Sunday, August 17, 2008 – 11:57
Mmm…the Swedish west coast — It’s just too beautiful in the summer! Another beautiful week on Elida V. Click any photo to browse the whole album! 406424066340673407184072340783407884086340868409184092340928
Sunday, December 2, 2007 – 16:50
I still haven’t published my photos from when I went sailing with Elida V in September. Here they come. As usual, click any of the photos to browse the whole album. 395873959239617396323965239667396773968739707
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 – 22:13
Yes, summer is really here. The sun is shining and the skies are blue (for the most time). 3601635706357103576235838 Elida V has been growing and growing and she is a really beautiful ship now that most of the rigging is done and almost all railings are finished. Her colors is a blend of white, blue [...]
Saturday, June 9, 2007 – 16:56
Yes, it’s really June now. The summer has taken the whole west coast in a firm grip. It is really hot and humid and I am working in the office, making some more drawings, while I’m bathing in sweat. It’s Ostindiefararen Götheborg has returned to the city. I was almost hoping for it to run [...]
Thursday, June 7, 2007 – 16:35
This just in! Two guys from Ö-varvet on Öckerö have been working the whole day working with the main engine on Elida. Just now, they fired up the machine and unleashed the 310 kW of power into the water. The sound of the engine is a nice humming sound that has a hint of diesel [...]
Friday, June 1, 2007 – 15:17
I am back on the ship again working with getting it certified. I work closely with the skipper Stefan, and we are now receiving help from a third party consultant that guides us with primarily designing the bilge, fire and sprinkler systems on board. He is also taking care of the discussion with Sjöfartsverket, the [...]
Monday, May 7, 2007 – 10:58
April. The camps are on! We are building Elida, sailing with the kids and taking care of them during the days. Work 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Since Elida is not finished and we have camps on board that have been promised sailing, we have made a special solution to let the [...]
Monday, May 7, 2007 – 10:46
In the end of March, the temperature took a leap up and for a week we had summer temperatures and perfect weather. 349933500535029 I worked with blueprints. Two computers, three monitors. Yay! 350933509735153 Feeding the swan with sausage. 35145 Fishing boats coming in and out of the harbour and repairing nets are common in Fiskebäck [...]
Thursday, March 29, 2007 – 21:52
Still sitting in the office alone after a long working Thursday, listening to “Pull me Under” by Dream Theater on loud volume. I finished five blueprints today; Vaccuum toilet system, Freeboard arrangement, Entry point, Watermaker, and Galley layout. There has been a lot of drawing, and I am really getting into the skin of the [...]
Sunday, March 18, 2007 – 00:38
Seems like “chineseing” at the Hay’s place has become a weekend tradition for me. It is the second weekend in a row that I most unplanned and unprepared stay the Saturday and Sunday at their flat, without bringing even a toothbrush. Thanks to some great hospitality I have borrowed both various dental cleaning devices to [...]