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Yksinpurjehdus itse rakennetulla veneellä yli Atlantin

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Builder's blog:

the weighing process

The boat was weighed after it had already been painted and all essential interior components were installed. I rented two large scales, which were placed under the boat, and the hull was carefully lowered onto them. The total weight reading was 522 kg.

The same process was repeated for the keel plate, which weighed 102 kg, and for the keel bulb sections, which came in at 68 kg per bulb.



Hull 




Keel 




Keel Bulb




   




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