We all have lists. Lists for everything. We sailors have lists of lists. And we finally ticked off whole of our splash preparation list… Veloce had a surprising short list of preparations for this spring: Plus all usual standard TLC, polishing and painting… What’s on your list?Continue Reading
The idea of a J/80 foam deck came and went a few times, lately. And now it is done! With Midsummer Solo Challenge coming up in two weeks and Pantaenius Bohusracet at the end of the month, final preparations are coming to a close. Among the low prio/high desirability itemsContinue Reading
Spinnaker sailing can be exhilarating and for many, a reason to sail altogether! I am not among those, but I do love spinnaker sailing and mine goes up anytime it is possible – sometimes even when it is not, but that’s another story. Because the forces are so great, theContinue Reading
Veloce is equipped with a pair of Harken self-tailing winches 32 on the cabin top at each side of the companionway and a pair of larger Harken self-tailing winches 40 at each side of the cockpit. Winches are critical on any boat over a certain displacement and sail area, theyContinue Reading
Sunny, very little wind. It finally was a good chance to paint with epoxi the hull and paint with antifouling. Here the steps: Build a shield against dust, direct sun and insects Paint 4 layers epoxy International VC Tar Insertion of rudder axle Application of anti-fouling International VC17m Re-positioning theContinue Reading
Finally spring is in the air. The temperature swings between 6 and 9 degrees Celsius. The keel has been sanded with sand paper grit 80. Rust spots have been sanded away to bare metal and painted with two component epoxy primer International VC TAR2. Next step is to putty whereContinue Reading
During last autumn I have set out with a “small” project, or at least that is what I thought then, to give a refresh to Veloce’s bottom. As I had notice that the paint coming off in some areas close to waterline and on the keel, I decided to removeContinue Reading