Recent content by GregOddity

Congrats and I hope the survey comes out shining. Having been there in the past for different reasons I can fully understand where you’re coming from. What others see as headaches are actually the things I quite enjoy. The challenge and my own touch are most of the pleasure I have with it. Dated...

Going to investigate that today. Ill make a good shot of it. I need all the info I can get.

Honest answer is that you will struggle either way. Taking it off is a pain so you’re basically better with drilling it in place. You need to spend money on the drill bits. SDS is not what I would recommend for stainless. You’re looking for Cobalt drill bits. The more cobalt the better but it’s...

Not sure is the best answer to that. We looked but could not decide as we’re not familiar with any sort of plastic inserts. The side groves will allow for a few cables to come up but they’re not very wide and my fear is jamming the plastic sleeve with the cables and creating pressure areas on...

Today we had Oddity moved so we can have better transom access. There’s a ton of bits and bobs to move in and out while we work on her and it was just not very practical where she was after she was moved for some electrical work in the yard. The move went without a hitch, great ground crew on...

We’re going for square/straight (?) spreaders. The mast base does need a bit of work and alteration as I personally don’t feel comfortable having a mast that may move. I do want a pin through to hold it in place. I’ve already read your post a couple of times today and it does make some very...

Boom! which leads to the question how long should it be? The next question is how high because I would like a sprayhood over the cabin roof which may also mean changing the height of the part of the goose neck already on the mast. Now the question is a boom wang rod kicker thingy or trusting...

Yeap :love: thinking if i'm brave enought to polish it :cautious:

Good point! However,… I’m going for modern tech because it’s easy, cost effective and lasts longer than “traditional “expensive and not very long lasting. The problem with moisture absorption on cheap marine ply is something that became prevalent with the Chinese introduction on the market. On...

So the only good news of the day is that I found a new set of Selden double of spreaders for the mast that a friendly rigger offered since they were taking up too much space on his workshop. Still need to fabricate the connections to the mast and perhaps the ends because £75x4 is the budget for...

The Countess 33 was designed with the two rigs in mind, the ketch and the sloop. There are detailed plans for both and sail plans etc. Yes, extending the mast will alter slightly some of the parameters but nothing that cannot be compensated through ballast. I do intend to have 2 pretty big...

I was talking to a Rigger today and now after reading I made up my mind and we’re going with the 14m and straight double spreaders and a small bowsprit so we can have a jib as well. I do like strong and redundant. Ian Designed a great boat that can take a good beating It just feels underpowered...

Did not manage to call Selden yet. was too busy trying to find fuel... and failed. Got my outboard tank on the car just to make sure i don't have to abandon the thing on the side of the road. But it will be done tomorrow.

Not at all. It’s quite a good idea and I got some at my workshop. There are a few areas where I may actually test to see if I find any signs of stress or cracks. On the base, my thoughts are still all over the place. I’m yet to form an opinion and a plan.

I am thinking of using an inspection camera to check the inside. I’m just curious to see if there are any signs of corrosion. I did check with a flat bit of aluminium and it was straight. It’s however still in my plans to check it again and make sure it’s all as it should be.