60 years ago 1962 I left Sweden as Captain of my own ship for the first time. Now life is different
60 years ago I left Sweden as Captain of my own ship for the first time. Much have changed since then in some ways to very much better in some ways to the very much worse
The boat was wooden now it is sandwich composite. This is a very good change.
The sails was cotton now it is polyester fiber. This is a very good change.
The light was kerosine now it is led lamps with electricity from solar panels. This is a very good change.
Navigation was with paper charts and compas. Now it is with Iphone. This is a very good change.
Then no one asked for money when you come to a port. Now there is no free mooring you have to pay everywhere. This is a very bad change.
Before the sailing people were young and did build their own boats that was small on small money. Now sailing people are old pensioners with huge complicated boats. This is a very bad change.
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Mockup – No Ballast, Deckhouse Buoyancy for Self Righting
This Youtube channel is about me Sven Yrvind. I am 87 and a half years old dyslectic solo sailor. I am building a plywood test boat for a Divinycell and NM-epoxy high-latitude cruiser. She will be about 4.5 meter or 14 feet and 9 inches long, the beam 1.36 meter, 4 feet 6 inches. She is a two mas...
The two bulkheads weakly installed.
This Youtube channel is about me Sven Yrvind. I am 87 and a half years old dyslectic solo sailor. I am building a plywood test boat for a Divinycell and NM-epoxy high-latitude cruiser. She will be about 4.5 meter or 14 feet and 9 inches long, the beam 1.36 meter, 4 feet 6 inches. She is a two mas...
The Outer Coaming and Fiberglassing the Inner One.
Sven Yrvind fits the outer spray skirt coaming and laminates fiberglass onto the inner coaming in his workshop, refining his rope attachment setup and filleting the joint defenses.
Starting the Inner of Two Spray Skirt Coamings.
Sven Yrvind works in his workshop cutting and fitting inner and outer spray skirt coamings, detailing kerf measurements and fiberglass reinforcement.
Cutting the Divinycell Bulkheads.
In his Västervik workshop, Sven Yrvind shapes composite bulkheads and constructs rounded hatch coamings with dual spray protection for his compact ocean cruiser, verifying hull symmetry and deck crown alignment.