A Sunshade, A Life Line And The Mirror Dinghy Repair Begins
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 27. 06. 2024
- The weather has broken and it's time to repair Mochyn Du so I get to fibreglassing the damaged seam first thing.
Then we turn to Lul and after working out how to stow the mainsail when not in use, we fit and test the new anchor light.
Next up we fit and test out the new sunshade. It works really well but is probably a little bit thin. It's needs to be wider, but good enough for now.
Lastly I cut the furl tank straps to size as they were way too long on the last trip and I test out anchor points for my new life line.
The repair has gone well and i'm hoping we can tackle the skeg soon.
Enjoy!
00:00 Setting up Mochyn Du
02:53 The repairing begins!
08:44 A new cover!
10:29 The birds are back
11:36 Stowing the mainsail
13:02 Fitting the anchor light
17:08 Changing the barrel connector
18:23 Time for some shade
23:09 Cutting fuel tank straps to size
24:34 Testing the life line
26:11 Checking on Mochyn Du
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My pa built us a Mirror when I was 5. I learned to sail on her and have been a sailor for the rest of my 75 years!!
So many sailors started life on the Mirror Dinghy. I have talked to so many people about their fond memories when they first started in one too. I think once you've owned a Mirror your part of a huge global family forever. Great little boats. Mochyn Du is my first love when it comes to sailing.
Nice to see the Mirror getting some love and attention. The sun shade looks usefull. Perfect for hot sunny days when you try fishing.
Best wishes
Al
Maybe fishing on the sea for my supper!!
Once the UV gets on the covers they soon go brittle. Nice to see the little mirror getting some tlc. PS I live in a counrty where we don't have an issue with too much Sun đ€Ł
Hi There. Ahhh, the wonderful workd of fabrics!!! Nylon does have a slight issue with UV, but if you use Nylon 6 or Nylon 12 then it's a lot better. I think I have some for my tent that has a coating on it too for UV. I could have gone for Polyester but its not so strong and abrasion resistant and I think it warps/stretches more easily so thats possibly why I got some Nylon!!
It could also be that it was just the cheapest and I went for that!!! I am hoping that it won't be in the sun long enough to degrade too quickly. I also think this is a little small. Needs to be wider ideally so maybe MK2 sunshade is coming!!!
The shade cover looks great. If you put some acitone on a rag you can wipe up the epoxy drips before they harden and save a lot of sanding
Many thanks for the tip Glen, I will try that as I always get drips when using epxoy!!! Bummer to sand off!
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Many thanks!
Sunshade looks great!
With my old wooden mirror, I found it better to store it upside down on the trolley with the cover over the hull, that way everything stayed perfectly dry all the time
Well I think I should have done that this winter instead of having it stood up against the wall and tied up. She has a big hole in her hull now which needs another fix from falling onto my garden wall in the storms. Poor little boat.
@@SailingWithDave oh no, well another thing to do one day I guess...
@@fat_tommo_goes_boating Hi Tommo, didn't know you'd had a mirror as well as all the other boats.
@@anotherangleUK I have had 2 wooden mirrors and a GRP one Phil.
I used to be a member of the DCA, like Dave is and camp aboard and all sorts