{"id":1519,"date":"2021-08-29T07:22:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T07:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gwendal.ca\/?p=1519"},"modified":"2021-08-29T07:23:34","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T07:23:34","slug":"caledonia-yawl-project-spars-and-rigging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwendal.ca\/?p=1519","title":{"rendered":"Caledonia yawl project: Spars and rigging"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I made the remaining thumb cleats, jam cleats and fairleads needed just in time to be varnished along with the spars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also rounded out the base of all of them that would be attached to a spar, so that they are seated well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I also made a copper 6 gauge wire lock for the boomkin brace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It rained for a couple days so I moved all the varnishing inside and kept the fan running to help the drying process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’ve also been holding on to pre-1996 pennies that have a high copper content for precisely this use. It is kind of fun to put in some centennial pennies somewhere were they will continue to be admired. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then onto making rope strops for the blocs while I wait for the varnish to dry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This was a super satisfying moment to see this come together into fully functional blocks. This fiddle block with two eyes was the most complex of them all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The dyneema is easy to work with and is so stiff that getting everything snug and tight was relatively easy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I have home made, blocks for the main, jib and mizzen as well as the jib halyard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today is the eve of my self imposed launch deadline. So I also started doing all the leathering on the spars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tomorrow will be a full day preparing for the launch at the Jericho Sailing Centre. My hope is to be ready by 4pm. I still have to splice the eyes for the halyards, the gaff span and leather the mizzen and boomkin. Then I think the last job will be lashing the sails on and running all the halyards and sheets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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still a little work to do, but almost ready. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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