Thursday, March 5, 2015
Refit Video - Episode 4
If the box above doesn't have the video, you can link to it directly at YouTube here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTq0lij4fIY
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Refit Video - Episode 5
If the box above doesn't have the video, you can link to it directly at YouTube here: http://youtu.be/aYAzJExxH_g
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Vacuum Obituary #2
In not-so-loving memory...
Vacuum # 2 lived and worked a mere 2.3% of the time Shop Vac, whose obituary is here,
lived and worked. Vacuum # 2 was definitely not faithful or assertive.
Gritty, yes, in a timorous sort of way. Alas, it was laid to rest at the
bottom of a big dumpster, now covered with paint cans and moldy bunk
cushions. So be it.
Kuewa's bottom is sanded to a near perfect finish and was washed with water and scrubber. After the round of rain that is on its way clears out, I will wipe down with acetone and then apply one coat a day of epoxy barrier coat for five days.
The new stainless steel water tank is near completion and yesterday I moved the traveler horse from the welding shop to the electro polishers. This process creates an anti-corrosive and more attractive finish on the stainless by removing iron molecules from a thin layer of the surface, leaving behind the chromium and nickle. Pretty slick, and a lot cheaper than having the welding shop polish with compound and electric tool for two days.
Kuewa's bottom is sanded to a near perfect finish and was washed with water and scrubber. After the round of rain that is on its way clears out, I will wipe down with acetone and then apply one coat a day of epoxy barrier coat for five days.
The new stainless steel water tank is near completion and yesterday I moved the traveler horse from the welding shop to the electro polishers. This process creates an anti-corrosive and more attractive finish on the stainless by removing iron molecules from a thin layer of the surface, leaving behind the chromium and nickle. Pretty slick, and a lot cheaper than having the welding shop polish with compound and electric tool for two days.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Refit Video - Episode 6
If the box above doesn't have the video, you can link to it directly at YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuWGXx26oL4
Monday, May 8, 2015
Refit Video - Episode 7
If the box above doesn't have the video, you can link to it directly at YouTube here: https://youtu.be/Vbt8a_cE1VA
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Refit Video - Episode 8
Episode 8 covers applying two-part foam around the fresh water tank, fiberglassing in the top section of the tank, moving the new engine into position and beginning the engine bed design. There is also a clip showing the neighbor airplane departing and more Volvo Ocean Race scenes. The all-woman team won leg 8 from Lisbon to Lorient, France, close-hauled up the vicious Bay of Biscay. Go SCA!
If the box above doesn't have the video, you can link to it directly at YouTube here: https://youtu.be/D8wc4x-l4U4
Monday, August 3, 2015
Refit Video - Episode 9
This episode covers building the new engine beds and finally bolting the engine in place. I'd never start these projects if I knew how long everything was going to take and how many stumbling blocks there would be. I guess humans are mostly optimistic by nature. But it's all still fun and moving forward.
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Refit Video - Episode 10
Overcoming two iterations of the new propeller shaft and engine alignment challenges, the engine goes in for the eighth and hopefully final time, gets bolted down, and all the systems attached and made operational. The episode ends with a clip from the Gitana Group testing their new 60' foiling monohull.
If the box above doesn't have the video, you can link to it directly at YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE4qprbpFhU
Thursday, February 25, 2016
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