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The Launch
Wednesday was the launch. Had to finish splicing the life lines, hang the rudder and a few little things. The launch was scheduled for 1400 but then the marina yard staff asked if we could launch at...
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Keeping warm in a cold winter
It has been quite a lousy winter here. Rain, snow, sleet and a damp bitter cold. That's the coast for you but I will take dry sunny -20C any day over this. So getting the heater finally running was on...
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Buhk Motor Installation
I thought I ought to post some photos of the 36hp Buhk motor installation. To access I just lift off the companionway ladders and lift the engine box lid which folds back and hooks in place. The front...
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Dodger
Finally got to making the pram dodger this sumer. It took longer to sew than I anticipated with lots of fitting trails. All in all pleased with the outcome and really happy to see a bronze frame and...
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Spars Part I
It was a long winters work after launching the boat and my list of jobs on Astrid for the summer was long. Top priority was to get the spars built and to warm up I started with the bowsprit and boom....
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Spars Part II
Next came the boom and I also needed to make a boat hook and oars for the dinghy.The boom is solid for the weight and glued up in two halves of Sitka Spruce. No scarfs required, I had a length of Sitka...
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Spars Part III The Mast
The main job to do this summer was to get the mast built which we did in the last two weeks of August and into early September. I had acquired the Sitka Spruce spar wood over ten years ago through Eden...
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Mast Hardware Part I
This has been a busy year to say the least. Working full time, had a large side job to do on another Falmouth Cutter 34 and a new born boy as of end of January. I finished the FC34 side job end of May...
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Mast Hardware Part II
The first half of July was full time 'round the clock work finishing the mast hardware, fitting hardware, shaping and sanding the boom, varnishing everything and making sure the myriad of details and...
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Mast Part III
Mid Month July. I have a pile of hardware, most of the pieces I need, but basically it all has to come together. Easier said than done but I have help now with my good friend John who has flown out...
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Stepping the Mast
The mast was sitting where we built it at Abernethy and Gaudin Boat Builders. There was no way to step it there so the only option was to motor down and load it onto the deck of Astrid and bring it...
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Rigging
With the mast stepped we could start on the rigging. The schedule went as follows:1. Four Lower Spreaders2. Upper Intermediates3. Cap Shrouds4. Head Stay and Back StayI would go up the mast and pin the...
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With the main part of the work nearing completion on ASTRID I want to acknowledge the help I have had along the way. This was a huge project, it was satisfying to see a vision fulfilled, I learned a...
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Dinghy
A step back in time as I finished this project last summer but never got around to posting it. The 7ft Cherub dinghy from Cape George Cutters was bought as a bare shell. I fitted out the gunwales,...
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Boom
After the rigging was in place the next job was to install the hardware on the boom. The boom was made last summer and it is solid sitka spruce as here we want the extra weight. Two halves glued up...
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Details
A lot of small jobs to do after getting the rig up. Here are a few...Adding silicon bronze armour to the bowsprit to protect from the chain. Mast wiring and fitting the cabin sole boards around the...
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The first sail
A first test trip out with a borrowed albeit small Jenniker which gave us a really nice sail after all. Everything went super smooth and I went out in the inflatable to see Astrid out on the water for...
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Bowsprit Net
Made the bowsprit net and bowsprit cover. The cover is the usual Sunbrella canvas and leather. It just covers the varnished portion and has a "cap" to go over the end of the bowsprit.The bowsprit net...
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September photos
Some photos of a two week trip in the Gulf Islands late September. Mt Baker in the back ground. A grey windy day and somewhat exposed anchorage but no problemslooking up Fulford Harbour, Saltspring...
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