April 29, 2012. This last week my friend Kirk Gresham made another trip down from Port Townsend to give me a sailing lesson. The big problem was there was no wind….again! Here are a few photos of “Vanessa” (Eider) in the water.
Month: April 2012
Eider: Registration
April 23, 2012. This morning Vanessa (Devlin Eider) is sitting in the parking lot waiting on the Washington County Sheriff to issue the Temporary Registration and Hull ID#. Here are a few photos of yours truly and Sheriff Joseph Yazzolino. Yesterday Kirk Gresham and I finished rigging her but could not launch because there was…
Eider: Pulley Blocks
April 14, 2012. Today I built a few pulley blocks. The cost of these blocks are near or well over $100 each. I pulled a piece off the net on Rope Stropped Blocks. I changed it a little and made Cable Swedged Stropped Blocks. The sheaves are made with a hole saw and UHMW and…
Eider: Ready to Rig
April 4, 2012. Today I completed fitting “Vanessa” to her trailer. I then mounted the bow sprit, tabernacle and boom. Now I just have to rig her.
Eider: Fitting Her to the Trailer
April 3, 2012; 3:30 pm. Today I got to the shop around 3:30 pm and got right to fitting “Vanessa” to her trailer. It’s starting to rain again so I will continue this tomorrow morning. Here are a few photos.