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  • Red Line designs for download
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3D printing for boats

What to do with the poop?

Beautiful things can be made with poop. My fellow 3D printers will understand what I mean immediately. Others might be wondering what kind of medication I’m on. When printing multi-color…

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August 21, 2025
Sailboat maintenance

Rejuvenating the swim platform

A Sorry Sight at the Stern The swim platform of our Maxi Mixer was anything but nice when we bought the boat. The old flexiteek had started to delaminate and…

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May 22, 2025
Sailboat maintenance, Sailboat upgrades

Winter storage 2025 – a new approach

Every year, assembling the cover stand ends in frustration. The metal tubes are heavy, prone to bending, hard to assemble, and generally a pain to handle. When I saw the…

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April 24, 2026
Sailboat maintenance

Winch maintenance, the first in many years

The winches felt abnormally stiff when rotating them. It wasn’t the usual fast, reassuring rattle – it was more like a sloth trying to play a bass guitar. Very slow,…

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April 4, 2025
Red Line Life

Fifång Island in Stockholm Archipelago

Shelter at Fifång Independent of the wind direction, the two main shelters at Fifång in the Stockholm Archipelago are reliable places to take shelter. We visited the southern part of…

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September 13, 2025
  • Sailboat maintenance,  Sailboat upgrades

    Winter storage 2025 – a new approach

    / April 24, 2026

    Every year, assembling the cover stand ends in frustration. The metal tubes are heavy, prone to bending, hard to assemble, and generally a pain to handle. When I saw the pipes this year,…

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  • Sailsix Sailing Competition Platform
    Red Line Life,  Red Line products,  Sailing

    I made a sailing analytics tool – and it’s really good!

    / April 24, 2026

    I am the harbour captain and a board member of Rangsta Boat Club in Nynäshamn. We organize a few sailing competitions each year, but participation is often low. Committing an entire day to…

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  • Page extract from a Maxi Mixer catalogue from the 1980's.
    Red Line Life,  Sailing

    Maxi Mixer 35 around the world – pics and vids

    / October 26, 2025

    There are no exact numbers available of how many Maxi Mixer boats that were manufactured. But most sources seems to quote around 100 manufactured units. For all Maxi Mixer owners, potential buyers and…

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  • Southampton Boatshow from Royal Caribbean cruise Ship
    Red Line Life

    Southampton Boatshow before cruising – 2025

    / October 12, 2025

    I have been to the Stockholm Boat Show at a couple of occasions, but this year I decided to step it up and visit the Southampton Boat Show, the largest of its kind…

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  • Red Line Life,  Sailing

    Stensund Guest Harbour in Stockholm Archipelago.

    / September 17, 2025

    Stensund – A Hidden Gem in the Southwestern Archipelago. Stensund lies in the southwestern parts of the Stockholm Archipelago, just around the corner from Trosa. From here, destinations like Arkholmen, Landsort, Askö, Fifång…

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  • Red Line Life

    Fifång Island in Stockholm Archipelago

    / September 13, 2025

    Shelter at Fifång Independent of the wind direction, the two main shelters at Fifång in the Stockholm Archipelago are reliable places to take shelter. We visited the southern part of the island this…

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  • 3D printing for boats,  Sailboat maintenance,  Sailing

    Loosing a batten in a gale

    / September 5, 2025

    Slingshot 2025: When the Forecast Was Right You might have read about our Slingshot sailings over the years, or maybe even watched an episode or two on YouTube. During the 2025 attempt we…

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  • Sailboat maintenance

    Nanni 3.30 engine fixes

    / September 4, 2025

    As with many other boats I’ve owned, Red Line came with a few “surprises” in the engine department. Beyond the usual annual maintenance, I discovered some interesting issues left behind by the previous…

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  • Sailboat upgrades

    Cabin lighting with Red Light

    / September 2, 2025

    After having to replace the on/off switch in both lamps, and even re-bend the light fixtures inside because the lens kept falling out, I felt it was finally time to replace the cabin…

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  • Sailboat upgrades

    Lithium battery upgrade onboard Red Line

    / September 2, 2025

    As with many other boats and actually all the boats I’ve owned in the past – the electric system was in disaster mode when we bought Red Line. It had three lead-acid batteries…

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