpv33K-93W41grajYqyU9LLDVA/s320/P1020001.jpg" /></a><br />The glass cloth gets laid out along the inside of the hull and deck.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DsYld1oyrJER0B6VBVeYdEifWyXGdAEfwKZ7t1vAtuZ_1jMEfBd_fuqfhnOq5W1dEMEQHD_AQbvvrncn-JnowTzoe0TvgDO9zajd_Owjo2B_afM-uQzPXS-pw73xiSzAGHUg-YVTchA/s1600/P1010998.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535422750844728370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DsYld1oyrJER0B6VBVeYdEifWyXGdAEfwKZ7t1vAtuZ_1jMEfBd_fuqfhnOq5W1dEMEQHD_AQbvvrncn-JnowTzoe0TvgDO9zajd_Owjo2B_afM-uQzPXS-pw73xiSzAGHUg-YVTchA/s320/P1010998.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglf8veePB2Dy6u97onT2y5c3oCq0hccEl-cxH6BNljOmzRlP8l22qMPLGMJkT4fyhggDpeIRA06Q9g9hioqdPnAsYM5borqUPdiTuCepUiiL97LZYUTH_zKG2xhLl6Syg_RW05ybh13Ag/s1600/P1010996.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535422742742232210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglf8veePB2Dy6u97onT2y5c3oCq0hccEl-cxH6BNljOmzRlP8l22qMPLGMJkT4fyhggDpeIRA06Q9g9hioqdPnAsYM5borqUPdiTuCepUiiL97LZYUTH_zKG2xhLl6Syg_RW05ybh13Ag/s320/P1010996.jpg" /></a><br />Cleaning up the inside of the kayak ready for sheathing.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_jh2Q2niy9PjMdMqGIr9ct4caVQmj2r76Bs3qxYRpQbRuv4aBM80uFJTcfAJsHtjMin-vicGYCAv518fBxIuYtlQJsgIeN2R6I499L2ukjsNjqYWQ-X-wFS1niLG3Cdx_-fg5ykw4cE/s1600/P1010995.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535422741244659378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_jh2Q2niy9PjMdMqGIr9ct4caVQmj2r76Bs3qxYRpQbRuv4aBM80uFJTcfAJsHtjMin-vicGYCAv518fBxIuYtlQJsgIeN2R6I499L2ukjsNjqYWQ-X-wFS1niLG3Cdx_-fg5ykw4cE/s320/P1010995.jpg" /></a><br />Separating the deck from the hull became something of a problem for several hours, as some epoxy had found its way down from the deck to glue the two halves together too soon!</div><div> </div><div>Once separated, the glue from joining the strip planking together must be removed.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeR8HQTOflOpCE34Gp8ASZwhIIY6EIk4P2yJa9oH587aJym1GDvQnUQflYHtSZNJ_0X9NABlxlhoD2Qe0kMKUb0iwnav3RXl3yL5afWk1Z_5_JIfpSw78TSquueW5W-lh40L3k9d31INY/s1600/P1010993.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535422731629093058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeR8HQTOflOpCE34Gp8ASZwhIIY6EIk4P2yJa9oH587aJym1GDvQnUQflYHtSZNJ_0X9NABlxlhoD2Qe0kMKUb0iwnav3RXl3yL5afWk1Z_5_JIfpSw78TSquueW5W-lh40L3k9d31INY/s320/P1010993.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-67428358997517023642010-10-23T14:24:00.001-07:002010-10-23T14:37:43.936-07:00Glassing the Deck<span style="font-family:verdana;">Deck Sheathing</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The deck has finally got completed and glassed today. The decorative stripes have been formed with some yellow pine and by selecting some particularly dark strips of the cedar.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuPVCI8LvFwVxKODzrnJP4xStBgFIp6v7al2Qi4nKkNrn-R5VVTg43ejlIYbkU4Hw3PTQ0PrFcGxjNrQ7UhVB_3ajk-W_K0_pSW7DMBm64BTELnTAJ_mFYKL_-0EGLAGuMznki0mSpmM/s1600/a4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531355777067266098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuPVCI8LvFwVxKODzrnJP4xStBgFIp6v7al2Qi4nKkNrn-R5VVTg43ejlIYbkU4Hw3PTQ0PrFcGxjNrQ7UhVB_3ajk-W_K0_pSW7DMBm64BTELnTAJ_mFYKL_-0EGLAGuMznki0mSpmM/s320/a4.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hopefully not too many runs and I just hope we can get the deck back off the hull once dry for completing the inside.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTEHNiqNRHuFEauHUk0fzaI5T89EMKTRepezWy2uKF2RPtY5zcyXZTFoCHDYWF03QygD9QHhhSGuWMMIF3ftaUu6UamlZG-evyISQx0ylOnd5RMc9qJ-Oli7HMy35ZYJ-ZHyBXoIaTGKY/s1600/a3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531355770900806594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTEHNiqNRHuFEauHUk0fzaI5T89EMKTRepezWy2uKF2RPtY5zcyXZTFoCHDYWF03QygD9QHhhSGuWMMIF3ftaUu6UamlZG-evyISQx0ylOnd5RMc9qJ-Oli7HMy35ZYJ-ZHyBXoIaTGKY/s320/a3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQ3OtNGftDZYb9VLzkG-o03URdKKpdWFrnYPCbmJ2whBAXbD6N4Muc6fSZURP_nrF66CyVzitAjIVE-9_8qOdGijtepIpI5WvSO4DRF3zv-qDriusD8Mfv6C2N55bMrFK_WDUKn6aK1A/s1600/a2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531355768939498050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQ3OtNGftDZYb9VLzkG-o03URdKKpdWFrnYPCbmJ2whBAXbD6N4Muc6fSZURP_nrF66CyVzitAjIVE-9_8qOdGijtepIpI5WvSO4DRF3zv-qDriusD8Mfv6C2N55bMrFK_WDUKn6aK1A/s320/a2.jpg" /></a> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">A glass shroud stretched across the deck and ready for the resin to dissolve the binding layer and turn the glass transparent once again, as if by magic!</span></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcyl4OXJV0axgJGVvmPSoP67MjHTm8qPjE178ubxM_Umsi-el36bpzkIDe1gf9WN8Q1hvmny0b6gddteTUgigJb2tr0-42zCJGzgfk4uMkM69ogx__a8YJvMX1MzeZClNtCoNe9LFn7o/s1600/a1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531355761402808770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcyl4OXJV0axgJGVvmPSoP67MjHTm8qPjE178ubxM_Umsi-el36bpzkIDe1gf9WN8Q1hvmny0b6gddteTUgigJb2tr0-42zCJGzgfk4uMkM69ogx__a8YJvMX1MzeZClNtCoNe9LFn7o/s320/a1.jpg" /></a> </div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-77730716773213852872010-10-03T12:24:00.000-07:002010-10-03T13:05:16.841-07:00Bear Mountain KayakTime for another boat build!<br /><br /><br /><br />On and off through the summer we have been working on building a 16'6" Resolute strip plank kayak from the Bear Mountain design catalogue.<br /><br /><br /><br />'Swift' my home built sailing canoe also on this blog, was made using a completely different construction technique (lapstrake, epoxy clinker). So this strip planking in western red cedar and some yellow pine, sanded smooth and then sheathed in glass and epoxy is all new to us.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrHB13ExusIvyRh3KPU4flYEEqaGhjTYybEBP_8p6riJ2vFg1Pp1amHe_zru6UBrIEchB77AQ5az1Ws_VDahIJZR0VBqaUV_ZudcbmSxnhas9ZPMOtp0E3YkdbA3Cby9S9vbmZ8RyvPo/s1600/20.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 192px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523904889405366498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrHB13ExusIvyRh3KPU4flYEEqaGhjTYybEBP_8p6riJ2vFg1Pp1amHe_zru6UBrIEchB77AQ5az1Ws_VDahIJZR0VBqaUV_ZudcbmSxnhas9ZPMOtp0E3YkdbA3Cby9S9vbmZ8RyvPo/s320/20.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Cutting the rebate for the final outer plank is a fairly demanding job to get a good looking result. So far so good.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_F52ergZip4ZUWPtUmiwTSSKJoDXxLMeXUqHeF16fEYvXlANb3DgNd1B2L4WyPOySdtfGDH4W1nHPI_5at3mnyJyQ_aLw61sElo2ulsi_VAeVxuaBLUFn4gf_pWOxJ0S-050Sv65Glng/s1600/19.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523904879370280946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_F52ergZip4ZUWPtUmiwTSSKJoDXxLMeXUqHeF16fEYvXlANb3DgNd1B2L4WyPOySdtfGDH4W1nHPI_5at3mnyJyQ_aLw61sElo2ulsi_VAeVxuaBLUFn4gf_pWOxJ0S-050Sv65Glng/s320/19.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMYvh83k8wtI3Lqa8-8_zcwViiJOk0qFPEGKs1UDCPPnY0iji4PaXDgrxCgk_3Wnh1qpdyPCOJg1BQa9fEJilMWlAvARQXEV0jaB4BCD3slr59Lpotqia29-mmek1dTEmYehyphenhyphengBT7kLY/s1600/18.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523904879796355170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMYvh83k8wtI3Lqa8-8_zcwViiJOk0qFPEGKs1UDCPPnY0iji4PaXDgrxCgk_3Wnh1qpdyPCOJg1BQa9fEJilMWlAvARQXEV0jaB4BCD3slr59Lpotqia29-mmek1dTEmYehyphenhyphengBT7kLY/s320/18.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiAY_JDcEvjOrSuqHW5IopsN7evEhybnUA6TPtTFRekULYud4QqyPiltQKkUrOfphsXQo-mxY52KLGlT2gWt6465g6fVI61F_tRNXWP-bhDauuBQbWxe1reD8xD3GIWKXlN0qXYWG7rjQ/s1600/17.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523904873592787058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiAY_JDcEvjOrSuqHW5IopsN7evEhybnUA6TPtTFRekULYud4QqyPiltQKkUrOfphsXQo-mxY52KLGlT2gWt6465g6fVI61F_tRNXWP-bhDauuBQbWxe1reD8xD3GIWKXlN0qXYWG7rjQ/s320/17.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVP48jXuJYMX1d6I4fysoT0eEWp6-b4-XkR-w03_AM-ItqwDx06uZ2kHzRLg_9sxw84h3zynv1d3AhwMWLIlBky3jhZcBQxpcYDfBKMTOu8qfjd7lsZHubqFZK_9Q4OTHnu5NGpazKc_Y/s1600/16.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523904868540031634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVP48jXuJYMX1d6I4fysoT0eEWp6-b4-XkR-w03_AM-ItqwDx06uZ2kHzRLg_9sxw84h3zynv1d3AhwMWLIlBky3jhZcBQxpcYDfBKMTOu8qfjd7lsZHubqFZK_9Q4OTHnu5NGpazKc_Y/s320/16.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>A scaffold frame around the kayak allows temporary timbers and wedges to hold each plank in place while the glue dries (without messing the deck up with staple holes).</div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8L-WxbF6kO3ZC_IQq18iLmPC8ySVao77Ms2iNwyGT3FNNpEqj7kPrnooCVni1i9hlv8kk33ksCDW3VtRY0rvUsVYe_CsBCGdGWtoL8JpgdkHrI_kVuQGmcBUNZ2rqYqT2BVz-oZTl-oM/s1600/15.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523904031150817474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8L-WxbF6kO3ZC_IQq18iLmPC8ySVao77Ms2iNwyGT3FNNpEqj7kPrnooCVni1i9hlv8kk33ksCDW3VtRY0rvUsVYe_CsBCGdGWtoL8JpgdkHrI_kVuQGmcBUNZ2rqYqT2BVz-oZTl-oM/s320/15.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbBy23WzM3vyZrknN_SnHMRqCcEmyXmwOKiDLuJzUmjDsSpSCpp75A0EFvcJ2cUAIKDnr8JaKwSk48YqhYYioJk3EdBht9R9Eby0xy-DzzeCUNTORzP9HDuH8nOtNO5Z9pacXF_xIon8/s1600/14.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523904030388767698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbBy23WzM3vyZrknN_SnHMRqCcEmyXmwOKiDLuJzUmjDsSpSCpp75A0EFvcJ2cUAIKDnr8JaKwSk48YqhYYioJk3EdBht9R9Eby0xy-DzzeCUNTORzP9HDuH8nOtNO5Z9pacXF_xIon8/s320/14.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhfPUUIVuOlN5NGs1s8FVJFZ9zxMKuPwc8lKXUoEpTW9y3UJIhXp3XRc8xbLFua5ZaffTUUMTIXDDCcZ7k7Wd_zWU7LA6iEZJdLPyamXpJsgt8p6qIZkZDRLo0pX7MGD1DFZkcH-t8xo/s1600/13.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523904023000417714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhfPUUIVuOlN5NGs1s8FVJFZ9zxMKuPwc8lKXUoEpTW9y3UJIhXp3XRc8xbLFua5ZaffTUUMTIXDDCcZ7k7Wd_zWU7LA6iEZJdLPyamXpJsgt8p6qIZkZDRLo0pX7MGD1DFZkcH-t8xo/s320/13.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjxptuTC1WB5rsd0R8ERZyu3YOlbUis0gT3qWm1Gh8Efag26m9hM9_x4vea33kDc_JWfTrjNK9A2Q2uetTaDIZLFlIJXCqRyD9cY_XiiLP_xis6yv2twB1ht_bGZbUCvYaOP81Jhyxvg/s1600/12.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523904024717320146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjxptuTC1WB5rsd0R8ERZyu3YOlbUis0gT3qWm1Gh8Efag26m9hM9_x4vea33kDc_JWfTrjNK9A2Q2uetTaDIZLFlIJXCqRyD9cY_XiiLP_xis6yv2twB1ht_bGZbUCvYaOP81Jhyxvg/s320/12.jpg" /></a><br />The hull is finally turned over to start forming the deck around the moulds, which for now are still left within the hull.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju44VUEfufLAUvzcm1egiU01a07hVwLFSqvt5ntpQWQh-yJXD5R5iPRxVHza-6LEzHp4SylFLsGp0B8wX2tanQw-3rSomjoyqfXZ9xa6LeOW2P9KT-632Gq6eguh3HgVfweApZSPLWGM4/s1600/11.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523904021567973682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju44VUEfufLAUvzcm1egiU01a07hVwLFSqvt5ntpQWQh-yJXD5R5iPRxVHza-6LEzHp4SylFLsGp0B8wX2tanQw-3rSomjoyqfXZ9xa6LeOW2P9KT-632Gq6eguh3HgVfweApZSPLWGM4/s320/11.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8FJ-3_CoMMpVwxkBFT6yKKebkLWL4JIO33xBJo_09k-sY40hHWLWJp80UFgXXzvIsG82exdzzLvj6-7OGVhkFMzO7UbPkJAebGM-wm6ykf4xbe24ObdsoB94-CQnf25jvt2a6BT0v_Q/s1600/10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523903711254506114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8FJ-3_CoMMpVwxkBFT6yKKebkLWL4JIO33xBJo_09k-sY40hHWLWJp80UFgXXzvIsG82exdzzLvj6-7OGVhkFMzO7UbPkJAebGM-wm6ykf4xbe24ObdsoB94-CQnf25jvt2a6BT0v_Q/s320/10.jpg" /></a><br />The glass sheathing seemed to go OK and provides a hard wearing but clear finish over the timber. It will gain even more strength once the hull is glassed on the inside.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-aCQv5iJdB7B8aOb432inyDQcbo5OaDmn3GjX6wl1P0MQ47ev_4nYLzDSmSkvkDWJomzIB_ZFJOtPgF0is1BCYxGjlw_iVRTACccmXnd6YQEuiTTIA4sZrcVvAhOC_9Y6EWvUrEPjaLA/s1600/9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523903705801208546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-aCQv5iJdB7B8aOb432inyDQcbo5OaDmn3GjX6wl1P0MQ47ev_4nYLzDSmSkvkDWJomzIB_ZFJOtPgF0is1BCYxGjlw_iVRTACccmXnd6YQEuiTTIA4sZrcVvAhOC_9Y6EWvUrEPjaLA/s320/9.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9E9-BO_b7Jr3Hht_usQFi_YDcnTysVTQjsKhq1lFIqkCLwxqyGND2WOyKDnvmAIDHLaTxM2qNVhsFzJMYX_TB3NpO7TsBMdfhTA3aZW_hc82pzCOPheT6cOXcZ6pmzITojIc-VpFFM4/s1600/8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523903701450906226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9E9-BO_b7Jr3Hht_usQFi_YDcnTysVTQjsKhq1lFIqkCLwxqyGND2WOyKDnvmAIDHLaTxM2qNVhsFzJMYX_TB3NpO7TsBMdfhTA3aZW_hc82pzCOPheT6cOXcZ6pmzITojIc-VpFFM4/s320/8.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjts4fdisEviHraoT2TMox9drsA6Y2jpMqKGXyOZVs7xIUmLwAS7-xxhnCO2M43lonJ7G2QSi2iKHfT_Fus4jJWn0r6LXHJlQ5DfdmMlaIqNnwEf9NM3RTTK1WQDE4EA5JWvdqUpatX0tQ/s1600/7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523903696871062226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjts4fdisEviHraoT2TMox9drsA6Y2jpMqKGXyOZVs7xIUmLwAS7-xxhnCO2M43lonJ7G2QSi2iKHfT_Fus4jJWn0r6LXHJlQ5DfdmMlaIqNnwEf9NM3RTTK1WQDE4EA5JWvdqUpatX0tQ/s320/7.jpg" /></a> Once sanded smooth, everything needs to be clean before glassing the hull.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLA8dX7KQHzSdM66mc7ZPlZ2ARYccCxdCNcc8UsAcUMDYso26vuk4KEvaHdVo5qiDBEKur1Nv2BgKRgyF_aG8twaIthXYz7rMk1ft976IZ7KpWCCMIXQ2VThjvoGtHSxCAZQevfhbArUk/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523903695875984450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLA8dX7KQHzSdM66mc7ZPlZ2ARYccCxdCNcc8UsAcUMDYso26vuk4KEvaHdVo5qiDBEKur1Nv2BgKRgyF_aG8twaIthXYz7rMk1ft976IZ7KpWCCMIXQ2VThjvoGtHSxCAZQevfhbArUk/s320/6.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6SeQWBI__ViTS9uY-kKwUGDZzLeJ-6W8d_0-TvT_YwUHPetAhBySPjg6_CorbOI9_z1jpYx9SZo_cF536mNYMBap1hJfqdh_uLgftw-nqWqYJew14yuxcACGfwRi9RWDu8Og9VCdaK0/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523903415629833042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6SeQWBI__ViTS9uY-kKwUGDZzLeJ-6W8d_0-TvT_YwUHPetAhBySPjg6_CorbOI9_z1jpYx9SZo_cF536mNYMBap1hJfqdh_uLgftw-nqWqYJew14yuxcACGfwRi9RWDu8Og9VCdaK0/s320/5.jpg" /></a><br />The planks go on, one by one around the station moulds.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaPJpDHS5p6B6OE1jT1UN6s-OXJB-Juhyphenhyphen0X62LczgVwQVALIMknXX7eavHqR26bX8onRIGOIthj1wOHf3Mssa_1QfOmlUXuJj53qFUx-O29FH5qF4Q-UqPUR_fbEN0Io4ofnvNPEsXrg/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523903415142112322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaPJpDHS5p6B6OE1jT1UN6s-OXJB-Juhyphenhyphen0X62LczgVwQVALIMknXX7eavHqR26bX8onRIGOIthj1wOHf3Mssa_1QfOmlUXuJj53qFUx-O29FH5qF4Q-UqPUR_fbEN0Io4ofnvNPEsXrg/s320/4.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAnhh8d-7vvXDDxhJaXiFn7Ba8mmgP7EOjmfvtJ_spDwuigkcp8-SFO8wNO1FjVRweyRZJe7D_idZq3Pp6oKHkKjwl9qoVhj6PO3rjzSyZeYofaw0bVmT_1a3fOz0jqJFzYpd9z29w5M/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523903404599743026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAnhh8d-7vvXDDxhJaXiFn7Ba8mmgP7EOjmfvtJ_spDwuigkcp8-SFO8wNO1FjVRweyRZJe7D_idZq3Pp6oKHkKjwl9qoVhj6PO3rjzSyZeYofaw0bVmT_1a3fOz0jqJFzYpd9z29w5M/s320/3.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div>The stems are laminated up in oak and held in position with the rest of the mould structure.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbfCZSvvpcUrMF6J8iJw4whjamYR3Ll1hyphenhyphen7UGI6aQgHh1OfJjI1pJCNFOTXrZLs4VjHAUne2OMuYIPccMsubtWUvlww6af0aj11xGh7pLEuNepGItY2lCrNA4jCJTybFzz5cLjH9nlSg/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523903406950445618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbfCZSvvpcUrMF6J8iJw4whjamYR3Ll1hyphenhyphen7UGI6aQgHh1OfJjI1pJCNFOTXrZLs4VjHAUne2OMuYIPccMsubtWUvlww6af0aj11xGh7pLEuNepGItY2lCrNA4jCJTybFzz5cLjH9nlSg/s320/2.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div>Each mould is cut to the exact shape and carefully set out in exactly the right position on the strongback. A mistake here will end up with a strange looking (and poor performing) kayak, so it's worth taking some time and care over this stage.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcNmvh7Et8kEGDovawMSmXkQ6W6gA6dMIvQ9zbDPuXHxrR7ypLm6xwtZRJJbQ31UOAvCXSho-cpa4h_tm2TTrdBAmyqSu4CtYLgp81B8mXZUceLxnrQJ_BIX0LLktVPy5OUw_QgsGexY/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523903402283708626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcNmvh7Et8kEGDovawMSmXkQ6W6gA6dMIvQ9zbDPuXHxrR7ypLm6xwtZRJJbQ31UOAvCXSho-cpa4h_tm2TTrdBAmyqSu4CtYLgp81B8mXZUceLxnrQJ_BIX0LLktVPy5OUw_QgsGexY/s320/1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-35903754877630342632010-09-30T10:13:00.000-07:002010-10-03T13:04:12.268-07:00Hurley 2470 SailingSomewhere between sailing on an Oyster 55 this summer (see Artic Circle Sailing) and my recent addition of a home built sailing canoe, there sits my trusty Hurley 2470. Here's a flavour in photos of 'Concord' sailing. With a home port of Milford Haven on the Pembrokeshire coast this provides some excellent sailing opportunities and normally a trip once a year across the Irish Sea to the Emerald Isle.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eEUotISPvlf4Tr80f3vAMfjDHw1rwtPs9JBllH1bATbjU7oFctPEce0Ma8_bzloDbcsNt0kx9qhA_JlDpF7xe74zUTFOm_GQ9Uboyvo1b6HSKz0CtcQYgb7K4xXQEVfGDD-aTI4cbmw/s1600/40.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 149px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523871032667992002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eEUotISPvlf4Tr80f3vAMfjDHw1rwtPs9JBllH1bATbjU7oFctPEce0Ma8_bzloDbcsNt0kx9qhA_JlDpF7xe74zUTFOm_GQ9Uboyvo1b6HSKz0CtcQYgb7K4xXQEVfGDD-aTI4cbmw/s320/40.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8TkIndgslp4KXaxaMxRyFz-li-Tp5YQbdMp7GyZmnxy-UqubdGzTiHcACaJR776uRXo7-48WBJO2qWAe_bWQ9IYUBjZoqDLsjBVxak-x8NTrw-DhWXJdzXfwjyJcfCWuX3WhUvEyG6U/s1600/39.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523871032375429346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8TkIndgslp4KXaxaMxRyFz-li-Tp5YQbdMp7GyZmnxy-UqubdGzTiHcACaJR776uRXo7-48WBJO2qWAe_bWQ9IYUBjZoqDLsjBVxak-x8NTrw-DhWXJdzXfwjyJcfCWuX3WhUvEyG6U/s320/39.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JGNUQnyqCxjahUDZQw2Kyzu4bNgjahgO4qtVhdL-LamNjG68o5pDOIdGccM8HVunZmG7r8WImy3dkH8K4Hukfo4EcpOyHzkRu7dkXGrwX6wO__WDSk-F65hMvF_ACCeZHuGFMDGcFx4/s1600/38.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523871022398020082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JGNUQnyqCxjahUDZQw2Kyzu4bNgjahgO4qtVhdL-LamNjG68o5pDOIdGccM8HVunZmG7r8WImy3dkH8K4Hukfo4EcpOyHzkRu7dkXGrwX6wO__WDSk-F65hMvF_ACCeZHuGFMDGcFx4/s320/38.jpg" /></a> Autumn, first light</div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7uJdjzZc1pTHK_PnDjZS1aY7M3KtiQbA-psHwkjntigoiD9Zcgi6GaMAaC3hw76FbSFDwzzLMvne_3lE67087bFTtdgvAi0I-S7TpXixg71Z_JW3QOQvUAxnhACmd0CLUJKRMgXnCa0/s1600/37.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523871011558761282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7uJdjzZc1pTHK_PnDjZS1aY7M3KtiQbA-psHwkjntigoiD9Zcgi6GaMAaC3hw76FbSFDwzzLMvne_3lE67087bFTtdgvAi0I-S7TpXixg71Z_JW3QOQvUAxnhACmd0CLUJKRMgXnCa0/s320/37.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3M67Rw_FY3oaHt3NzuTwYSByN2vWeoehGE16OD_t5frIiNzba-rbY0dMYqnL8oeNcrTcJrObXMb0Z83uWF3R9zGneSjL5fqCpj1k6Wo4nuoodtvVA12tJbYYWAsgK-0OGNH9k7RzsEc/s1600/36.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523871011365693522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3M67Rw_FY3oaHt3NzuTwYSByN2vWeoehGE16OD_t5frIiNzba-rbY0dMYqnL8oeNcrTcJrObXMb0Z83uWF3R9zGneSjL5fqCpj1k6Wo4nuoodtvVA12tJbYYWAsgK-0OGNH9k7RzsEc/s320/36.jpg" /></a> Waterford, Ireland<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJE_zDSI7_Ai1JVFsQEc77YM_FdZJjibGpQXnGej-HoqnaUsFf004sQcBUt-cDczkjKYVzGozJ1FK2Yiuo7ZkV9Gx2Yx5Pka_U6zMIC0EN4pdFCChTVPvX9-WKQNvcbfd5IX7YYRBFvI/s1600/35.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870714171897234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJE_zDSI7_Ai1JVFsQEc77YM_FdZJjibGpQXnGej-HoqnaUsFf004sQcBUt-cDczkjKYVzGozJ1FK2Yiuo7ZkV9Gx2Yx5Pka_U6zMIC0EN4pdFCChTVPvX9-WKQNvcbfd5IX7YYRBFvI/s320/35.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnjIIktcGKN0R7lMWhkZ1Qiv927jKROMRpGuXkbhOX6vKTM8Rv76IBtwQoRjivk-tN65KjDCxTF1fZLPQ5bLyOm5PNwuRQvVZJm50-KfQAyCZNo51Whd3yAi0KTTSm4Qul8-bOXBzu6I/s1600/34A.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870706853540754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnjIIktcGKN0R7lMWhkZ1Qiv927jKROMRpGuXkbhOX6vKTM8Rv76IBtwQoRjivk-tN65KjDCxTF1fZLPQ5bLyOm5PNwuRQvVZJm50-KfQAyCZNo51Whd3yAi0KTTSm4Qul8-bOXBzu6I/s320/34A.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcAyWRxPt84WuJPcS-TRsLe3WZ0w-GkH6u9jyTVj_K9RhGItWnLle2-3uakP7weU2qXqLNx47FDT558ZAM5XoJp-wxH8n60WY2fO9yIj8lnzQ5dLmwv4I0h_RwZLviDJbX5kvZSYzHDI/s1600/34.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870705451210290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcAyWRxPt84WuJPcS-TRsLe3WZ0w-GkH6u9jyTVj_K9RhGItWnLle2-3uakP7weU2qXqLNx47FDT558ZAM5XoJp-wxH8n60WY2fO9yIj8lnzQ5dLmwv4I0h_RwZLviDJbX5kvZSYzHDI/s320/34.jpg" /></a> Too cold for sailing!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72rad7dfktU7U6SucSYcq90-AtB6P8Gue5_ru4VTLzmsMI7nmgw-5QylzP9HiH-Et0PMPYy6q2M3mKx3zAIN9WcSo3SME8w7KyG17cjBc6sdTealpFGH58wBzUPCQ41EXrM8cAWnnCQo/s1600/33.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870701444005778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72rad7dfktU7U6SucSYcq90-AtB6P8Gue5_ru4VTLzmsMI7nmgw-5QylzP9HiH-Et0PMPYy6q2M3mKx3zAIN9WcSo3SME8w7KyG17cjBc6sdTealpFGH58wBzUPCQ41EXrM8cAWnnCQo/s320/33.jpg" /></a> The Irish ferry needs to be dodged several times a day<br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3wrGOzYuOwx7I5g0Bd08dAEIG3Qit94_EKbJQaiTSLG34uz4AJRe-555yG5w2dzjR2a6ZybTbe0d6SZFbaLJ2GulZKXXxxSp50Zx7sEFx_mH9MJJaMO_mgLhvsfHl0kkQJwuMr1qK1E/s1600/32.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870693656129058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3wrGOzYuOwx7I5g0Bd08dAEIG3Qit94_EKbJQaiTSLG34uz4AJRe-555yG5w2dzjR2a6ZybTbe0d6SZFbaLJ2GulZKXXxxSp50Zx7sEFx_mH9MJJaMO_mgLhvsfHl0kkQJwuMr1qK1E/s320/32.jpg" /></a>One of many favourite and unspoilt anchorages<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKxE_X1ZmkMrU-1LIleKMLxszIcgu5anbvBnBoPuoBG2Hjm0VmZKyrpfsKfP9AxxMM3ZYNrcwPysKTOoV8m1lxsHZdZod6pmJsVatsIvjg3N0SSXRQr2odDW_l6j4WqNcxCpVa9exBJs/s1600/31A.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870372198002482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKxE_X1ZmkMrU-1LIleKMLxszIcgu5anbvBnBoPuoBG2Hjm0VmZKyrpfsKfP9AxxMM3ZYNrcwPysKTOoV8m1lxsHZdZod6pmJsVatsIvjg3N0SSXRQr2odDW_l6j4WqNcxCpVa9exBJs/s320/31A.jpg" /></a> Docks by night<br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjVzPYImRl33dmaS9Z0HtaL_OMB3tvWo_2IxE8CvlZSEgMN5VzWhYXjY0bg0mX4NbtdxZXDV3zsb1P0t70veiUKsX5lvvDUlExhoK1yvM5ZSWA7GEPQQwzIw4z2z5mF5T9Z9DJuotovk/s1600/31.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870367932534386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjVzPYImRl33dmaS9Z0HtaL_OMB3tvWo_2IxE8CvlZSEgMN5VzWhYXjY0bg0mX4NbtdxZXDV3zsb1P0t70veiUKsX5lvvDUlExhoK1yvM5ZSWA7GEPQQwzIw4z2z5mF5T9Z9DJuotovk/s320/31.jpg" /></a> The Smalls lighthouse<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTomrE00ZpNhqHtFzsrnISDiQV2swgQ9CbWfTiu8g2DXgAFdW8fVFHb44um8xBV4aBYa2GfKQFUiXAiqLtftua-Os3OCq_E95HNp7DInSrXXC92p4ve76d1xzC7JhYSjRdfA7VXkdEIQ/s1600/30.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870358823061010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTomrE00ZpNhqHtFzsrnISDiQV2swgQ9CbWfTiu8g2DXgAFdW8fVFHb44um8xBV4aBYa2GfKQFUiXAiqLtftua-Os3OCq_E95HNp7DInSrXXC92p4ve76d1xzC7JhYSjRdfA7VXkdEIQ/s320/30.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMdS15suDZbr_Pysb5FMdmBc_jLW0UhO0L1l2NLoEf3G25V3DlylRdGvdYUv3H-vFyT_HVT5Pp94Wp16RDYZ7pFXn6qgfTE-dnC6wgMfiZVxP_kKyJ2bvAWPFR4DdK17uFgHUPLeD22c/s1600/29.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870356947030994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMdS15suDZbr_Pysb5FMdmBc_jLW0UhO0L1l2NLoEf3G25V3DlylRdGvdYUv3H-vFyT_HVT5Pp94Wp16RDYZ7pFXn6qgfTE-dnC6wgMfiZVxP_kKyJ2bvAWPFR4DdK17uFgHUPLeD22c/s320/29.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOILuM4WFeINZ6BOoDz302QOWDu3UH__4e86WBtQGpNTlz1hw5KNuPeGSBLY0xxNqdDrWDiy0W1MtebtgAxM9WcGcVwzklwK4huafrb7ayp2Lr1K8aRfUAkuEhzc8_WzkhMl4iGWXUMTQ/s1600/28.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870355034278530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOILuM4WFeINZ6BOoDz302QOWDu3UH__4e86WBtQGpNTlz1hw5KNuPeGSBLY0xxNqdDrWDiy0W1MtebtgAxM9WcGcVwzklwK4huafrb7ayp2Lr1K8aRfUAkuEhzc8_WzkhMl4iGWXUMTQ/s320/28.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghd3TpSRb5fKg3Ffu3LB-Me-PAi8u7nub9B8zHxKqxVEMKA9iFcOhCna8fU26kRPnHyKKyWXjqAFiYcFsheVicjtG3-Lvh-Pkoz39AQlFtJwLth7Evbd6DHuU8AURwRTA1KgCaCvRXu2Y/s1600/27.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870067598377922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghd3TpSRb5fKg3Ffu3LB-Me-PAi8u7nub9B8zHxKqxVEMKA9iFcOhCna8fU26kRPnHyKKyWXjqAFiYcFsheVicjtG3-Lvh-Pkoz39AQlFtJwLth7Evbd6DHuU8AURwRTA1KgCaCvRXu2Y/s320/27.jpg" /></a> Rigging the new multi purpose genoa<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LO5vjGhNEa4Fav906cGfYNaVb7VO9MAidJu1a5xwNYKEm2MSTv9vJkNV-oOsH0Z-LZJsr0IUMexxcDCtb3N3on9BDIYNVuoJvSkNgTRpcYI4PpiTbJNQs41zi7Wei2d37jrU_uDIisA/s1600/26.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 314px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870064431202242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LO5vjGhNEa4Fav906cGfYNaVb7VO9MAidJu1a5xwNYKEm2MSTv9vJkNV-oOsH0Z-LZJsr0IUMexxcDCtb3N3on9BDIYNVuoJvSkNgTRpcYI4PpiTbJNQs41zi7Wei2d37jrU_uDIisA/s320/26.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJU1b0vpYOPaOqnv8xVaGeQuijxmtok4ANUMK_ZROtsXf673pFaP0vJnhTKZBs0TfqmVPQS8b8X2nU6crh5exio1A8SoCYfYldyZftq4mFSBfs_qqBECC1ngF688-np0MQkbAkYZI3Prc/s1600/25.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870064402115618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJU1b0vpYOPaOqnv8xVaGeQuijxmtok4ANUMK_ZROtsXf673pFaP0vJnhTKZBs0TfqmVPQS8b8X2nU6crh5exio1A8SoCYfYldyZftq4mFSBfs_qqBECC1ngF688-np0MQkbAkYZI3Prc/s320/25.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpS0fm9vZHfvZd6SVC6wGNduJC5K1hqkEmKoUW_WEilotXE2pkxs_BkyBHi0DO_Ua_9-aa-8FbcMN103CLdOaU1AKAV6EQOp8vACy96GxjoAASvDXdWmNEKGZcxiLE26Tp4nVcd2gSuc/s1600/24.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870061699205106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpS0fm9vZHfvZd6SVC6wGNduJC5K1hqkEmKoUW_WEilotXE2pkxs_BkyBHi0DO_Ua_9-aa-8FbcMN103CLdOaU1AKAV6EQOp8vACy96GxjoAASvDXdWmNEKGZcxiLE26Tp4nVcd2gSuc/s320/24.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTs53XezbwBPcTKilWLzn-7QMRFknOy67JUIKszp1uM2EKd4hyTvvZse72iJkmmkI3ZxaAmf9FHBmcyo9G31uaduWO21XxmgWV1Qa0EF8Mn__E66Idpddxx29H5qZ6Eu_v32bsvftGT24/s1600/23.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870056867395970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTs53XezbwBPcTKilWLzn-7QMRFknOy67JUIKszp1uM2EKd4hyTvvZse72iJkmmkI3ZxaAmf9FHBmcyo9G31uaduWO21XxmgWV1Qa0EF8Mn__E66Idpddxx29H5qZ6Eu_v32bsvftGT24/s320/23.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF6GQJo9M57Aa99NGsPnKdr3s4-Px4Xz2T4AERb2yHVe3gShZuU-TJrr5frgBbRemv1i714lF1hFbZ-t1OU0ZFVpm-y-nppdyFGEVUwlmW-bnPgR37FlV6jNx6214XNj7I7XS7bJI35E/s1600/22.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523869771500786498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF6GQJo9M57Aa99NGsPnKdr3s4-Px4Xz2T4AERb2yHVe3gShZuU-TJrr5frgBbRemv1i714lF1hFbZ-t1OU0ZFVpm-y-nppdyFGEVUwlmW-bnPgR37FlV6jNx6214XNj7I7XS7bJI35E/s320/22.jpg" /></a><br />Annual maintenance is very much part of the deal with boats (stripping the antifouling back to the gel coat ready for applying 'gelshield' took for ever last winter).<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5ZGFLC13u6qqj2PcMunCmvNRqzVgZFvh4J8pheWBWVML64aM7p_I63jQarIaY1uIuq4lIzCc-g8i4QPw9dYvnMpYf6GIIdjEDR9aIoeszwDvw74fYVTp9IspCNmRGuYXmUzm2zixVH8/s1600/21.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523869768858553922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5ZGFLC13u6qqj2PcMunCmvNRqzVgZFvh4J8pheWBWVML64aM7p_I63jQarIaY1uIuq4lIzCc-g8i4QPw9dYvnMpYf6GIIdjEDR9aIoeszwDvw74fYVTp9IspCNmRGuYXmUzm2zixVH8/s320/21.jpg" /></a><br />Some work gets a lot more interesting than scraping the hull, here I rope my Father into making some new wash boards and a sliding hatch for Concord.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iDUuD2I98Y0DlpfXmpBblU0EMvK3ijbpE07bhfy4SN81UvEs5lyWg-vO1-vlKFICoIsyCr7Oqi-8SInCHg52DnBhmyK58X1zzv64Vj9-k7ANXjwKUbmHwftXN5ulF1wMKK4VTKb8pSs/s1600/20.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523869756696549714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iDUuD2I98Y0DlpfXmpBblU0EMvK3ijbpE07bhfy4SN81UvEs5lyWg-vO1-vlKFICoIsyCr7Oqi-8SInCHg52DnBhmyK58X1zzv64Vj9-k7ANXjwKUbmHwftXN5ulF1wMKK4VTKb8pSs/s320/20.jpg" /></a>Very smart and well sub contracted out on this occasion. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Over the fourteen years which I have owned my Hurley, a large proportion of the fittings have been replaced. This has included fitting a new engine, completely re-wiring the boat, some structural strengthening under the mast, replacing rigging. All jobs which have provided me with some good experience, the odd headache and an empty wallet (even though I complete all maintenance and improvement work myself). </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji12KiPtcOPGfoXJqfzNt32fpWu97mrQXV0VDg6B0OcS0WJ9ekihevbOili5x7BNdwiK75yCjMvoA9qa8zN1O5SE5WNogOSLqblh0BCZRcPnq1UtVzl8gYTWRmpSvZbHMM6CGjppS4krk/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523869749006184562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji12KiPtcOPGfoXJqfzNt32fpWu97mrQXV0VDg6B0OcS0WJ9ekihevbOili5x7BNdwiK75yCjMvoA9qa8zN1O5SE5WNogOSLqblh0BCZRcPnq1UtVzl8gYTWRmpSvZbHMM6CGjppS4krk/s320/6.jpg" /></a><br />For me a big part of the sailing is the access to the wildlife which it provides. Inquisitive seals always like to check out the boat. Also puffins appear fairly relaxed in our company.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmiaUjr62dmb81DNnrfJxcX-wXZxgj-5WNgDtYFTN_MrC-Kk3F8cVbdXarG7RnTz7oHukjL90wt8TrI5vTzHVzH_plAGxVvhNBzhMoZ4LYC0DJ31c5mDPdxAyL-bM9Bee-oWJlMD-rCE/s1600/5A.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523869746519574066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmiaUjr62dmb81DNnrfJxcX-wXZxgj-5WNgDtYFTN_MrC-Kk3F8cVbdXarG7RnTz7oHukjL90wt8TrI5vTzHVzH_plAGxVvhNBzhMoZ4LYC0DJ31c5mDPdxAyL-bM9Bee-oWJlMD-rCE/s320/5A.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsM2iWQ6Xd989qbyvq4bMNqTm3GVCTvRRouNx8PxbxQdoAFuM8tRm98tAzCNABdWg1sZ_mxDBmlVQFQAO36F3ijdJxwGCSgb62shDBD4rJzK9ybin1z25MmRCXJ5l7trE751_MB9BAoE/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523869412722200098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsM2iWQ6Xd989qbyvq4bMNqTm3GVCTvRRouNx8PxbxQdoAFuM8tRm98tAzCNABdWg1sZ_mxDBmlVQFQAO36F3ijdJxwGCSgb62shDBD4rJzK9ybin1z25MmRCXJ5l7trE751_MB9BAoE/s320/5.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IQ_3mZBq7_nsnByzjWL_N7bi_a7atYukLXL7OnB0a_Zub9UqwSmjo_skj7RXOBczwIuiN2ItS80itw7ggX6DwqgIJiKU-rgDPIh_fFotxotg2p_L4xkDG-vKwWCJUOQpmoxQqQ45dMM/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523869405199045698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IQ_3mZBq7_nsnByzjWL_N7bi_a7atYukLXL7OnB0a_Zub9UqwSmjo_skj7RXOBczwIuiN2ItS80itw7ggX6DwqgIJiKU-rgDPIh_fFotxotg2p_L4xkDG-vKwWCJUOQpmoxQqQ45dMM/s320/4.jpg" /></a><br />A cliff walk from an anchorage always presents some photo opportunities.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnBX03rj9JkjUS4GGx0Q0twSJSkh_50rYUw-bxIQY-pZfVYJGsLBLH0CeNwhKf2IMpTOAXzw6fdPqf5aBXlXwovkM2N32dr3hnmiHqA62eTC5CJ_Sx-yWYP9ph-1ZWPH2OZAT-fGrJ1c/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523869399732983138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnBX03rj9JkjUS4GGx0Q0twSJSkh_50rYUw-bxIQY-pZfVYJGsLBLH0CeNwhKf2IMpTOAXzw6fdPqf5aBXlXwovkM2N32dr3hnmiHqA62eTC5CJ_Sx-yWYP9ph-1ZWPH2OZAT-fGrJ1c/s320/3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRsxaIgSkgLc9T61x6hKDHwkPFFNZG3u2p6FVUKij7bz8B1x98oaWnvOcuiHL1pfy-PT4f5XLvFF1GFdQt9P7bkRCzuWcP3BqUdHVitEfOKKIH1L_BWx4TsT0gX0RfFglXBBjZssKHyg/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 126px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523869397029032914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRsxaIgSkgLc9T61x6hKDHwkPFFNZG3u2p6FVUKij7bz8B1x98oaWnvOcuiHL1pfy-PT4f5XLvFF1GFdQt9P7bkRCzuWcP3BqUdHVitEfOKKIH1L_BWx4TsT0gX0RfFglXBBjZssKHyg/s320/2.jpg" /></a><br />A telephoto lens ensures that others are viewed but left undisturbed in their natural surroundings.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrWUJS0s1HnnJwGrVrj2M5M7vUSYH-Rz5NnKxXnGLoEYC5u2i0gtPh4NqZCZam4YubaOsaAWIraM4sXl4wQrYqcdMt_jazf43rnpnA2hY0ez_NOC25QEVnY9vZqVOaf2Vi0lqfFPLya0/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 275px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523869395574538226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrWUJS0s1HnnJwGrVrj2M5M7vUSYH-Rz5NnKxXnGLoEYC5u2i0gtPh4NqZCZam4YubaOsaAWIraM4sXl4wQrYqcdMt_jazf43rnpnA2hY0ez_NOC25QEVnY9vZqVOaf2Vi0lqfFPLya0/s320/1.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-33271239572939377912010-09-20T11:51:00.000-07:002011-07-27T13:46:17.001-07:00Rivers & Lakes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrZ4wizBhT0p3yAzig0may_1CNUTvOS7uDiasNglr1ge4_tOSzbF0XWf4NBcwCV0aK0GNPYraAdLJR7nKiAi-SXoXEB7d_3JDLZqz0Fuet9RAEw_tJS0jO52Rsge1Yq8JK6kbbmm5iXY/s1600/IMGP0982.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634135272568446706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrZ4wizBhT0p3yAzig0may_1CNUTvOS7uDiasNglr1ge4_tOSzbF0XWf4NBcwCV0aK0GNPYraAdLJR7nKiAi-SXoXEB7d_3JDLZqz0Fuet9RAEw_tJS0jO52Rsge1Yq8JK6kbbmm5iXY/s320/IMGP0982.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80BluKH5uo_ddKf9zRj4N-rq3lNXtbqA_rHKZvyiPpKJsuC2i_ppJdIrAOHo7N_Arf7ypIOYrqT6VKdg5Elg2HajvrwywvUx6lFhelVPzl16zaHgpFhlsWUNRLGzmQ8Q1lm976-bspFw/s1600/IMGP1005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634135265404605810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80BluKH5uo_ddKf9zRj4N-rq3lNXtbqA_rHKZvyiPpKJsuC2i_ppJdIrAOHo7N_Arf7ypIOYrqT6VKdg5Elg2HajvrwywvUx6lFhelVPzl16zaHgpFhlsWUNRLGzmQ8Q1lm976-bspFw/s320/IMGP1005.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincp93lx05FjvX89XSO7D_UUbGuz0BAwtpN-7fw6NEzoHadsMkhdY2GyKuvkDUtT4PKFWVwbr_d7rJFxABtNLvXCz58HDOjtyZz1LbwreROrbV1Jljpf2rBXtPq_G-K0dD-KClna4omhA/s1600/IMGP0173.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634135262471803794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincp93lx05FjvX89XSO7D_UUbGuz0BAwtpN-7fw6NEzoHadsMkhdY2GyKuvkDUtT4PKFWVwbr_d7rJFxABtNLvXCz58HDOjtyZz1LbwreROrbV1Jljpf2rBXtPq_G-K0dD-KClna4omhA/s320/IMGP0173.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4_u84FWsfRtu5MpWn5CILx1XoH5fB0dzX46xJUAr1GC6WJjWyVo2iSXuRqVd5AVGoBkq3LHml4U9Wg9WOmMP2nzJJTMs8g-OAztSNzz-f1zUKdWDrL1BrgeuUCetOt4V9J_oqQZ91Rs/s1600/IMGP0170.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634135252464461170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4_u84FWsfRtu5MpWn5CILx1XoH5fB0dzX46xJUAr1GC6WJjWyVo2iSXuRqVd5AVGoBkq3LHml4U9Wg9WOmMP2nzJJTMs8g-OAztSNzz-f1zUKdWDrL1BrgeuUCetOt4V9J_oqQZ91Rs/s320/IMGP0170.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXpKnZnxX2X4it80rDnTJtdIKu6oov0iC2ppWuy6Ukv-Kd_agqYd-mXGxehVyofE5rMltT5urVsgfKtkhqSIbUvXZM1WlIed3eujHqMZDYVbTQwJv2bBEU1sQLc4db0MlmrQhMkmY8XI/s1600/IMGP0180.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634135250402804706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXpKnZnxX2X4it80rDnTJtdIKu6oov0iC2ppWuy6Ukv-Kd_agqYd-mXGxehVyofE5rMltT5urVsgfKtkhqSIbUvXZM1WlIed3eujHqMZDYVbTQwJv2bBEU1sQLc4db0MlmrQhMkmY8XI/s320/IMGP0180.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>What's this, could my wife be gradually getting into boating? With Rivers and Lakes on our doorstep, we are now both having some mid life crisis involving canoes!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJh0NiiaTuXnOBgQAbE2QCu7ZVBxbdrhnYQOyuqg3ViRNzA1AX2seb38Cu8G7R7nSNdRCHH1dUuprFA7drQ3DfHrnY6oLKUOxLSydiRYKpitDhoklOsGGZ-oKNl8FFa4mG3OWkqkfqx8I/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523895349104834626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJh0NiiaTuXnOBgQAbE2QCu7ZVBxbdrhnYQOyuqg3ViRNzA1AX2seb38Cu8G7R7nSNdRCHH1dUuprFA7drQ3DfHrnY6oLKUOxLSydiRYKpitDhoklOsGGZ-oKNl8FFa4mG3OWkqkfqx8I/s320/1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanR5mhdzKyoYdA5lTcd5QV_xTGV8-1Dx-TFMPudsL0PAsCNEKwt0dan4WYdbVGGfzs4dn-3QH4QbiK4AK0I0VBR_KeGWkH4aSEUC7FJ08gq8MhvGuRFkA210SETCI9_nO7KPd2yPZdr4/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523895342534805826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanR5mhdzKyoYdA5lTcd5QV_xTGV8-1Dx-TFMPudsL0PAsCNEKwt0dan4WYdbVGGfzs4dn-3QH4QbiK4AK0I0VBR_KeGWkH4aSEUC7FJ08gq8MhvGuRFkA210SETCI9_nO7KPd2yPZdr4/s320/2.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-TDlXiI4Ek1WiUMDX9Rk2OIBTNIyl2bDHuGAnsyJkfmvTD3s9rKNJTMug9SkIIZ9oJFaHZvaknMhdM8PokPMNCcENV0zS9U4BybPpuy70X4DE-GuUQapAfPPtwsQXpZ2ccKqQDO_sr4/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523895340650711762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-TDlXiI4Ek1WiUMDX9Rk2OIBTNIyl2bDHuGAnsyJkfmvTD3s9rKNJTMug9SkIIZ9oJFaHZvaknMhdM8PokPMNCcENV0zS9U4BybPpuy70X4DE-GuUQapAfPPtwsQXpZ2ccKqQDO_sr4/s320/3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdJSxmR412nSp_0j0wBzSektyZMKq84w9QcRBJLd6nsRnxvI0bqw8rEbY-9Uvd1becF803owQ0TJIOUR3GfMlELq_7D6QGz0qkZz0OLNSHlWquDbl4ypcfE2QPz5RP9iz7qiMZq035xk/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523894948267269538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdJSxmR412nSp_0j0wBzSektyZMKq84w9QcRBJLd6nsRnxvI0bqw8rEbY-9Uvd1becF803owQ0TJIOUR3GfMlELq_7D6QGz0qkZz0OLNSHlWquDbl4ypcfE2QPz5RP9iz7qiMZq035xk/s320/4.jpg" /></a> Looks fairly happy in a boat, now she has her own!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAj8ZHiwS8f-qIfwEw9P-C3aqNtPuROUICoCFRyqp_0Uo6PqB2BRmTGANVCxwjJu8DrtWsKLfoac-HG7W7v9Hze6ScxkLNgr8vTPIk8_qcOicij13MdyLAYGaGEWrHutgGLWui-OOGbY/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523894942612802962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAj8ZHiwS8f-qIfwEw9P-C3aqNtPuROUICoCFRyqp_0Uo6PqB2BRmTGANVCxwjJu8DrtWsKLfoac-HG7W7v9Hze6ScxkLNgr8vTPIk8_qcOicij13MdyLAYGaGEWrHutgGLWui-OOGbY/s320/5.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Pjh5QfI_rR9AbtzAwJiJhvq6Is9hOpY4HaKyxGAbFCN_Fp0hcl9u2eN2oVXKd151QdAc8mCwdljDFemBjtLOV1wYE3lcbaoIRVwpLnnrJlCOvR_LtkS5zzAqWxRsSX8PP94LYKvygO0/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523894929445598978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Pjh5QfI_rR9AbtzAwJiJhvq6Is9hOpY4HaKyxGAbFCN_Fp0hcl9u2eN2oVXKd151QdAc8mCwdljDFemBjtLOV1wYE3lcbaoIRVwpLnnrJlCOvR_LtkS5zzAqWxRsSX8PP94LYKvygO0/s320/6.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHfftcXCjP-vJd8bYAoblOGy6vAlQ4RjIA3xuF-7EevtMLX80f6X8bKYp2xYfAvyJMEffsOp9E9mb6HwTzEwNzQgyZBcXu7k-UJQsUInWDlZMSc_AHWwJm8z5BiL55tyquoKlfGwA1cQ/s1600/7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523894918295820818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHfftcXCjP-vJd8bYAoblOGy6vAlQ4RjIA3xuF-7EevtMLX80f6X8bKYp2xYfAvyJMEffsOp9E9mb6HwTzEwNzQgyZBcXu7k-UJQsUInWDlZMSc_AHWwJm8z5BiL55tyquoKlfGwA1cQ/s320/7.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div>Made it to the other side!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXnTPr6IQC1Q1eEdsuVuhKuwMDJVZMX5C-CEvELicbcEq0ORDLzePgiNMIXho2UqUveV7M8YzUxZpnr0eR66PgT1OrYNNTQDoNc9leYfK-uYeQ6aedkeRYwd9H5u9ger8vMePtfYZt38/s1600/8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523894920001464418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXnTPr6IQC1Q1eEdsuVuhKuwMDJVZMX5C-CEvELicbcEq0ORDLzePgiNMIXho2UqUveV7M8YzUxZpnr0eR66PgT1OrYNNTQDoNc9leYfK-uYeQ6aedkeRYwd9H5u9ger8vMePtfYZt38/s320/8.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div>Camping trips now involve at least 3 boats for the 2 of us.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487937694567128966.post-48564481393569886432010-09-12T20:00:00.000-07:002010-09-12T13:56:20.869-07:00Norwegian WatersJust back from a 730 nautical mile trip from Bodo, up in the Arctic Circle down to Bergen, on an Oyster 55 (something of a contrast to my own smaller fleet of canoes).<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZd1CqfOm6JG_JL0x3o6i0h-Ue5hDeEj6Na_o_FPqKFlBzv8A4OsCpISOvFsENBTvn7euJRK0KHAgsZbIIOwhB4DwUro98jlpIU8qYZ5nK1NkqWJUm6itZH4-MwmtirEpoKoRITSSL2c/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515995435251165010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZd1CqfOm6JG_JL0x3o6i0h-Ue5hDeEj6Na_o_FPqKFlBzv8A4OsCpISOvFsENBTvn7euJRK0KHAgsZbIIOwhB4DwUro98jlpIU8qYZ5nK1NkqWJUm6itZH4-MwmtirEpoKoRITSSL2c/s320/1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePIUNRzwHDEVP8Z1a4oDVPIlGXSdDuqnChKKyGE3-neeilcl2gzl4MlY5q8H8nPkEROEfOmIS7kcSg0TDv7g3bPwFw5IRp72jPHJ89kexmAcSZivzGJ5uLWHIFjb4v4AkAov3nLq6QXk/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515995428372577554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePIUNRzwHDEVP8Z1a4oDVPIlGXSdDuqnChKKyGE3-neeilcl2gzl4MlY5q8H8nPkEROEfOmIS7kcSg0TDv7g3bPwFw5IRp72jPHJ89kexmAcSZivzGJ5uLWHIFjb4v4AkAov3nLq6QXk/s320/2.jpg" /></a> Jackie dressed for Arctic Circle sailing and on the helm.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-FkIZTI6uARmi1AZYdm83hxdjfeg2d0HD2Sx00cyjqF9uhBwTXqCOi3OpfQeq_TNJiAp6ncv00BrHrmSaIdbqJNFG1uTEulV2r_jAyl18Er9lqbf_T5SRgruux8ZbhoAoIm7o8UN5mQ/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515995410041298322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-FkIZTI6uARmi1AZYdm83hxdjfeg2d0HD2Sx00cyjqF9uhBwTXqCOi3OpfQeq_TNJiAp6ncv00BrHrmSaIdbqJNFG1uTEulV2r_jAyl18Er9lqbf_T5SRgruux8ZbhoAoIm7o8UN5mQ/s320/3.jpg" /></a> The land appears to instantly disappear into truly deep water allowing the coasters to almost skim the mountains, north & south, up the Norwegian Coast.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqJsnhkRLEghgNVuiYX7EkjgxpUDVgc9KBGTyrFsuhQ9msPxL1ffTAM35ZAnj6lytAqbfWmHEbwJFq6k69q7oVFA8pmJwj1oKo2drWiTsD1r_es0M6HlcwC2870v7Xc4lOJvlZsx0k2Q/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515995164921861730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqJsnhkRLEghgNVuiYX7EkjgxpUDVgc9KBGTyrFsuhQ9msPxL1ffTAM35ZAnj6lytAqbfWmHEbwJFq6k69q7oVFA8pmJwj1oKo2drWiTsD1r_es0M6HlcwC2870v7Xc4lOJvlZsx0k2Q/s320/4.jpg" /></a> This coast is just peppered with rocks, with long stretches 15 miles or so out!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIR20udjDadSmdJicQEPhlQRZaNxDLKQ1vTwRIywwcYIJawhx-NvCMGC5LngNcdajYNcwMo50NXjYr9u5r5lDJSQuLfNhGN1jQkmkTS1kS4x1ckH7Um0xYNHMurYuqbskvZNJdmhBK5P4/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515995157765431762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIR20udjDadSmdJicQEPhlQRZaNxDLKQ1vTwRIywwcYIJawhx-NvCMGC5LngNcdajYNcwMo50NXjYr9u5r5lDJSQuLfNhGN1jQkmkTS1kS4x1ckH7Um0xYNHMurYuqbskvZNJdmhBK5P4/s320/5.jpg" /></a><br />There were two highlights of this excellent trip for me and this was the first, diverting to explore the Svartissen glacier.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7jzJZ20AQWlQ6MxN8PCjRU0vKU_ki6uidqPdRpVvz9dSNgBZ22S6vM7QWWpaRlPSA9GONTrviQgi5HVpzYBBLCPc8sC3BcmAzcDXoASITvX_Rtdksgl9cySx2GcaGcByv4GHiP2vnuw/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515995149036610530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7jzJZ20AQWlQ6MxN8PCjRU0vKU_ki6uidqPdRpVvz9dSNgBZ22S6vM7QWWpaRlPSA9GONTrviQgi5HVpzYBBLCPc8sC3BcmAzcDXoASITvX_Rtdksgl9cySx2GcaGcByv4GHiP2vnuw/s320/6.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvxVAL3Bw8c3krxcblFSvUVEXm4EfBs6Fbhl8SZ1D6vxeXMX8gOY_-ccNDGbvV9D8UvgZNv5uvBCNOwZTDzmsN0wZDoUd0wOHLCmg55bTwAIkrWwcwAffHbRkOWqXLSDdSE7Ib_vLizc/s1600/7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515995125271607330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvxVAL3Bw8c3krxcblFSvUVEXm4EfBs6Fbhl8SZ1D6vxeXMX8gOY_-ccNDGbvV9D8UvgZNv5uvBCNOwZTDzmsN0wZDoUd0wOHLCmg55bTwAIkrWwcwAffHbRkOWqXLSDdSE7Ib_vLizc/s320/7.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiW9trgZ7aXKA3IqmmURZ4YXphATj2i3ErMDsHrdxJcaHE06OonzDn5GgJ-51eqwNYFN5LMKLM9W8TLk7bFEovQPQxFCLZ6OSl5ahl3C5ycM22mA9ynTVfm-Wd92BF1emKXwDe9DCFDA/s1600/8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515995122568277922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiW9trgZ7aXKA3IqmmURZ4YXphATj2i3ErMDsHrdxJcaHE06OonzDn5GgJ-51eqwNYFN5LMKLM9W8TLk7bFEovQPQxFCLZ6OSl5ahl3C5ycM22mA9ynTVfm-Wd92BF1emKXwDe9DCFDA/s320/8.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSic2TTB9FA8vkuLmd7IQb9kZTVitNsSbbEC5M4YhxhBpwDsV_sfWI5_eOtfM3Dr9-QExzKeWBhqjVV9Yt_ft_gnpIv7HvRiGI6759tpGGQv6Kr4tNKU2YgdGb4pObHcDZgEVs9YoEmoM/s1600/9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515994863442300898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSic2TTB9FA8vkuLmd7IQb9kZTVitNsSbbEC5M4YhxhBpwDsV_sfWI5_eOtfM3Dr9-QExzKeWBhqjVV9Yt_ft_gnpIv7HvRiGI6759tpGGQv6Kr4tNKU2YgdGb4pObHcDZgEVs9YoEmoM/s320/9.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrgt8oKxT1HRnCOVRvcAFSxqBMIOqzjJ9_aAGZz0xu4gNayknT0oxG1WXHMTqkjr3H2eW8W9FltzE24Ra1yi02mYHRUednoOFRzYZsB3wVtTZSGTqLMvrCZQrfSkON-ZY3r6-brMjsTM/s1600/10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515994854600666002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrgt8oKxT1HRnCOVRvcAFSxqBMIOqzjJ9_aAGZz0xu4gNayknT0oxG1WXHMTqkjr3H2eW8W9FltzE24Ra1yi02mYHRUednoOFRzYZsB3wVtTZSGTqLMvrCZQrfSkON-ZY3r6-brMjsTM/s320/10.jpg" /></a><br />It's not every evening you pick up a mooring for the night at the foot of a glacier.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFnYSY4cv-rGQPu9qvNO0_2w819i5XVwW19sUACFJBu3RxeVD9ZN3FMfCmMuInXfp0e2TK8zjuSIMSFpgb3t4aVKlY2xxQ6KrmcyzeNHw83xjP5QTrD1oXtVIqOIGARncdsf5F6C7CPA/s1600/11.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515994837096292626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFnYSY4cv-rGQPu9qvNO0_2w819i5XVwW19sUACFJBu3RxeVD9ZN3FMfCmMuInXfp0e2TK8zjuSIMSFpgb3t4aVKlY2xxQ6KrmcyzeNHw83xjP5QTrD1oXtVIqOIGARncdsf5F6C7CPA/s320/11.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8K8Ll8aG_98PWZqbeIsgvm-MBEn69q_oart1fq0Bl1wyjTIiGEPQIChwpgRVcKTxzyaZvdYBPH-kilCngmdvSk8pRIQdoDX9j0GyNmWBw6mAa2KjSey4WW0qliqeqmXxYnfhqemSRG8/s1600/12.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515994826509301842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8K8Ll8aG_98PWZqbeIsgvm-MBEn69q_oart1fq0Bl1wyjTIiGEPQIChwpgRVcKTxzyaZvdYBPH-kilCngmdvSk8pRIQdoDX9j0GyNmWBw6mAa2KjSey4WW0qliqeqmXxYnfhqemSRG8/s320/12.jpg" /></a> My watch on the helm!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenIU5buAPD7wYB7G4I3hn3TTb-VpQXR04wNImCt4sIDarjBCFNZ0CDkXkghONE8dpVclu2rMrNYC8l0YWM7xguEX7Oc4mOmcgTY7fN7snnSz1EiPrlhjR2YzFwYDxOGQT26h82itSEcs/s1600/13.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515994815038816354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenIU5buAPD7wYB7G4I3hn3TTb-VpQXR04wNImCt4sIDarjBCFNZ0CDkXkghONE8dpVclu2rMrNYC8l0YWM7xguEX7Oc4mOmcgTY7fN7snnSz1EiPrlhjR2YzFwYDxOGQT26h82itSEcs/s320/13.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGS2XSS9HJeS_sPDIyJoc-UdQFrYDRZVcs8FXDCGm9vYFdJRwDlSQ2W4luS61Wc1YWzD1G1zRhzv7Fwnf-fDjOZUyax6B_AxHYukHmxUsl-Nt19psRCPJHkLD1AysgQf1erkT-SgG8AE/s1600/14.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515994609548897090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGS2XSS9HJeS_sPDIyJoc-UdQFrYDRZVcs8FXDCGm9vYFdJRwDlSQ2W4luS61Wc1YWzD1G1zRhzv7Fwnf-fDjOZUyax6B_AxHYukHmxUsl-Nt19psRCPJHkLD1AysgQf1erkT-SgG8AE/s320/14.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorm08dC6ZVcywKymdIY6qXtmtQPylJoNGRMRvfCI6JSrNRuPx7p9uMSwPW5NtdNma2TyvGIx8yDvFm1UmH6y4WRrob-QnMYW1ZWaVKW6RVTmy8QH4mVKVIMhlab9Lc9P_DNVHxfd1oek/s1600/15.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515994596904110290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorm08dC6ZVcywKymdIY6qXtmtQPylJoNGRMRvfCI6JSrNRuPx7p9uMSwPW5NtdNma2TyvGIx8yDvFm1UmH6y4WRrob-QnMYW1ZWaVKW6RVTmy8QH4mVKVIMhlab9Lc9P_DNVHxfd1oek/s320/15.jpg" /></a> Onoy Island<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihIRudu4yUuXvtHk4EPD7o5DP8MtOVG00W2pzuihfrlda3Z6HSVmD_3cN85eCAn4qNskbTvO_ubecY2d3Tkynx7omfGa7s1QoaIRTzizRj1zg_jQ8sPDhKNnhGYqU2FS4iPzvPRuY3dY/s1600/16.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515994593715883122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihIRudu4yUuXvtHk4EPD7o5DP8MtOVG00W2pzuihfrlda3Z6HSVmD_3cN85eCAn4qNskbTvO_ubecY2d3Tkynx7omfGa7s1QoaIRTzizRj1zg_jQ8sPDhKNnhGYqU2FS4iPzvPRuY3dY/s320/16.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div>One of the Arctic Circle marks<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtxtBfiVFT4JeBsXFGv_LUOQCBO6mmNdY_X1tYHLMPaEUjG-kmLvyBNp1sebvM5p2Xb1_asEpLOeatK9wNzAZqotgzsZ450SVh4I4zdlSBPwoMJTna8nIDqFozSk8GA6X8Soh1sC8oxM/s1600/17.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515994569473795122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtxtBfiVFT4JeBsXFGv_LUOQCBO6mmNdY_X1tYHLMPaEUjG-kmLvyBNp1sebvM5p2Xb1_asEpLOeatK9wNzAZqotgzsZ450SVh4I4zdlSBPwoMJTna8nIDqFozSk8GA6X8Soh1sC8oxM/s320/17.jpg" /></a><br />Into Kristiansund to sit out some gale force winds in the forecast. I liked Christiansund, which was a good job as we spent several days here. The forecast around Statt headland (our next obstacle) turned to Storm force 10 and clearly that was not the place to be (so Kristiansund and surrounding anchorages became our base for a few days).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnlvHr5Zyl8eImHzT5bldBtPsCMP53bhbhj9k2DeQbzcJc9hMfxNUq3ihIKsyteZbQQgzeTLQ8OdqCajXNMCdkQ0fsmWh-SBxpcPRjAIhgS-KwBXKPJGWZlCLKH7xFgpnz89NYkc-Qqg/s1600/18.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515994562748200802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnlvHr5Zyl8eImHzT5bldBtPsCMP53bhbhj9k2DeQbzcJc9hMfxNUq3ihIKsyteZbQQgzeTLQ8OdqCajXNMCdkQ0fsmWh-SBxpcPRjAIhgS-KwBXKPJGWZlCLKH7xFgpnz89NYkc-Qqg/s320/18.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div>My second highlight was chancing on a wooden boat centre, including some real gems. The one that took my eye particularly, was the Colin Archer yacht 'Christiansund' and I would love the chance of a sail on one of these Norwegian classics sometime in the future.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6WFG9GIbI6ZGAoOSD8yGH1GLTEDz9AUMYtZxElnQPQvBFLeU1T2xfLvOT2khZHHaNTKwzZj3RKCFc8eWLaWmiyurcGc-EPBVsPeT6sBVP6eDgXP95SWrrpErDAVMc57Sy3PsxP0Plw8/s1600/19.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515994182582509250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6WFG9GIbI6ZGAoOSD8yGH1GLTEDz9AUMYtZxElnQPQvBFLeU1T2xfLvOT2khZHHaNTKwzZj3RKCFc8eWLaWmiyurcGc-EPBVsPeT6sBVP6eDgXP95SWrrpErDAVMc57Sy3PsxP0Plw8/s320/19.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9siosc3-YjXUWxj9KRKiiE8e6QgDoZJWMfbieQscoJ2Un9NpB1D6lSfzRcjlY77NE8gxHFaj9uQWa_tTYuWYRXWSK9oG0aWsMQlGq1yNbalr_vkn3WIYANrJ4sSNbArpi7vcoxyx9tNA/s1600/20.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515994176774271666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9siosc3-YjXUWxj9KRKiiE8e6QgDoZJWMfbieQscoJ2Un9NpB1D6lSfzRcjlY77NE8gxHFaj9uQWa_tTYuWYRXWSK9oG0aWsMQlGq1yNbalr_vkn3WIYANrJ4sSNbArpi7vcoxyx9tNA/s320/20.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmE-HD6LZuZbSA9C_hvk28DA7wv8Kn2nK95JoARaxznixvyVeE48lwDS2OP2-v7PbgQ1-Ih3oUHfABbWUB7kIcNMnraqSO6CY3xvadj7n8TCX0G4cYEDyuAgFymlOv8pk9p4Als0wkqHs/s1600/21.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515994168740265586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmE-HD6LZuZbSA9C_hvk28DA7wv8Kn2nK95JoARaxznixvyVeE48lwDS2OP2-v7PbgQ1-Ih3oUHfABbWUB7kIcNMnraqSO6CY3xvadj7n8TCX0G4cYEDyuAgFymlOv8pk9p4Als0wkqHs/s320/21.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXq0AayW0MZJ5V8VA7mpKh-S_RW2H3KqpCbY2RV3JH99JDfW_Yvk1_xjZtp1kYE-N9rFoFnx5aYMmGri8MjyeJUkFPyM3oQgmGeJfoMhWHhAqCvdXqKrJBI6kSpUfzOZxAXewl0CE2NXo/s1600/22.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 181px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515994144409574482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXq0AayW0MZJ5V8VA7mpKh-S_RW2H3KqpCbY2RV3JH99JDfW_Yvk1_xjZtp1kYE-N9rFoFnx5aYMmGri8MjyeJUkFPyM3oQgmGeJfoMhWHhAqCvdXqKrJBI6kSpUfzOZxAXewl0CE2NXo/s320/22.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOZl1WAXH6t4W3ASx4B9NfnuNsSLYjFpridO2hVyafPVhpwKpOViJSI30LTPqs_SgPKpBCtY40_ymbi0isKUMfHvgGhkKnZ_WAliPQDOhfxa0GDlO_n9WK5MAUdVpUW3cH20ttAwxh4s/s1600/23.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515994139947481602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOZl1WAXH6t4W3ASx4B9NfnuNsSLYjFpridO2hVyafPVhpwKpOViJSI30LTPqs_SgPKpBCtY40_ymbi0isKUMfHvgGhkKnZ_WAliPQDOhfxa0GDlO_n9WK5MAUdVpUW3cH20ttAwxh4s/s320/23.jpg" /></a> </div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>For anyone wanting to see these heavy displacement historic boats (which formed the first lifeboat service for this coast), have a look at this video. </div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmI5_nrJ58k&feature=channel">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmI5_nrJ58k&feature=channel</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiF4A5SNo4cjT8MpslvJnn70Tt-NMbvTXz8jLEHuhQd-SNIocstDhcHax7mNr-vnW0UJd3OEocQq3g6p0QAMsdp0vPuL477zxG3yuT3xrhmyaMzJMAD_x4wuxlD8vjRTpRzp6xNcQ2890/s1600/24.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515993337034431346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiF4A5SNo4cjT8MpslvJnn70Tt-NMbvTXz8jLEHuhQd-SNIocstDhcHax7mNr-vnW0UJd3OEocQq3g6p0QAMsdp0vPuL477zxG3yuT3xrhmyaMzJMAD_x4wuxlD8vjRTpRzp6xNcQ2890/s320/24.jpg" /></a> A design above which has clearly influenced Iain Oughtred (designer of my sailing canoe on this blog) with some of his other great designs.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10Zq0NqiyxQbgb2o6xU29Qzdhoq1n_P1ojSJn3OGn7XA2ekKQEC8iy9azyrzXqrFvNzolAS9_OwVWfL2wMJpuIUZuIaerg27u3jE7t_aHwfSgRSRWW6hghfFEIY7OsAF23tSREnsrYuc/s1600/25.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515993333943819410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10Zq0NqiyxQbgb2o6xU29Qzdhoq1n_P1ojSJn3OGn7XA2ekKQEC8iy9azyrzXqrFvNzolAS9_OwVWfL2wMJpuIUZuIaerg27u3jE7t_aHwfSgRSRWW6hghfFEIY7OsAF23tSREnsrYuc/s320/25.jpg" /></a> The moorings in crystal clear (but cold) water were something very special.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DE7d8ZL-cRAW6QjceV6Kfa1HuNpcJUkHKu-cYDUV2u1UE7q3FRyeIaBf8aguCnJ_QdJ6vJ8HI4m08niQWg-N6s2O-E5Wcjc-Rb4ay_Dm_XB9DfYVrmJWk_8hoeNVG_nWGpnqaa1obG8/s1600/26.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515993331166726530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DE7d8ZL-cRAW6QjceV6Kfa1HuNpcJUkHKu-cYDUV2u1UE7q3FRyeIaBf8aguCnJ_QdJ6vJ8HI4m08niQWg-N6s2O-E5Wcjc-Rb4ay_Dm_XB9DfYVrmJWk_8hoeNVG_nWGpnqaa1obG8/s320/26.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJk_PqQWXCGrusW-7LZ11OlXxru-gH9J4uMqXu5xjdy7yJe57p1V3677ur5NCVNaqrugKMrsYl0iKVEkzTj1QNRNzmuMEsnHs7mtYxZQVc77HDZhRWXCM3mIdHn5DmK_IMbB-538m5ItQ/s1600/27.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515993305602000258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJk_PqQWXCGrusW-7LZ11OlXxru-gH9J4uMqXu5xjdy7yJe57p1V3677ur5NCVNaqrugKMrsYl0iKVEkzTj1QNRNzmuMEsnHs7mtYxZQVc77HDZhRWXCM3mIdHn5DmK_IMbB-538m5ItQ/s320/27.jpg" /></a><br />The Storm and Gales gradually went although the next 300 miles were sailed mainly in force 7, near gale conditions and with some big seas hard on the quarter. Surfing down these waves will be something to remember. The body clock during these passages had to get used to four hour watches, four hours off, repeating this cycle. This was definitely an interesting experience, particularly eating and putting sailing gear on, while the yacht rolled heavily down the waves. Sleeping was not a problem (at least for me) well tied into the berth with lee cloth in place to keep me there.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bEeUJwtKIrkrl-4IsB5VhrfQIJTczl6KdRNP53DoCBQftC-jBxuT-qtqr7A0MAs-4y8kUcuHjCDd5VDVi9b1Cof1u24cmQomkwFKLyJbyuFWm99xb3nzuBeqXHjD7pEeyHhGLlE5lAA/s1600/28.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515993294298342514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bEeUJwtKIrkrl-4IsB5VhrfQIJTczl6KdRNP53DoCBQftC-jBxuT-qtqr7A0MAs-4y8kUcuHjCDd5VDVi9b1Cof1u24cmQomkwFKLyJbyuFWm99xb3nzuBeqXHjD7pEeyHhGLlE5lAA/s320/28.jpg" /></a><br />We eventually arrive in Bergen at first light.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYVPZ53jqOhoCsQR3BEfXFOqit6Ty_wps9zrs1QY0wsPGdXPk2y4ympLQBTrkbOZ7FlPaK0uYdz0ocQvLRTbrZD2ezHtW3hcUaC5tDprq8a2AcOr5USw3f7eVRGI8ZOJL5EZyZuhYtgU/s1600/29.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515990913096134898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYVPZ53jqOhoCsQR3BEfXFOqit6Ty_wps9zrs1QY0wsPGdXPk2y4ympLQBTrkbOZ7FlPaK0uYdz0ocQvLRTbrZD2ezHtW3hcUaC5tDprq8a2AcOr5USw3f7eVRGI8ZOJL5EZyZuhYtgU/s320/29.jpg" /></a><br />A place of:<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCgVTLaAr15RhTad052LNQdUoLVoYgfHqClVTmMaIBiCw_BdW3xdltMvMio8EJ2n_S3IlaS8D2IyItcwMu4eXT_771Pt3y5tLPMT5Dqpe5dFeNV5dncpsZRakgSa_n2KnYJdCpkWwqv0/s1600/30.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515990907060671602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCgVTLaAr15RhTad052LNQdUoLVoYgfHqClVTmMaIBiCw_BdW3xdltMvMio8EJ2n_S3IlaS8D2IyItcwMu4eXT_771Pt3y5tLPMT5Dqpe5dFeNV5dncpsZRakgSa_n2KnYJdCpkWwqv0/s320/30.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div>Fish<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlh6Gci4LvcJ76TXRZPGOlW926F4_OiBl6TkdyhT4vyJhrOU4JQXwQC_oSYtSx94hI6WpPMGdC5ni9l-99KBlbQDnaWgiqNIepY7flZOXe79ffI0D_vv9hX8ALwxILgfgDcV1ex9NqcE/s1600/31.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 181px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515990902427096754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlh6Gci4LvcJ76TXRZPGOlW926F4_OiBl6TkdyhT4vyJhrOU4JQXwQC_oSYtSx94hI6WpPMGdC5ni9l-99KBlbQDnaWgiqNIepY7flZOXe79ffI0D_vv9hX8ALwxILgfgDcV1ex9NqcE/s320/31.jpg" /></a> Dried fish<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rusH5heDAwaLY0iKBRb86GUWSbFvfigP-EuveBMv4cxKxOhiWebckXeyAS-rwap1JPtZWLDmYRiJE2sw46BCQYmsTOzsGNlHE3OCTAgJ-9VTo4YytgQzYq0rWc7TeIYJVgDkyRbj0Mc/s1600/32.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515990881811104706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rusH5heDAwaLY0iKBRb86GUWSbFvfigP-EuveBMv4cxKxOhiWebckXeyAS-rwap1JPtZWLDmYRiJE2sw46BCQYmsTOzsGNlHE3OCTAgJ-9VTo4YytgQzYq0rWc7TeIYJVgDkyRbj0Mc/s320/32.jpg" /></a> Photogenic wooden buildings and great views down over the city (below)<br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QjWyeUu_J5MuvpG49df6NKKWu-9QY51WNJgi6JEYeom5uymtaH6_1O7yoeoJzpLDCrP_urSIGhwA0ryoJ7glCDv4OD2yCuV0mnb4XzyGlXNtXoRIHt4VY2I3L_j7af9f2n4flCKiNuo/s1600/33.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515990872152155906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QjWyeUu_J5MuvpG49df6NKKWu-9QY51WNJgi6JEYeom5uymtaH6_1O7yoeoJzpLDCrP_urSIGhwA0ryoJ7glCDv4OD2yCuV0mnb4XzyGlXNtXoRIHt4VY2I3L_j7af9f2n4flCKiNuo/s320/33.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>A really good holiday and for anyone else interested, Velvet Lady sailing comes highly recommended <a href="http://www.velvetadventuresailing.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=1">http://www.velvetadventuresailing.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=1</a></div><br /><div><br />Quick video below (until I find time to edit the main video together), with Michael on the helm.<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwinbv4nvWckX4OxP9InXHcAza6zlslvp9P_1vEUHUxsIYIT9pi8G7TLBYduXoB7ve0RRUPqdsRcEhbBU1U_Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820066892634842276noreply@blogger.com0