Broke the mast on Sunday when putting in car. 😰
Needed to replace in any case as this was my original and designed to use a different fixing for the ratlines which required a hole through the mast to allow a removeable peg allowing a sleeve to be lowered so the mast could be collapsed without de-rigging. As I had abandonded this including the sleeve there was always a weak point. 🔨
Spent yesterday and today remaking and re-rigging.
If nice tomorrow I may be able to sail. 😀
Mast broken
Broke the mast on Sunday when putting in car. 😰
Needed to replace in any case as this was my original and designed to use a different fixing for the ratlines which required a hole through the mast to allow a removeable peg allowing a sleeve to be lowered so the mast could be collapsed without de-rigging. As I had abandonded this including the sleeve there was always a weak point. 🔨
Spent yesterday and today remaking and re-rigging.
If nice tomorrow I may be able to sail. 😀
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The lead inside the hull made the model very heavy and difficult to handle.
Other club members have been using detachable fiberglass keels on their yachts so got Brian to make me one.
Had a right struggle removing the lead and needed to repair some damage to the hull, but all good now and detachable keel filled with lead and fitted to hull. The support is above the waterline inside the hull and is sealed with o-rings round the mounting post,top and bottom. 😊
Can now sail in most conditions but horror of horrors it was shipping water into the keel. 😟
Being a nice warm day yesterday managed to test in the tank at home and found the source(s). I had planked the deck and the edges were covered in some 1mm ply that was hiding some bad joints round the deck and the uprights. As a result any water on deck was finding its way into the hull. Stripped off all the 1mm ply and ran clear fiberglass resin in the gap between the planking and hull sides, filling any larger holes with scrap wood. Given another coat today and when fully sealed will make good and paint black as per the original 1mm wood.
The second winch used for the foresails was a pain to use and has been removed - the sheets are allowed to set freely and each tensioned with a soft spring inside the hull.
Rethink on Ballast
The lead inside the hull made the model very heavy and difficult to handle.
Other club members have been using detachable fiberglass keels on their yachts so got Brian to make me one.
Had a right struggle removing the lead and needed to repair some damage to the hull, but all good now and detachable keel filled with lead and fitted to hull. The support is above the waterline inside the hull and is sealed with o-rings round the mounting post,top and bottom. 😊
Can now sail in most conditions but horror of horrors it was shipping water into the keel. 😟
Being a nice warm day yesterday managed to test in the tank at home and found the source(s). I had planked the deck and the edges were covered in some 1mm ply that was hiding some bad joints round the deck and the uprights. As a result any water on deck was finding its way into the hull. Stripped off all the 1mm ply and ran clear fiberglass resin in the gap between the planking and hull sides, filling any larger holes with scrap wood. Given another coat today and when fully sealed will make good and paint black as per the original 1mm wood.
The second winch used for the foresails was a pain to use and has been removed - the sheets are allowed to set freely and each tensioned with a soft spring inside the hull.
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Just a few pics of the ballast, internal support and the fiberglass repair to the side planks to the uprights. Sail test tomorrow.
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Ballast & planking repair
Just a few pics of the ballast, internal support and the fiberglass repair to the side planks to the uprights. Sail test tomorrow.
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Following the fitting of new external detachable keel and sealing the area between the bulwarks and deck planking with resin the model now sails without the risk of being overwhelmed by the waves.
New stand also made to make for easier fitting and removal of keel.
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Cariad Bristol Pilot Cutter
Following the fitting of new external detachable keel and sealing the area between the bulwarks and deck planking with resin the model now sails without the risk of being overwhelmed by the waves.
New stand also made to make for easier fitting and removal of keel.
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