Back from our walking vacation and back to SCAMP!
In the driveway I stepped the mast and raised the sail for the first time. Spent time sorting out and shortening some of the lines.
Topping lift - the plastic upper locator on the Gig Harbor aluminum mast has 1/4 holes that are used for the halyards on their boats. I re-purposed these holes to run forward and aft topping lift lines. The bitter ends are run through jam cleats on the bulkhead under the veranda. Slick sham wystem.
In the spirit of keeping things simple I decided to start with just one set of reefing lines to the third (deep) reef points. Figure I can always modify on the go to use for other two reef points.
Nephew Graham paid us a visit for the Canada Day weekend and he was happy to lend a hand for the first sea trials under sail. We launched in the morning at Gibsons Marina and motored out to Soames Channel. We raised the sail and did not have a lot of wind in the beginning but that soon changed and before long we were sailing smartly along!
Later we parked Fib in a berth at the marina and went for a celebratory lunch in Grandma's Pub. Later in the day Graham, Lisa, Farley the dog and I went for another sail. Lisa and \I took her out again the next day.
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| Start by laying boom/yard/sail bundle across midship and attach forward/aft topping lifts and halyard |
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| Full sail |
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| Deep reef - still needs tweeking |
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| Topping lifts under the veranda |
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| Sheet cleat on removable thwart |
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| Anchor system - reversible ss carabiner to quickly attach anchor chain to rode |
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| June 30th - Sailing! |
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| Our route including the drive home |
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| Happy times! |
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| Graham and me |
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| Our berth for the next couple of nights |
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| Tied up for the night. Pipe insulation to cushion the boom against mast until I get the leather sewn ou. |
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| Motoring back to the marina, sail furled |
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| Farley crashes on a boat cushion - too much excitement |
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| Back on trailer. Mast back to two parts and along with boom/yard/sail stowed in boat. |
Thus ends the monthly SCAMP build progress reports.
We have a boat.
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