I just uploaded Part 2 of Junk Rig for Ingeborg to 'my' page here. It is about how I made the mast step and partners. I mean to send the text and photos to the Magazine editor as well.

Any comments are better done on the Ingeborg thread.

See the direct link to the Part 2 below:

http://bit.ly/2sf2tsW

Arne

A simple tiller brake

As it rained today, I spent a bit time at the keyboard producing this little write-up about a tiller brake I use on my boats.

Luckily, Slieve had a quick look at it and helped me with some details. Still, he cannot be expected to make good English of it, only precise enough.

(..there was something about a silk purse from a sow’s ear, wasn’t there?)

Cheers, Arne

PS, 3.July. Let's try this link - yes, that seems to work  -  there are more than one way to kill a cat!
It actually points at the file I have stored in "my" folder on this site. If you go to "Arne Kvernelands files" and look under "How-to notes" you will find the link, presented in a different way ("An easy to make tiller brake"), with a shortlink under the heading.

Designing a cone-shaped mast coat for Ingeborg.

A couple of days ago I made the pattern for the mast coat for Ingeborg. Now, every time I do this, I seem to have to re-learn how to calculate the shape of the cut-off cone sides. I have therefore made an instruction, mainly aimed for myself, to hopefully make it simpler next time.  I did it in English, in case some of you would like to use it, as well. I put the write-up under How-to notes on my page:

http://www.junkrigassociation.org/arne

..or try this link

Cheers, Arne

I love your note on "The myth of the bad tack".

World it be OK to send it to David Harding?