Month: June 2026

It has been a busy week. On Monday we collected the mast and sails. Today, with more than a little help from my friends, we fitted the keel into place. The photograph below shows the plank “runway” ready for the keel to be rolled along. Rather than many hands make light work, with 750Kg of… Continue reading Keel in place

A couple of months ago I was contacted by a Golant Gaffer owner and asked if I would be interested in a set of spars and sails for a GG that he no longer needed. Given how few Golant Gaffers there are, the chance of receiving such an offer is about the same as being… Continue reading Surprise Gift

Drilling a few holes for the keel bolts should just be another job, shouldn’t it. BUT, if you have a phobia about drilling any holes in your hull; And if the holes need to match those already drilled in the lead keel; And the auger bit has to go through 18-28 cm of Iroko. Then… Continue reading Drilling holes for Keel Bolts

The nice people from Irons Brothers dropped off a package for me this week. When I say dropped, I really mean it was lifted off the truck by forklift and moved to the front of my boat shed. The keel for a Golant Gaffer is 750Kg of lead. I will not be moving that around… Continue reading 750Kg Delivery