Plotter placement ready

We finally got the plotter placement done. There is a protective cage in stainless steel, but it isn't ready just yet, so we'll just have to be a bit careful.

Here you can see where the plotter is mounted, the mount has a small plastic spacer below it so the mount can swivel nicely so it can be viewed from both sides of the cockpit. The hole for the cables was drilled about 20cm behind the hole for the mount, and a bit on the port side of the centerline (since the backstay runs on the starboard side below the board).

If you turn the plotter to face more forward it can be viewed and handled by the mainsail trimmer. Nice screens on those Lowrance HDS models.

Big sister arrives....

The first 350 has arrived in Norway, and is now being sanded. Pics at:

http://silverminkenthomas.blogspot.com/2010/07/elan-350-i-norge.html (Norwegian)

Kalliste win their class in the 2010 Round the Island Race

Kalliste was entered in the IRC 6D division, with an IRC rating of 0,969 and won its class. Congratulations!

Elan 310 #3 in Norway

The third 310 is now in Norway, rigged and being painted......looking good!

Silverminken was used as the template for the standard Fjord Sail 310 version, and it looks like almost all solutions are identical, apart from the shore power which has been moved from the transom to beside the port side footrest in the cockpit. Maybe because it will be less susceptible to waves and water?

Anyway, with the black paint she looks pretty awesome! Lucky owner!