The boat is back in winter storage. There are a lot of tasks waiting to be carried out yet. As I did last year, I will again create a list of priorities to do. And as last year the list will just partly have been executed before the next season begins.
Plywood Boat Building Blog
This blog will take you along the different steps of building a 23 foot dropkeel sailboat. The DIDI 23 is one of the available designs for the amateur builder designed by Dudley Dix. The boat is built as a radius chine trailer sailer from plywood with bulb dropkeel.
ABOUT ME
I am 64, married, have two adult children and working as engineer for rf techniques at a physical research centre of the Helmholtz Association. I live close to the Elbe river in a suburb of Hamburg, Germany.
Sunday, 25 October 2020
Back in Winter Storage
Saturday, 22 August 2020
Tiller Pilot Installed
After the problems with setting sails described in the penultimate post I installed a tiller pilot today. Unfortunately, I haven't had the time to try it out yet.
Since the tiller pilot can be easily detached for safety reasons, it can also easily fall into the water. That's why I secured it to the pushpit with the yellow strap.
Saturday, 15 August 2020
Sailing on the Elbe in Light Winds
Sunday, 9 August 2020
Single-Handed Sailing
The solution could be a tiller pilot.
I decided to start doing market research right away.
Sunday, 2 August 2020
Ready to Sail (almost)
Almost everything worked without complications. There was only a small mishap when stepping the mast (see next photo).
The portside upper shroud turnbuckle was tilted and has been bent when the mast was rised.
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Sunday, 26 July 2020
Friday, 17 July 2020
Antifouling Peels Off
Area where the antifouling peeled off, after cleaning with a steel brush and washing with salmiak-water |
The reason for the poor adhesion of the antifouling is probably moisture from condensation or very humid conditions during curing. Thus a waxy film appeared on surface of cured epoxy.