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Harald Hannelius

@harald@mementomori.social · May 06, 2026

The last mat is installed. Now I can proceed with sealing the hatch, redoing the electrics, installing a new ventilator and a dozen small jobs. Also have to sand and paint the bottom, wash, polish the freeboards and wax them. And so on. Remember, #sailing is fun.

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@harald@mementomori.social · May 08, 2026

Today the hatch got installed. Used butyl rubber (automotive). Easier when you want to redo it, and it also has some resealing capabilities. It never shears like e.g. a polyurethane sealant. I think I like the brutal neo-industrial look of the nuts so I'll leave the trim for now. It passed the few first liters of soapy water test so that's good. #sailing

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Harald Hannelius

@harald@mementomori.social · May 08, 2026

Also testfitted The Throne. Drilled some holes, removed distance material around the holes and filled the cavity with some thickened epoxy. When it's cured I can redrill the holes. I have a slight issue with the forward inboard bolt. It protrudes in a 45⁰ sloped part on the inside of the console. I'll probably have to make a small slanted piece of teak with a hole in it and add some epoxy when I dry install it the first time so the nut has a nice flat surface to tighten on to. I was afraid that there wouldn't be space for a nut on the outboard forward bolt, but that was ok although quite fiddly to get the washer and nut on blindly. #sailing

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Harald Hannelius

@harald@mementomori.social · May 02, 2026

The hatch has to be resealed. A pig since some idiot has used silicone in the past. That done, and did a good job on the frame to be honest. #sailing

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Harald Hannelius

@harald@mementomori.social · May 03, 2026

The boom joint needed some TLC. The pin has worn a large hole in the fitting and I started to get worried last summer. Did a quick fix then by tying a line around the pin to keep it forward. Now I got to it and bored the hole just a bit, and glued bushings in the holes. Bronze upper, some other material with a ptfe coating in the lower. #sailing

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Harald Hannelius

@harald@mementomori.social · May 03, 2026

The water fill and especially the air vent was in the wrong place. The hoses made a dip to clear the closet opening causing an air lock from time to time. When I had to take the interior out anyways I decided to fix this too. Some glorious sanding was required. I sanded the gelcoat through in one spot. Will have to apply more layers at a later date. Yes, gelcoat and topcoat on epoxy. Works fine. #sailing

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Harald Hannelius

@harald@mementomori.social · May 05, 2026

Today's job was rebuilding and installing the deck organisers. I had previously used a 35 mm holesaw to remove the distance material (or rather polyester putty). Now i used 30 mm washers with epoxy lightweight putty and tightened them. Then I hid the holes with moar putty. Also cleaned, inspected, resealed (butyl rubber is my go-to sealant now) and reinstalled the chainplates. #sailing

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Harald Hannelius

@harald@mementomori.social · Apr 28, 2026

Only one piece left. Complicated one, ceiling and under deck. #sailing

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@TimKStanton@mstdn.social · Apr 24, 2026

I returned last night from a wonderful trip to the British Virgin Islands. Spent a week on a sailboat, sailing to four islands, and snorkeling and scuba diving off of two of them. The weather cooperated nicely and I thoroughly enjoyed the warm clear water!! More pics to come! #sailing #ocean #scuba #beach #nature #photography #SeaScape #NaturePhotography

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sailscene

@sailscene@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 29, 2026

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Harald Hannelius

@harald@mementomori.social · Apr 23, 2026

Also installed the closed cell insulation mat in the head and hanging locker #sailing

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Harald Hannelius

@harald@mementomori.social · Apr 25, 2026

Feels like I'm slowly winning this battle #sailing

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Harald Hannelius

@harald@mementomori.social · Apr 28, 2026

Handling a 2.5 m long mat with glue on is tricky. Especially when you're applying it. The space is 2 m long. #sailing

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Harald Hannelius

@harald@mementomori.social · Apr 19, 2026

To quote Mads on Sail Life; after some glorious sanding and a bit of thickened epoxy, tabbing was done. The laminate is really stiff and light, 10 mm of reused PET bottles as core material. Epoxy. #sailing

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Harald Hannelius

@harald@mementomori.social · Apr 20, 2026

Some more holes made for different hoses. Lifted the throne in place to check hose clearances. Cut new holes for the 1 1/2"/38 mm ID hoses, larger 64 mm this time so pulling them won't be the same pain as before. Also re-routed to go through the console. Also did new holes for flushing water in the main bulkhead (I have a separate freshwater bladder for flushing water, Swiss surplus from varusteleka). Will have to get a few 90⁰ bends to make it neat. First layer of paint applied, epoxy which will be followed by Hempel's onepack enamel. Would like white, but pearly white will be good. Will be followed by insulation and natural white vinyl. Remember, #sailing is fun.

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Harald Hannelius

@harald@mementomori.social · Apr 21, 2026

The main bulkhead turned out ok after three rounds of oh glorious sanding, acetone wipe, oxalic acid wiped off with water, and teak oil. I was thinking about painting the bulkhead, but I got the dark spots fixed so I'm satisfied. #sailing

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Harald Hannelius

@harald@mementomori.social · Apr 23, 2026

Had to get creative to get the mat glued to the underside of the deck. Contact glue, so the mat cannot touch itself or the piece is ruined. Built a rig to keep the mat in place while drying and then crawled on my back under it and pressed it in place. Turned out ok. The next pieces are a pain in the butt. So many different angles in several directions that have to be translated to a two dimensional pattern. And so few hands. #sailing

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Harald Hannelius

@harald@mementomori.social · Apr 11, 2026

Remember, #sailing is fun Remember, #sailing is fun Remember, #sailing is fun Remember, #sailing is fun

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Harald Hannelius

@harald@mementomori.social · Apr 14, 2026

The tunnel is long, but there _is_ light #sailing

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Harald Hannelius

@harald@mementomori.social · Apr 16, 2026

CAD aka Cardboard Aided Design #sailing

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