Hello,
Today I did some more work in the cabin. TheGalley to be specific. I had a uncomplete deep shelf behind the stove that was not finished, and was looking pretty bad. So today along with afew other projects I got out the hard wood, tools, screws, and paint. The Galley looks alo better now that I have that part nearly complete. II got some food from the super marcket today, put a nice thick piece of Almond wood as trim, and then paineted the rest of it glossy white to the hight of the counter. I also painted the well where the stove hangs white. all inall it looks alot better, and the boat is one step closer to being complete.
The other day I did some welding on the bowsprit to be able to have wood planks to walk on, instead of net. Sense i will be goingback to panama with the bus how ever, I think i will wait to finish it up when i get back. primarly because i will be able to get better material there.
I still have been unable to get the sat phone to hold a signal long enough to send an email, or to receive weather information. I moved the antena onto one of the backstays, but it seems no better, maybe a bit worse accually. So that is another thing i have to work on.
I got some food from the super marcket today. Those are always interesting trips. One good thing about these store over pricing the food is tht it all does not normally sell before the expiration date. The stores are then forced to put alot of the food on discount before it goes over the date. :D you can imagine that that is where I will normally be found! MUAHAHA I love a good deal!
That is todays update, now to check the weather and see about a good day to depart for the Ilas Tortugas!
Cheers, and good deals!
Josh
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Have you ever wanted to sailaround the world? To see what lies over the Horizon? distant lands, and diverse cultures? The wayward Odyssey is a blog about William Joshua Clark. A recent Single hander, who has discovered his dream, and is following it! To sail around the world alone! This is his Blog.
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S/V Elusive
32´ LOA
10´ Beam
5´6¨ Draft
cruising speeds, 5kn under sail, 4.5- 5.0 under power.
Cutter rig, with two main head stays. (as of late one of them roller furling.)
My ship is a real one of a kind boat.
I have built 95% of the boat, and all of it to my own designs and ideas.
The hull was originally a Cal 29. I found her as a wreck at the Balboa Yacht Club in Panama.
I spent over three years re-building absolutely every thing! every rib, stringer, bulhead, nothing but two pieces of wood are original. I designed her rib, and stringer system, as well as every thing else, down to the smallest detail - a bottle openner in the galley. 95% of all the work I did myself.
The boat has a new rig,a taller mast,over sized rigging (3/8 spliced stainless steel), tabernackle. the boat was also re- powered with an old Yanmar 2gm20.
the boat carries in three seperate fixed tanks 80 gallons of diesel, and in drums stored around the boat, a total of about 120 gallons. I get about twenty miles to the gallon.
the boat is wheel steered.
the boat also has a solid stainless steel rail that wraps around the whole boat, bow sprit and all. I have a stainless arch over the stern, mounted on the arch are two solar panels, radar, and gps, vhf, sat antenas.
That is the basics of my boat.
32´ LOA
10´ Beam
5´6¨ Draft
cruising speeds, 5kn under sail, 4.5- 5.0 under power.
Cutter rig, with two main head stays. (as of late one of them roller furling.)
My ship is a real one of a kind boat.
I have built 95% of the boat, and all of it to my own designs and ideas.
The hull was originally a Cal 29. I found her as a wreck at the Balboa Yacht Club in Panama.
I spent over three years re-building absolutely every thing! every rib, stringer, bulhead, nothing but two pieces of wood are original. I designed her rib, and stringer system, as well as every thing else, down to the smallest detail - a bottle openner in the galley. 95% of all the work I did myself.
The boat has a new rig,a taller mast,over sized rigging (3/8 spliced stainless steel), tabernackle. the boat was also re- powered with an old Yanmar 2gm20.
the boat carries in three seperate fixed tanks 80 gallons of diesel, and in drums stored around the boat, a total of about 120 gallons. I get about twenty miles to the gallon.
the boat is wheel steered.
the boat also has a solid stainless steel rail that wraps around the whole boat, bow sprit and all. I have a stainless arch over the stern, mounted on the arch are two solar panels, radar, and gps, vhf, sat antenas.
That is the basics of my boat.
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