Well at last I have some spare time to get on with the project again.
Its been a long hot summer in Sweden and I have been working my but off. I have had only a few weekends off and mostly used the time for fishing and testing the TI. The setup works really good. Motor mount performs very well. I would like to try a different prop with less incline. Cruising speed is around 6-7 knots on about half throttle. No real use for pushing the motor harder. I guess another prop would let the motor rev some more and give more speed but I am not sure?
No major leaks so that is nice. The hatch seel mods I did last year works perfectly. I only get a little water inside leaking from the rudder line tubes. I need to fill the tubes all the way with grease. The small amount I managed to put in helps a little. Ones I get the front batteries and the trolling motor mounted the weight desplacement will level the hull a little more.forward.and keep the rear from dipping as much.
Sailed and run on the 4-stroke in winds up to 25 knots with short choppy 1 meter swells! ☺ The TI can take it but I prefer smoother weather.
One week of building planned now then I will be off for a trip a 1500 miles trip up to the north of Norway. Some Hallibut fishing and I will have a go at the Greenland Sharks. Wohoo!
Today I installed the mast tip rotator with my carbon extentsion rod to clear the sail from the rearstay. Now tacking is no problem, no hang ups. This is also the first step to prepare for installing a future furling foresail of some kind. Still need to do the research on what sail to get.
Now I can finally install the inflatable mast float, the top navigation lights, radar reflector and maybe a flag mount. Looking forward to do the capsize-test of the inflatable mast float as soon as I am back from Norway.
So there are still loads of other stuff left to do but I will be cracking on best I can until I leave for Norway next week.
Will be posting as the build develops.