We sailed Coppelia for the first time in 20 years! A couple of lengths of the Gaasperplas and a big smile on my face…
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We sailed Coppelia for the first time in 20 years! A couple of lengths of the Gaasperplas and a big smile on my face…
I finally got the mast on Coppelia up yesterday, and the sails raised, really pleased!
The list is growing shorter every day The keel is now back in the boat, and the new winch mechanism works well. Many thanks to Cassje for helping me to get the bolt in place, it was not easy.. The list of things to do is getting shorter:
I got the keel of Coppelia painted yesterday, two coats of ‘POR-15‘, she needs a final topcoat today (a nice blue to match the rudder) and she’s ready to go back in. Another huge job, hopefully I’ll be doing that later this week
I lifted Coppelia yesterday and removed the keel. A hundred kilos of cast iron, pretty awkward to handle The keel will now be renovated, it’s the last really big job before I can sail her for the first time in many years. More photos in my gallery; here. Aargh! My arms ache, fortunately some lovely has soothed the pain. .. but also hard work. We came Fifth in Gorinchem. Well, actually it’s both. And it even looks like it’s competent at both roles, which is something most amphibious cars don’t achieve. If this is as good as it sounds, it might have a major impact in the maritime world. |
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