An Idea on the Way to My Talk.
Driving for eight hours toward Sven Yrvind‘s speaking engagement in Huskvarna, the solo sailor arrives far too early at 4:00 PM for a 7:00 PM talk. Staying at a Huskvarna hotel with a big bed in the southern part of Sweden, he uses the long car journey to ponder design ideas for his vessel’s components.
The Drive to Huskvarna and Evening Talk
Arriving in Huskvarna well ahead of his scheduled 7:00 PM presentation, Sven Yrvind settles into his hotel room in southern Sweden. Later that evening, attendees gather to listen to his presentation while eating before the main talk begins.
During his eight hours of driving the previous day, Yrvind contemplates structural modifications: “Now 4° out. But and it goes up straight and up straight. straight. now I’m thinking about I would like to tilt them outwards too.” He envisions front components that move up, down, and tilt depending on the hull healing by 12 degrees so they remain straight down.
Workshop Epoxy Work and Daily Routine
Back in the workshop, Yrvind applies epoxy to the lower components and lets it soak in before assembly, noting: “So this is a start. I put some epoxy on it. And now I just let it soak in a little bit before we put them together.”
Balancing his construction work with physical conditioning, Yrvind maintains a disciplined schedule of strength training, running, and eating once a day before returning to his boat building tasks.
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Sven Yrvind traveled to Huskvarna in the southern part of Sweden to give an evening talk at 7:00 PM.
During his eight-hour drive, Sven thought about tilting lower components outwards and adjusting them so they stay straight down even when the boat heels by 12 degrees.
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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 4.8 meter 15 and a half feet long. Her beam will be 1.3 meter. She is a two masted lugger with a total sail area of 6 square meter. She will have no rudder but will be steered by adjustable fins. I am planning a cruise in the Southern Ocean to Dunedin NZ.
Subject to change.
Often the 22th every month I do a resume of the project.
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