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Chained and spliced

30 September 2008 | Brighton, stormy
skip
Hey all, another blog sooo soon, must mean i'm eiher getting in the groove or the weather has stopped mast work (the latter), as it is as rubbish as the banking system.

Well I've taken the opportunity to teach myself to splice braid on braid, which has at second and third attempt worked really well! Bit of a surprise, just hope the continuous line splice is the correct length now!

I'm waiting to pull the halyards on the mast, finish the spin track and then put the standing rigging on, mast step in two weeks time i guess if i can get the rigging bits in time. it'll be good to get the the mast back on the boat and out of the non-secure yard. Then i'll be working to install the new Refleks heater and associated gubbins (technical term), before working out how to run the lines back from the mast, and fitting the two new hugely expensive timage hatches.

right then must get the heating list of bits together and start battering the credit card!

slainte
skip

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Vessel Name: Emerald
Vessel Make/Model: Kelly Peterson 44
Hailing Port: No fixed abode
Crew: Colin 'Skip' Wright, Nichola Wright
About: One from Northern Ireland, one from Yorkshire, UK
Extra: Emerald has been our home since 2004. We've sailed around the UK, the western Baltic and have spent 7 years in the Med. We're currently in Portugal, planning a refit. Lot's more information about us and the boat can be found at www.yachtemerald.com
Home Page: https://www.yachtemerald.com/
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