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captdan
- Jul 9, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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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