Building Paterson 8 in Dubai

[douglas_hassell]

26 degrees today

Mind you the summers are harsh.....not much sailing....45 degrees+

Doug

[roland_trim]

I thought it cooled off in the evenings and got windy?

[douglas_hassell]

In the summer it cools down to 30+ in the evenings or overnight.  Really only breeze here is a sea breeze and in the summer with the humidity it can just be a mill pond all day  (literally some days it is like a sea fog).

There are some light breezes around 1-2 knts that either add or subtract from the normal sea breeze.

Sailing in the afternoon.  From 1 to 4 pm the best time.  Usually more than 8knts, never more than 14.

Maybe 3 or 4 times a year a Shamal comes that can be 30 or 40knts.  Always from Iran straight onshore.

It is wierd being able to rely on the weather being the same every day.  Something like 330 days of sunshine a year here. 

Water temperature means that shorts and t shirt do for most of the time.  I dive and wear a 3mm shorty in the winter.  60 feet down in shorts and t shirt! 

Doug

[douglas_hassell]

Picture of the boat from this morning on the way to the airport.

Daggerboard, rudder, rack tubes and bowsprit done

Paint job, boom and mast the big jobs left

Hopefully pick up hardware and old sails in the UK.

Thanks for all the help and tips this year.  Have a great Christmas everyone.

Doug

[douglas_hassell]

I am thinking about the mast design.  In terms of rigging I am thinking of starting with a C-Tech style.

I have been measuring the boat and these are my current thoughts:

Mast bottom to deck                  300mm
Deck to gooseneck                    920mm
Gooseneck to lowers                  80mm
Lowers to 1 spreaders              2100mm
1 spreaders to 2 spreaders       1900mm
2 spreaders to mast head         1800mm

This gives a total mast height of 7100mm so the maximum allowed.

Luff length is 5880mm.

Any thoughts or comments welcome.  If the above is OK I will think about the spreader deflection.

Making the mast sometime in January.

Doug

 

[simon_jones]

Doug the mast height of 7.1 meters is measured from the bottom of the hull not just the length of mast. We had a new c-tech mast recently if you wish I could get the measurements from that in the next day or two.

[douglas_hassell]

Doug the mast height of 7.1 meters is measured from the bottom of the hull not just the length of mast. We had a new c-tech mast recently if you wish I could get the measurements from that in the next day or two.

I will make some more measurements to make sure.  It would great to have a comparison.  Thanks a lot.

[douglas_hassell]

Working on the boat the last couple of days.  Continuing hull fairing

Making the rudder stock and tiller.

Once I have the deck faired I can put the racks on....looking forward to that day

I will put some photos on in the next couple of days.

Doug

[douglas_hassell]

I have been busy with the big boat arriving and getting her into race trim.  Also changing jobs has not helped.

The boat is almost done.  Racks and jib track on.  I will organise a paint job for the week after next when I am back in Dubai.

I have decided to buy a mast and boom and so have started the last major job;  the t- foil.

I am getting there and looking forward to going sailing!

Doug   

[douglas_hassell]

Hi,
I am starting on the fitting out and wondered where I could get some small diameter glass fibre tube that i can use to sheathe the pintle and for the rudder gantry hinge?

I am thinking of using 5mm stainless steel rod.

Thanks,

Doug

[roland_trim]

I'd seriously recommend using 8mm stainless (someone will email the grade, but not a low one).

We've broken/bent a few on several boats T and without, the shear loading from drag on the t-foil makes this load much bigger. The gap between stock/support also needs to be as small as possible to reduce bending load in the pin.

[andy_paterson]

Use 8mm stainless pins for the rudder and the swivelling gantry.
Sea Sure 18-39 bushes for the rudder pin bearing, and the gantry ends. ( ie the moving parts )
Lock the pin to the rudder stock.
The boat end of the gantry can be moulded carbon + a 8mm bolt so it doesn't move.

[douglas_hassell]

Thanks for that.  I am planning the paint job this week.  Making the carbon front plates today and putting fittings on.

Will take some pics once done!

Getting warm!

Took the big boat out racing last Friday.  Good fun but very hot - 40oC

Doug

[Phil Alderson]

I have always just greased the 8mm pin and wrapped some glass around it to make the bushing.

[douglas_hassell]

Thanks for that.  What thickness of the wall should I be looking for?

Doug