Thursday, March 15, 2007 – 21:31
So today the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education opened up the doors to apply for university programs starting this fall. Immediately I applied for what I want to study – Teknisk Fysik International at the College of Linköping. Hopefully I will be accepted, I was accepted last year (I declined because of my Elida [...]
Sunday, March 11, 2007 – 21:46
After living at Lennart’s place a few weeks, I have now officially moved aboard Elida V. I now live in the crew compartment in the aft of the ship, sharing the compartment with four other people. There has been little time for resting the last week, since we plan to depart for Holland on Sunday [...]
Monday, March 5, 2007 – 11:43
Elida V has been progressing pretty well the last week. The new guy, Samuel, has installed the kitchen sinks and worked with the box for the LPG bottles for the stove. Sergey has installed a few more toilets and is now working with the seats in the lounge. Greg has had his arm re-cast, the [...]
Monday, February 26, 2007 – 11:34
A few days later than expected, D-day has come for the Elida and Next Wave team. Kristoffer and Leif from KVA worked long into the night to get everything ready, and many of our folks didn’t get to bed until 4:30 in the morning. The toilet system took a long time to get finished, since [...]
Monday, February 12, 2007 – 23:17
Back to Elida again, and here cometh a lot of photos. 29851 Shopping takes a lot of energy 29936 Daniel, my friend from Västerås, came by this weekend 29976 Bob, from State Michigan 29992 Rickard, from Mjölby 30012 One of the Polish metalworkers (left) and Kristofer (right), next to the shower they just built on [...]
Thursday, February 1, 2007 – 20:10
I am working with the watermaker system on Elida V now. The watermaker is a device that purifies seawater into drinking water by using reverse osmosis. The system is quite complicated, and I and Robert have both been working in preparation and figuring out the best way to install the various components. 29805 First of [...]
Tuesday, January 30, 2007 – 19:05
There has been a lot to do on board lately. We have started to work on Saturdays since we are getting closer to the departure date.I and Robert have continued to install the sonar panels and regulators. Two of the solar panels have been connected to the batteries to maintain their charge. The electric system [...]
Wednesday, January 17, 2007 – 18:08
We survived the storm of 14th of the January. Our bowsprit is finished at KVA, and is waiting to be mounted. We moved the ships a bit today to allow an easier installation, but the rain stopped us from commencing that work. I and Robert have installed cables from almost every solar panel now, and [...]
Sunday, January 14, 2007 – 12:45
We are currently experiencing a storm here in Fiskebäck. With winds exceeding 30 m/s (Force 10-11) there is a lot going on in the water. We had watches tonight to check the moorings and fenders, but everything seems to work out. I have been taking some photos of the storm, but since the internet connection [...]
Friday, January 12, 2007 – 17:35
The first week onboard Elida has been fun and refreshing. I and Robert have as usual been working together on in the navigation cabin, installing antennas, radios and wires. This radar will be turned on all the time when we are not in port and when we do not need the radar. This sounds pretty [...]