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Since I have had problems with the shifter (the neutral button had got stuck in neutral gear) I had managed to find a used shifter for reasonable money, Same with the compass, see earlier post. So now it was time to mount these and empty the dry balls. More pictures were taken than work was made though. 🙂
We have joined SXK (Svenska Kryssarklubben). In the west coast division they have life jacket meetings.
There you can apply and come with your inflatable life jackets from Baltic to a meeting and for free get them checked out to see that they work as they should and that the best before date hasn't passed on the release mechanism and that the air cartridge hasn't leaked.
When I bought RS I wanted us to have this kind of life jacket but didn't want to invest a lot of money on new ones when there are second hand ones. So, two life vests were bought from FB Marketplace for little money and really good ones. Now I also got the opportunity to service them and see that they work like they are supposed to.
We started with unfolding our vests to check how the cellulose part was. That is the one that is triggered when you fall into the water. These have a best before date. It turned out that Annika's had a best before date in 1997!!
In other words, high time to change, 🙂 Mine expired in 2019 so that was also exchanged.
Then things were controlled and expired parts were exchanged.
The vests were pumped up and will be kept at home inflated for 24 hours to control that the pressure stays.
Of course we went to the boat last Saturday. It was the 40th anniversary of the Tjörn bridge Disaster. We checked as usual that Dad's coffee was tasty before we started. Not much to do really but we wanted to do something. So we measured some and picked up the second spinnaker boom. I checked all the stays and brought the spreaders home for a check up.
Also wanted to change the rubber end protections. Probably nothing wrong with the old ones but now I know that they are fresh.
The spreaders got a clean so all the remnants of Tesa disappeared. Then they were treated with the famous paraffin oil treatment. A wonderful difference.
On our way home we became a bit peckish so we ate an Edward Blom Special at Circle K.
We'll meet at the Boat Fair, right?
I have been irritated with the compass where the numbers have come loose. It was hard to find a similar one at a decent price.
Checked around at Tradera and Facebook and found a compass with the same kind of ball.
Then it was time to start screwing and exchanging.
Turned out really well, right?
Will also change the gear stick. Found one on Facebook, from someone who was scrapping his Maxi 77. So, soon more work!
Obviously, the weather has to be crappy when one has decided to go to the boat.
Dad lives next door to RS so we started the day with coffee and a chat while the rain kept on. I became restless eventually and took Annika with me out, where we put on our rain clothes.
Time for the mast to get some love and a check up.
We started by lifting it to the trestles I had brought.
I started by loosening everything. Because the mast has lain in a mast stand outside for at least two years, it was green both here and there, mostly in the running rig. The more I loosened and looked the more I realised that it was only a little dirt and a matt finish on the mast which a wash with some soft soap would fix.
I started at the top and checked the split rings and removed old Tesa.
Annika got the task of washing and scrubbing all the halyards which had achieved a certain greenish shade. I examined all the halyards and the only thing I noticed was a little sliver on the wire part of the main halyard. This is nothing that needs changing this year but it felt good to get to know the rig. Annika received a quick lesson to get an idea about what all the lines were . She has never had nor sailed a sail boat but wants to learn everything, preferably all at once.
We went through halyard by halyard and I explained what they were and what they were used for. A really cozy lesson despite the pouring rain and the chill in the air. The mast was scrubbed with soapy water (a lot of soft soap) and I used a soft Scotch brite and a rim brush to reach around fittings and other things that are attached to the mast. This creates edges where green algaes have a party. Later all is rinsed with just water.
It started to get wet and cold for real and I understand why Annika's mood started to dip. It was after all time to go home and get some food into our bodies. For those of you who don't know us, I can tell you that both me and Annika get proper blood sugar dips and thus really bad mood unless we get food when we need it. Hahaha!
So we tied all the halyards and everything else that ran along the mast to the mast to prevent them from moving as much as possible. We rinsed off the mast one final time so that it looked nice. It was too wet and cold now to grease the mast with parrafin oil and remove old Tesa tape with acetone. There will be more days and it is still winter after all.
But wow, do I look forward to all of this. After all the trouble I had with the motor boat which actually threatened to break me totally, this feels so much better.
We ended the day by lifting the mast back into the stand again and go up to Dad and warm up a little before we drove home.
Writing today: Skipper Hasselblad
Today we went to the yard again. We were going to meet Leif and get the boom and the spinnakerboom, while also finding out which mast is ours. We also needed to find out where the jib furling stay is and also where the cock pit tent and the sprayhood had gone. We found of course everything and back home the booms had a spa treatment after more than two years in a dusty storage room.
I started by removing the worst with a coarse scotch brite and only soft soap.
Then we washed with soft soap, warm water and a sponge. If any dirt was left it was removed with a spot rubbing with a soft scotch brite. After everything was rinsed. To dry it as quickly as possible I used compressed air and blew the ater off and dried the rest with a chamois. When they were dry I oiled them with parrafin oil and greased the ends of the spinnaker boom and changes a line between them. Now they are placed in the dungeon, just waiting for spring.
I noticed that the compass was missing letters and numbers??? It needs to be replaced, but that's for later. I have almost decided to change the main sheet. I also need to change or fix the gear lever since the neutral switch is stuck in activated. C u L8r.
Heyheyhey!
Today we familiarised ourselves with our Origo kitchen. It is very practical and easy to use.
There was nothing really wrong with the old propeller but it was made of iron and didn't look like it was feeling that good. I got the opportunity to acquire an original bronze propeller which came from another Maxi 77 and I wanted that of course.
I am also trying to find a somewhere to place the plotter I got. It will probably be a sheet in the place where the hatches are. But the GPS has to work with this plotter and so far it hasn't worked the way I wanted it to. Possibly, I will use a tablet with a suction cup and Eniro at Sea. That works fine too.
With hope of an early spring and wishes for lots of time to sail. Happy New Year from all of us.
Hi everyone,
Now when not much is happening onboard I thought I would gather and sum up what has happened since last time. My dad who is the one most responsible for my life at sea became seriously ill September 2 and thus the blog has had to rest for a while. But now we start afresh.
Annika has taken it as her mission to scrape the bottom of the hull as much as possible.
I think this is wonderful since I don't want to and can concentrate on other things.
Myself, I have entertained myself with going through some of the technology and furnushing.
In the cockit there is a teak decking covering the flooring and it must have stood gathering dust for two years together with a small table for the cockpit. These are now getting a spa treatment to return to life. The decking has had four coats of teak oil after a wash with soft soap and now it looks like this.
The small table will also get the same treatment. New consumer battery has been bought. The motor control needs changing. The propeller needs tightening. I also got a Raymarine plotter, so a socket for that will be installed. I have an idea to build a stand for the plates to have in the inner most compartment in the galley so that the entire stand can be lifted from the hole instead of having to dig.
I also bought the dinghy with its 2.5 hp engine which belonged to RS when she used to be the former owner's. I instantly named it Stormageddon. A little tinkering and it will be ready to use.
Since we now have an out board engine I got an attachment to hang it up on the stern pulpit. I think I am on top of things now. What remains is to locate what mast, boom and spinnaker boom belongs to RS.
Until later, stay safe!
Today our son joined us at the boat. It is so nice when he wants to hang out with us. Summer returned aswll. Nice and warm weather.
I continued to scrape the keel and next time more of the hull will be rid of old paint.
Husband installed a new stereo and speakers. We have also got two new neighbours since last weekend, two sail boats on the hard for winter.
We had a wonderful fika in the sun aswell. And when we came home, I had time to paint some on the house. A productive day today!
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