Month: December 2012
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Replacement sails ordered
Confirmed the order for new sails with the sailmaker and sent the deposit. Also managed to get her sail number re-registered with the ISA, so she’s officially IRL 481 again.
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Shrouds complete
The last set of shrouds have been installed. The mast and rigging work is now complete and the sailmaker will hopefully come past this weekend to measure Aslana for a new set of sails (genoa and main). Barring all the small jobs, like the rudder, water tank, electrics and anti-fouling paint, she’s ready for the…
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Identifying the old bits
After perusing the manufacturer’s brochure for the Pandora International, I’ve realised that the following items (minimum) are probably from 1974: until yesterday, her boom (or at least it was the exact same layout) her rudder the hand pump in the galley (which is getting replaced) the sliding table on port the put-away table on starboard…
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New Mast!
The old mast has been carved up, and the new mast has been stepped. The rigging is attached, and the roller-furling was assembled on-site and then attached. Thank goodness this was a short mast, because it still took 4 people to put it up. Had the boat been any longer, we’d probably have needed a…