The blocks and low friction rings are for improving the leverage (3:1) on the emergency steering. The emergency steering consists of a steel tiller connected directly on the rudder post. The 3:1 leverage is made of 4 mm dyneema loops with low friction rings or blocks and two 7 mm polyester lines
In the article Liv(e) a little we got acquainted with the Edholm family who have just started the journey of a lifetime – which you can follow on Arcona’s Instagram and Facebook – they’ll update us regularly about their adventure onboard Arcona 400 Liv! But, before you dock out for this type of trip, there are some … More Liv(ely) Preparations – what we did with the boat!
Have you ever thought about just going out sailing and set aim for the horizon without looking back… well, at least not for a long time? There are many people who dream about adventure and blue water cruising, not nearly as many who actually do something about it – well the Edholm family do not … More Liv(e) a Little
The following projects are planned for 2021. During the fall 2020 and winter 2020-2021 no actual projects was started or completed since everything was on hold until March 2021. Planned for 2021 (not completed) New antifouling Service blocks inside boom Third reef Stern worklight Complete watermaker installation Keelpro on dinghy Handheld searchlight (ARC approved) Second … More Ongoing projects 2020 / 2021
The antifouling nightmare … More The quick hull finish job fix that turned into a significant epoxy job
Alternator upgraded to a Balmar 120A alternator with serpentine belt conversion and a MC-614 regulator. Tachometer display replaced and tachometer calibrated for the new alternator. In a previous post, I wrote about the risks of damaging the alternator when switching to lithium batteries and different ways of how to protect the alternator. Protecting your alternator … More Alternator upgrade
In this post, I will try to explain how to protect your alternator and what we decided to do regarding our alternator. Especially regarding the following
– Protecting the alternator from overheating
– Protecting the alternator from a load dump
– Increase charging from the alternator … More Protecting your alternator when switching to lithium
I will try to catch up and write about everything that we have to in our preparations since May. Before and during the summer, everything was kind of hectic, and then I didn’t get started with writing about everything that we had already done. I will start with the bow-roller, windlass, and the issues I … More Anchor roller and deceptive store manager
When planning to sand the hull to racefinish, I could not leave the saildrive and propeller the way it was. The brass on the propeller needed polishing, and the saildrive required both sanding and additional coats of epoxy. I started with sanding the saildrive and the brass with 240 grit sandpaper. For the saildrive this … More Saildrive and propeller clean up
We just wanted to add a bow windlass but ended up rebuilding the whole anchor box… We currently had no bow windlass. In the Baltic Sea, you seldom anchor from the bow. Most of the times you anchor with the bow to land and an anchor in the stern. A more permanent bow anchor with … More Plastic Fantastic – New anchor box
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