Thomas' Birthday

Thomas' Birthday
Originally uploaded by Sadlr

We walked with Thomas, Katrien and the dogs along the Drentse Aa at Oudemolen. Here is Em climbing the roots of a fallen tree while Thomas is below inspecting the cave formed by the upturned roots.

Ash trim on bench

Ash trim on bench
Originally uploaded by Sadlr

Yesterday I put the Ash trimming on the bench downstairs. Sasja is going to prime the top piece this weekend where it covers the radiator vents. You can just see the white grating on the right of the picture that should stop olives and small cars falling into the radiators. First job on Monday will be to screw down the top pieces and put all the bungs in.
Next week is the final week of what has been a very long project.

Bannisters and dashboard

Bannisters and dashboard
Originally uploaded by Sadlr

While I was building the bannisters Peter and Ekko were getting all the controls to fit the removeable panel in the Guariuba dashboard.

Bathroom cupboards

Bathroom cupboards
Originally uploaded by Sadlr

First picture with my new [though James Bond had one two films ago] K770 phone. [Em wanted my old W550] This week Peter built four bathroom cupboards. Though the idea was to quickly build a simple one size fits all model Ekko wanted them to fit exactly between basin and plinth so each had to be fitted exactly. Lots more work but nice cupboards though.

Charlotte and Cees

Another day of five Bft, with gusts of six and seven on the lake. Five Lasers this week and sunshine. Unlike last week I pushed things a bit harder, resulting in a handful of capsizes and a better understanding of where and why things go wrong.

Cees and Charlotte [who sails with Em in the Optimist B team] did a double act and I caught them, just coming in, on the webcam when I got home.

Truus on her way to Groningen

Truus on her way to Groningen
Originally uploaded by Sadlr

We went to pick up the 16m2 this afternoon. The lighting on the trailer has a different plug to the one on the back of the van, so Jan and Wim Bos offered to bring Truus to her new home in our workshop in Groningen.

Playing Tumble with Em

Playing Tumble with Em
Originally uploaded by Sadlr

Em was awake early this [Saturday] morning so Dad got to play Tumble as the birds began to sing outside.

Doors for the Dankbaarheid

Doors for the Dankbaarheid
Originally uploaded by Sadlr

We've started work on the Dankbaarheid project. First up are the doors and a sliding hatch. Claudia has planed the posts to thickness and made a template of the doors, to check the opening in the steelwork, before getting to grips with the 'real' wood.

That's better

That's better
Originally uploaded by Sadlr

Spring sunshine means the tent over the wheelhouse can come off. I had wanted a picture of Ekko and Chris taking the scaffolding down but they were just too fast. It's good to finally see the finished wheelhouse and it looks good from all angles.
There might be more pictures over on www.cinclus.eu [where you could also book yourself a couple of weeks on the French canals]

tulips and clamps

tulips and clamps
Originally uploaded by Sadlr

The guariuba table is in the wheelhouse and the guariuba sills and other trim are coming along nicely.

First sail of 2009 [at last]

A good start to the season, three Lasers on the water and 20+ knots of wind. Here's the DTP weather station report to prove it. [maximum gusts of 7 Bft!].

It's called a screaming reach because the helmsman starts screaming - a combination of fear and joy, though the water was cold and Robbie lost his glasses [but found his way home without them].

The trouble with a Laser is that by the time the downwind legs get exciting upwind has become a long hard slog. 

A bench like this.

Cinclus downstairs
Originally uploaded by Sadlr

One day someone will want a bench like this - like this. Plain pine plywood, no paint, no framing, just a monumental bench.
Until then we'll build them like this, then paint them, frame them, get the cushions made. Not much wrong with that either.
The space under the bench is an air intake for the central heating units, the warm air coming out behind the backrests.

Painted wheelhouse seating

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Originally uploaded by Sadlr

The seating in the wheelhouse is all screwed and glued together. Peter is going to make and place the guariuba bits, while I build the seating below decks.

Ash table for downstairs

Ash table for downstairs
Originally uploaded by Sadlr

This great ash table for the kitchen aboard Cinclus deserves a better photo.

What's better than one wooly?

What's better than one wooly?
Originally uploaded by Sadlr

Thanks again to Manfred at CTM who read between the lines and decided I needed a wooly all of my own.

Ticking things off

Ticking things off
Originally uploaded by Sadlr

Here on the Cinclus we're gently working our way through the final list of things to be done. Coming weekend the first guests arrive, though the Cinclus will be with us until the season really starts at the end of april.

The boat next door

The boat nextdoor
Originally uploaded by Sadlr

Been rather busy the last couple of weeks. We're still finishing the Cinclus project and work has started on the Willem Johannes - the boat next door. Here is Harm Jaap getting to grips with the first pieces of wood.