Yrvind

This is not a problem

Once the surface is dry properly the epoxy will stick strong.

Turn the boat upside down and put a small electric fan heater under it so that the heat can rise into the hull, the heater must be on a very low heat it circulates a lot of warm air.

Over the years I have done MANY experiments with epoxy and glass on MANY diffirent surfaces and believe me the ONLY time it wont stick is if there is oily or fatty surface.

Dry properly - wash with 1x bucket of warm water and 1x teaspoon of liquid soap (dishwasher) - then wipe with warm water mixture of 50% white vinegar and 50% warm water - DRY PROPERLY WITH HOT AIR

I have even done this on polystyrene sheet and it worked well
all my boats were built this way

http://compaxboats.wordpress.com/2009/06/
http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/boat-building/manies-microcruiser-27869-43.html#post538215
http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/boat-building/manies-shiny-dinghy-26675.html

 

Good advice, ManieB. The vinegar gets rid of the smell.

 

His planned rigging explained. Looks quite clever to me. Includes info on the much debated water collection issue.

 

I think the water collection is clever.

 

Nice

Nice!

 

http://www.yrvind.com/present_project/?attachment_id=1133

 

The boat is big - people always shudder when they hear 3m. When I arrived at the dam for the first time with my boat folks asked me how "big" she was, when I told them 5m they could not believe it, they thought she was 22 ft = 7m

Sven's boat is great, an experienced man with a solid plan, and above all a good eye.

I am loving every moment of this epic story.

 

Congrats Sven
I know how wonderful it feels to "sit up" in the "mock-up"
what a feeling
many of the folks on BD.net will remember this pic of mine a couple of years ago - man was it fun

Sven you inspire me, I will also get back to my boat in August, life and work and the children have just temporarily "flooded" me

 

Hope things are well with you and your micro-cruiser Manie..that's no Sears garage door btw...like the wood all-around the place..especially the boat

 

More on bow centerboard and water storage.
"I use less than a liter of water a day, even in the tropics."
Yikes, and that's with musli and sardines as food. Hard core.

 

I must say that I like the "two rooms" boat.
At first I was a bit confused about the hatch to the "bedroom"
the way I see it now that hatch is closed when the "roof" is open to attend to the sails - that way the "bedroom" is always dry

I hope my interpretation is correct

 

That's of course if the hatch stays in the same place

 

Sven is not only a great boatbuilder and sailor, he also has some skills in jiujitsu :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru0tTBL73pQ

It's a clip from a Swedish series where two guys interviews interesting and unusual people. Yrvind didn't approve to them wanting to lay down in one of his previous boats.

 

It seems he sleeps transverse, I'll guess inside beam is about the same as Sven's length . . ? ?

Anyone knows if this assumption is correct . . ? ?

Cheers,
Angel

 

Great vid

Start is hilarious, if I could understand it it would be even better, thanks for posting . .

Cheers,
Angel