Solar boat race Stretch 3 from Stavoren to Bolsward.
The Sinne Rinner got a delay near Hindelopen because the port side propeller got stuck due to waterplants.
After some acrobatic actions of the skipper to remove the debris from the propeller the Sinne Rinner is running fine again.
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At this page images of the making the Sinne Rinner II .
Sunday june 15 2008
Maiden voyage of the Sinne Rinner!!!
An impression
Saturday may 24 2008
Sinne Rinner II Casco is ready for transport to Drachten!
From the shop ready for transport..
Everything just fits, but it is a rather large boat.
Trailer fenders need to be repositioned .
Rearview .
Ready for departure .
Have a safe trip!
Remains an empty nest....
Saturday may 17 2008
View from the cockpit
Positioning of the steering wheel on starboard side.
First step into the cockpit!.
Trial one! .
Sunday may 4 2008
Rear view port side
Centersection positioned between the floats and secured with clamps
All parts together.
Tuesday april 29 2008
The 2nd coating is just applied.
Central hull is glassed
The central hull has its final shape
Sunday april 27 2008
Central hull is in place".
Stitching of the panels
Friday april 25 2008
The structure with carbonfibre reinforcement .
All bulkheads are epoxy coated
Glue did not cure well. So all had to be removed and cleaned thorougly for the next trial.
The "stitch and glue" panels for the center section are ready to be glued.
Thurday April 17 2008
After curing of the resin of the port float, followed the starboard float. The first coating (of 3) is applied here.
The glassing of both floats. After a 16 hr working day (partly during night) the port float was ready.
Wednesday april 2 2008
The testrudder gets its form .
Both floats are sanded. A little fairingdust after a day of hard work.
Starboard float is faired..
Sunday march 16 2008
Starboard float almost finished.
Port float: Tacks are removed (More than 1000 ..) The fairing has begon.
Sunday March 9 2008
Port float bow reconstruction. The bow is a little wider now because of the required strength for "klunen".
The float is finished. Now fairing for 2 days...
Port float the last strip...
Saturday march 1 2008
Both floats side by side
Port side first strips in place
Starboard moulds in place.
Zondag 24 februari 2008
Inner gunwhales.
Shape becomes visisble.
Skeg has an airfoil shape.
Getting in place
Sunday februari 17 2008
Steambending.
Ripping .
A saw kerf of 1,5 km!
In the front steamkettle and steambox.
