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Sailing

Sandön Slingshot 2025

Sandön Slingshot is an annual event hosted aboard Red Line, challenging participants to sail around the island of Gotska Sandön and return to the Stockholm Archipelago. The journey typically lasts…

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August 20, 2025
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 upgrades

Lithium battery upgrade onboard Red Line

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…

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September 2, 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 upgrades

Cabin lighting with Red Light

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…

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September 2, 2025
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    Sailboat maintenance

    Winch maintenance, the first in many years

    / April 4, 2025

    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, very off. After…

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  • Sailboat upgrades

    Usb-C charging onboard with PD

    / March 8, 2025

    The ability to work onboard with a laptop is essential — at least in my line of work. I work for the best travel app in the world, Flightradar24, and more often than…

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