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Multihullminion added 10 pictures to the album “A small Job”:
  • Due to the format of this site being oriented toward random hot selfies, I’m unable to post anything in a sequential or logical manner ( go figure) apologies for any confusion, process is pretty straightforward thouth
  • First order of business is to clap some twine on this witch’s tail with a constrictor knot( ideally a double constrictor for slick line )Hook up to the ends with marlinspike hitches ( disposable chopsticks work well; usually snap before the twine does
  • Steady pressure with well sharpened knife( ideally something with a thicker blade )And a few resolute thumps with a wooden mallet sever the ratty end in short order.
  • Note: this doesn’t work for spectra/ dyneema, pbo, vectran or aramid, which have to be “sawn” with a blade of ceramic or frequently sharpened steel. Even a good 440c blade can dull quickly.
  • Traditionally this is done with a long length of twine flopping around with a marlinspike hitched to it half a fathom away from the whipping, slack is taken up every third turn and the spike is shifted down once the scope is used up.
  • This simple tool keeps the situation less fiddly, tension uniform; even for a lefty like myself it’s easy to keep the turns from overriding. You’ll need an extension drill to go deep enough for the needle to drop in
  • Nov 20, 2020
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Multihullminion added a picture to the album Hacking Harken:
  • Stinking up a general layout. If only machining it was this simple!
  • Nov 17, 2020
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Multihullminion added 10 pictures to the album THE NEAR PRESENT ( Going back off grid to build the Proa Shop:
  • The only connection to the rat race aside from cellular service and an 8 mile dirt road,which helps as The proa designer and engineer are on the other side of the world
  • Typical winter snack from the root cellar
  • Takes effort to stay warm in the winter.Usually split the lot in the fall and fill the porch a few times during the winter
  • This is where we all learned how houses are built growing up
  • There’s a dirt road to a highway out there somewhere
  • Yes the old place was built out of straw
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Multihullminion added 17 pictures to the album More time off and life on the hard:
  • About the only thing that kept the repairs going until late in the afternoon 5 slices, disturbing ><!
  • R&D on the Now DeTorre tool Wall mounted Cnc Cutting center. Learned a lot
  • This was back when I ran a small landscaping company for minor gains, lived on site in the shop and made friends with another lost hungry soul.
  • One of the toughest parts of living in a foreign country is turning down the local generosity ><!
  • Nov 15, 2020
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Multihullminion added 12 pictures to the album The PAST( Getting around, cooking, shameless lifestyle of an long term tourist, leaning down and other socially unacceptable shenanigans:
  • Nov 15, 2020
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Multihullminion and LadyM are now friends.
  • Nov 15, 2020
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Multihullminion added 9 pictures to the album THE PAST ( first repairs 3):
  • Nov 14, 2020
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Multihullminion added 8 pictures to the album THE PAST ( first repairs 2):
  • Nov 14, 2020
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Multihullminion added 2 pictures to the album THE PAST ( first repairs and first lessons learned):
  • Dry fitting first plank ( later learned the 35 degree angle from the G brothers was unnecessary; caused some trouble later on
  • First gen. Scarphing machine. Grinder was later replaced with offset routers eliminating the guillotine
  • Nov 14, 2020
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  • Nov 11, 2020