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captdan
Jul 9, 20231 min read
Boat prep
It has been a busy time here at Armdale Yacht Club in Halifax. With the help of family and new friends here at the Club, I am almost...
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captdan
Jan 1, 20221 min read
Blog changes
For the past year and a half I have used this blog to document the construction of my Class Globe 5.80 sailboat. This was a Class...
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captdan
Oct 24, 20211 min read
Post season review
Here is a link to a post sailing season review video. I have skipped over some things and put the boat in the water and went sailing ! I...
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captdan
Aug 25, 20211 min read
So close, but yet so far ......
Installing all of the stainless steel components that were fabricated was next on the to-do list. Stantions, handrails, pushpit, pulpit,...
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captdan
Aug 25, 20212 min read
Bottom is finished and she is back outside ..... never to enter the garage again !
There were 5 coats of Interlux 2000E epoxy primer applied to the bottom after the final fairing was done. I had to level the boat using a...
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captdan
Aug 25, 20211 min read
She emerges !
The boat is painted with 3 coats of polyurethane. There will be 1 more coat applied once all of the deck hardware is installed. I needed...
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captdan
Aug 25, 20211 min read
Daggerboard supports
Here is a video showing the construction of the daggerboard supports. Also a couple of pictures of the final product installed....
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captdan
Aug 23, 20211 min read
Fairing filler and epoxy primer
It was sort of like icing a cake. A BIG cake .... Once I got the technique sorted out, it didn't go too bad. I used the West System epoxy...
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captdan
Aug 16, 20211 min read
Rudder construction
I decided to construct my rudder from Douglas Fir. It seemed to be a good choice based on based on the stability and strength of the...
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captdan
Aug 16, 20211 min read
Plywood seam reinforcement
Here are a couple of photos of the plywood seam reinforcing tape being applied as as well as the deck fiberglass cloth being applied.
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captdan
Aug 11, 20211 min read
Skeg fabrication
I have to give a shout out to Pete Kenyon ( a fellow builder in the UK ) for supplying me with the 3D model of the skeg ! Thanks buddy !...
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captdan
Aug 11, 20211 min read
It's been a while !
It's been over 3 months since my last post and a lot has been going on ! At the moment, I am waiting on a fair number of components to be...
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captdan
Apr 27, 20211 min read
Anchor points
The Plans indicate that there must be anchor points fitted in to various areas of the boat. These would be used to attach your personal...
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captdan
Apr 27, 20211 min read
Stern reinforcing
Class rules say that we must reinforce the stern of the boat if we are fitting daggerboards. I am very likely to do this so I used the 4...
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captdan
Apr 27, 20211 min read
Keel weighed and coated
This is a continuation of the last post about the keel. She is all cleaned up, sandblasted and a 2 part epoxy primer applied. Most of the...
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captdan
Apr 11, 20212 min read
and in other news ..... the keel is fit and welded out !
I picked up the keel today from the shop ( thank you Chris H ) and it is looking great. On the Plans, it shows a measurement for the...
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captdan
Apr 4, 20211 min read
Deck reinforcing
This evening I started the reinforcing of the plywood seams with fiberglass tape and peel ply. This is my first attempt using peel ply so...
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captdan
Apr 3, 20211 min read
Bottom paint
I found this bottom paint for my boat 2 days ago ! The brand name is Pettit, which is very high quality and durable. Contact me for more...
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captdan
Apr 3, 20211 min read
Deck work
I am happy to say that all of the deck stainless steel is done. Pushpit, pulpit, handrails and the bowsprit are tacked together and will...
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