I like Hammocks.
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I got Little Idea to climb into the front of the boat - Im to fat to fit in there, and measure to the nose of the boat.
The fitting didnt go all the way through the, except where the deck had shattered.
This was roughly how it seemed to fit.
The fitting didnt go all the way through the, except where the deck had shattered.
This was roughly how it seemed to fit.
I decided the best think I could do was stick a chunk of bar out through the front of the boat and tether the fitting there.
The Osprey Association heard I was having some problems and sent an expert down to advise.
He thought I would do much better to tie it to the bottom of the boat as the angles would be much stronger.
Er.....lol
As if I would know.
I decided to try both.
The Osprey Association heard I was having some problems and sent an expert down to advise.
He thought I would do much better to tie it to the bottom of the boat as the angles would be much stronger.
Er.....lol
As if I would know.
I decided to try both.
It wasnt quite the shape I had in mind....
Adjustable spanner in the kitchen workbench vice....
Followed by large hammer....
Hmmm....
Thats getting there.....
Im sure thats not quite what Holt expected me to do with it, but....
Adjustable spanner in the kitchen workbench vice....
Followed by large hammer....
Hmmm....
Thats getting there.....
Im sure thats not quite what Holt expected me to do with it, but....
Big Idea decided to help.
Its amazing how much noise he can make.
Fitted with a er.... modified shackle.
Nope.
Probably not what Holt had in mind.
The bar stuck out the front is joined to the pin through the forestay plate - the pin that came out of the deck.
Its amazing how much noise he can make.
Fitted with a er.... modified shackle.
Nope.
Probably not what Holt had in mind.
The bar stuck out the front is joined to the pin through the forestay plate - the pin that came out of the deck.
How come she managed to light it with MY Fire steel quicker than I can?
Roll up time....
Obviously, the stove wasnt smoking enough.
A dog end and a hot chocolate in minutes...
Oh, then she borrowed someone elses dog to hug too.
This is right next to my favourite trees...
I put my hammock up and got in before she could steal that too!
Its my old one without the insulation
It was freezing.
Worked out why she didnt steal it.
Roll up time....
Obviously, the stove wasnt smoking enough.
A dog end and a hot chocolate in minutes...
Oh, then she borrowed someone elses dog to hug too.
This is right next to my favourite trees...
I put my hammock up and got in before she could steal that too!
Its my old one without the insulation
It was freezing.
Worked out why she didnt steal it.
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The Osprey Association told me that the 100% pull on the front rope was the same as an 80% pull straight up and a 20% pull backwards - ignoring any slight compression strengths.
They thought that if I patched the hole with the forestay in it properly, it wouldnt come out again.
I wasnt that confident of our fibreglassing skills, and as losing the mast was bad.....really, baaaad.....
I wanted to make sure it wouldnt come out.
They thought that if I patched the hole with the forestay in it properly, it wouldnt come out again.
I wasnt that confident of our fibreglassing skills, and as losing the mast was bad.....really, baaaad.....
I wanted to make sure it wouldnt come out.
I talked to them again and although you arnt supposed to modify a racing boat....
They told me that if I were to use threaded bar ( they winced), and tie the forestay to the floor, the pull would try to rotate the fitting around the anchor in the floor, which would change the loading percentages...
The pull would now be in the direction of the blue arrow...
There would then only be a 20% pull trying to pull my patch out of the deck, and an 80% pull trying to pull up the nose of the boat.
I decided I liked the chances of that a lot more than relying on my fibreglass patch not coming unstuck.
I was still a little worried though....
They told me that if I were to use threaded bar ( they winced), and tie the forestay to the floor, the pull would try to rotate the fitting around the anchor in the floor, which would change the loading percentages...
The pull would now be in the direction of the blue arrow...
There would then only be a 20% pull trying to pull my patch out of the deck, and an 80% pull trying to pull up the nose of the boat.
I decided I liked the chances of that a lot more than relying on my fibreglass patch not coming unstuck.
I was still a little worried though....
Thats why I fibreglassed in the nose and plated it with the stainless steel kicker/vang, and then anchored to that too with threaded bar...
I have No Idea what that did to those numbers the clever people from the Osprey Association worked out for me, but I felt a bit better.
Im still panicing about going and testing it though.
I have No Idea what that did to those numbers the clever people from the Osprey Association worked out for me, but I felt a bit better.
Im still panicing about going and testing it though.
It was a stunning day.
The air was actually crisp and clear as it had rained yesterday.
I decided it was time to go try it.
I had been putting it off for a few days, but, we were missing out with me being frightened.
I actually started setting up ready to go the previous night, the boom, sails jackets, etc were on the boat ready to go overnight.
The air was actually crisp and clear as it had rained yesterday.
I decided it was time to go try it.
I had been putting it off for a few days, but, we were missing out with me being frightened.
I actually started setting up ready to go the previous night, the boom, sails jackets, etc were on the boat ready to go overnight.
