After a summer with very few days of rest due to my job (I was in Israel for almost a month, inside a factory in the middle of the desert, and it was HOT) we met with Tor and his beautiful family in vacation from Norway in my town Ravenna; then we reach Luigi in Reggio Emilia:
While they talked a lot about technical questions, I went crazy with the boat, walking on the cockpit, going inside the cuddy cabin, covering my pants with fairing dust while sitting with a fake rudder stick in my hand, playing just like a baby. I'm so far from the point of costruction reached by Luigi that it's hard to think about it, so better just to enjoy the view and the feeling.
Luigi is showing his daggerboard and an aluminium profile good for the rudder:
This is a "pro" tool; fairing is not a pleasure and one needs every possibile help from technology to complete this long and boring step. Then Luigi thinks to bring the hulls to a professional paint shop; in the end what other people see is the finishing of your boat, while you know all the internal; a pro painter will make everyone happy !
While my boat building is so slow and intermittent, thanks to Luigi I know that very soon I will be able to sail a F22, not mine but ... it's ok for now :-)
Then our families had a dinner in my home this evening and we all enjoyed to stay together, to tell stories and to taste local food. We learned a lot about Norway and exchanged experiences. Open minds and curiosity will save the world.
Quasi ZERO vacanze quest'estate (e 23 giorni di deserto in una fabbrica israeliana) e poi ecco che arriva Tor dalla Norvegia con la sua splendida famiglia ! Ieri pomeriggio siamo andati a trovare Luigi a Reggio Emilia in quello che credo sia stato il primo euro meeting di costruttori di F22. Mentre i due discutevano di tecnica, io ho fatto il bambino con la barca, su e giu, dentro e fuori, stringi e lasca ... son talmente indietro con la mia costruzione che ... meglio non pensarci, tanto presto un paio di bordi su un F22 me li faccio, grazie a Luigi. Stasera abbiamo mangiato insieme da noi ed è stato davvero bello, abbiamo parlato di tutto, tranne che di barche ! Menti aperte e curiosità salveranno il mondo.
P.S. found on bateau2.com forum, about SANDING:
| BoH wrote: |
| I have discovered that one of the main uses for epoxy is polishing sandpaper to a nearly smooth surface. |
Sounds like your paper's getting clogged, you may need to change it more frequently and not press as hard. Epoxy's not well-behaved like wood. It gets into a vicious cycle of paper-clogging. If you press hard, it generates heat. The heat softens the epoxy which makes it clog the paper. Because the clog reduces the sanding action, you press harder. That generates heat. The heat softens the epoxy...
Sharp paper with light pressure works best. That lets the grit cut the epoxy without excessive heat. When it stops cutting, get a new piece of paper. Paper quality counts, too. The junk they sell at the DYI stores loses its edge too quickly. Check out some of the on-line suppliers. They sell better stuff and it's cheaper to buy it in bulk.
Finally, keep your paper dry. Store it in an airtight container with a dessicant pack. Once I figured out all this stuff for myself, I was able to turn a day-long sanding job into just a couple of hours.
Laszlo

















