Mini Boat Yard Episode 9 - completing the hull
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Making Boats
Mini Boat Yard Episode 8 - installing the longitudinals
I’m done adding all the longitudinals to the hull! This included all the stringers, the two tangents per side and the sheer clamps.
Composite chainplates
From very early on, I’ve been planning to use synthetic standing rigging instead of wires. It doesn’t corrode, it’s lighter, and I can install it myself – no...
The Mini Boat Yard
Things have been moving forward quite a bit in the past weeks. I have finally found a permanent place to build the “big” (Mini 6.50) boat. It’s a 48sqm shed ...
Dinghy Build
We’ve been working on a Dinghy over the last holidays but haven’t been able to complete it in time. So now progress is a bit slower with only the weekends av...
Software
How I AI in the EU 
In the past few years, AI has taken over coding. At least in my field, which is business software on the web. Whether we like it or not, coding by hand is ju...
Testing bindable properties in Svelte 5
I was recently working on a Svelte (5) component that was using a $bindable property. When it came to writing a test for it, I got stuck on how to bind said ...
Automating baseline accessibility testing for Rails apps
We just launched a project at Cobot to improve the accessibility (a11y) of our site. While getting a11y right is a complex topic and involves a lot of resear...
Better erb templates in Rails: static type checking
A while ago I started ~complaining~ thinking about how the default erb views in Ruby on Rails could be improved. Some context: at Cobot we run a Rails app t...
Making Things
DIY Wooden Pullup Bar
For a long time, I’ve wanted a pull-up bar at home. Not necessarily for doing tons of pull-ups, but for dead hanging and to install a swing for my kid. Ther...
Solving garbage bags with 3D printing
For many years, I’ve had a small, 10l organic waste bin standing on my kitchen counter. It looked nice, but it had some very important luxury issues: I c...
Fixing elbow pain with 3D printing
A while ago I got hit with tennis arm — and I don’t even play tennis. It was quite severe, and for over a year my right elbow hurt when moving it in certain ...