After fairing the topsides with brown/red micro balloons, we turned the hull. It
would be easier to fair under the waterline when the hull is right side up. And
fairing there isn't as important, of course.
So... time for the big lift. We had to rotate the hull where it was, as we
didn't have place to roll it over the ground.
Well. It wasn't that hard at all. The hull probably weights less than 1000
kilos even though the finished boat will come down to her water line at 9.2
tons. But that of course includes lead keel, deck, interior, rig, engine, crew
and all the stores. But as you can see, even though the hull will be very strong
with this construction method, it is quite light. In advertisements for new
boats, crew and stores are often excluded. That makes the boats look fast, with
a high sail area/displacement ratio, on paper. The seller then complains about
sailors carrying too much stores. I wonder who is fooling who here.
Back to the turning: As the hull was so light we only used three persons and
four chain lifts to turn the hull. We could have done it with two persons and
three chain lifts.
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