{"id":126,"date":"2006-04-24T01:54:51","date_gmt":"2006-04-24T01:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/2006\/04\/24\/boat-construction-update-8-looking-seaworthy\/"},"modified":"2006-04-24T01:55:27","modified_gmt":"2006-04-24T01:55:27","slug":"boat-construction-update-8-looking-seaworthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/2006\/04\/24\/boat-construction-update-8-looking-seaworthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Boat Construction Update 8 &#8211; Looking Seaworthy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is Kosmos done yet? No, but a white haired fellow walking by proclaimed &#8220;That is the most seaworthy boat I have ever seen in my life!&#8221;\u009d Here is what he saw:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"imagelink\" title=\"2006-04-22 17-13-18_0007 (Large).JPG\" href=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/2006-04-22%2017-13-18_0007%20(Large).JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image127\" height=\"96\" alt=\"2006-04-22 17-13-18_0007 (Large).JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/2006-04-22%2017-13-18_0007%20(Large).thumbnail.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The smokestack is up. The rigging for the paravanes and boom are much more complete. The windlass (electric motor that hauls up the anchor) was finished and anchor attached. The windlass and hatches have their gray canvas covers. Here is another picture of the paravane rigging:<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"imagelink\" title=\"2006-04-22 17-04-22_0001 (Large).JPG\" href=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/2006-04-22%2017-04-22_0001%20(Large).JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image131\" height=\"96\" alt=\"2006-04-22 17-04-22_0001 (Large).JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/2006-04-22%2017-04-22_0001%20(Large).thumbnail.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And I am not sure why, but this picture looking up at the top of the mast looks like a piece of modern art to us:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"imagelink\" title=\"2006-04-22 17-22-14_0014 (Large).JPG\" href=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/2006-04-22%2017-22-14_0014%20(Large).JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image132\" height=\"96\" alt=\"2006-04-22 17-22-14_0014 (Large).JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/2006-04-22%2017-22-14_0014%20(Large).thumbnail.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are happy to report the inside has been cleared of almost all the construction clutter as well. There are still more things to add and setup, but we are getting close. Bonus points to anyone who can tell us from the pictures what is missing.<\/p>\n<p>Once again we had enjoyable and interesting visits with other owners. Transferring knowledge and thoughts is a great way to learn about these amazing vessels.<\/p>\n<p>We particularity enjoyed time with the crew of another 43. They are the nicest people and we really enjoy spending time with them. They make a great pizza.<\/p>\n<p>And a final shot as the sun was hanging low in the sky and Kosmos casts her shadow on the water.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"imagelink\" title=\"2006-04-22 17-15-09_0011 (Large).JPG\" href=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/2006-04-22%2017-15-09_0011%20(Large).JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image133\" height=\"96\" alt=\"2006-04-22 17-15-09_0011 (Large).JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/2006-04-22%2017-15-09_0011%20(Large).thumbnail.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Kosmos done yet? No, but a white haired fellow walking by proclaimed &#8220;That is the most seaworthy boat I have ever seen in my life!&#8221;\u009d Here is what he saw: The smokestack is up. The rigging for the paravanes &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/2006\/04\/24\/boat-construction-update-8-looking-seaworthy\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boat-technical"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}