One of the things that was left waiting to install this year was the windvane. This spring it was in the front row of the priority list as we need to test it on our summer holiday trip.
Tag: Van de Stadt 34
Light In The Dark – Painting The Aft Cabin
Jotain on sentään saatu melkolailla valmiiksikin. Yksi niistä asioista on perähytti, jonka sisäpintojen fiksaus oli työn alla kevään aikana.
Inside Job
At last the cold weather front passed and I’ve got to start with the tasks inside the boat.
Fit For The Summer – Measuring The Hips
Measuring the width of the hips. This time there’s no need to loose some inches, but to install the windvane.
Painting The Boat Interior – With What, How, Did It Work Out?
I guess I’m not the only one feeling the spring in the air. We’ve received a few questions by mail regarding the interior paintings and varnishing the floorboards we made last year.
Inspiration Struck And A Sailing Video Was Made! =)
On this video clip we’re going over the Baltic Sea from Mõntu in Estonia to Fårösund in Gotland.
Before And After
As the year is closing in its nice to take a look at the things we’ve finished already. Here’s a few before and after pics on the tasks accomplished.
Mood Lighting With LED Lights & USB Charging
With the led strip lights on both sides the light is a lot softer and the mood is totally different.
The New Companionway Doors, vol. 2
Luukkujen uusiminen ei mennyt viime vuonna ihan niin kuin Strömsössä. Luukkufiaskosta oppineena toinen yritys meni jo astetta paremmin
More Light With Painting The Interior
Fixing the interior gave the boat a whole new look and increased coziness of the boat substantially.
Varnishing The Floorboards Gives A New Look
Then we got to the varnishing itself… One round took only a bit over an hour as all the boards could be done in a row.
Liberta, love at first sight?
In the spring of 2016 my online search alert brought up, after years of scanning, a boat that was meeting my criteria AND was suitable for my wallet. I immediately rang up and was on my way to take a look at it. And that’s where this story began.
The boat was an aluminum Van de Stadt 34 which met the criteria set for the boat: more than 10 meters long, engine 20 hp or more, standing height within the entire boat, separately closed bow and aft cabin. Also, thinking of long distance sailing, I was fond of aluminum boats, of course having drooled after Jimmy Cornell’s Ovni and Garcia.
The owner of the boat had the Alzheimer’s disease, and therefore the boat had been out of use for several years. There were a lot of things that were in need of care and attention. But most importantly, hull, sails and the engine were in good condition. The inside and the outside surfaces were in weak condition, to put it mildly. Seeing beauty in the middle of chaos asked the right character. Also, the comments from my friends were not encouraging, on the contrary.
Balancing with reason and emotions… The fact was that the reason part said never, while there was a strong yes coming from the emotion part. In the end deal was made. Spring and boat fever makes a man crazy! 🙂
Thinking of the condition of the boat, the thought in my mind was “Opportunity often presents itself in work clothes.”
Jussi
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