=====Atum Bom ====== ====== 2688 ====== {{:boats:2688.jpg?250}} * Name: [[boats:2688]] * Designs: [[designs:Slug]] * Builder: [[http://www.bloodaxeboats.co.uk|Bloodaxe Boats]], [[people:Will Lee]] and [[people:Lucy Lee]] * Construction: Carbon and Foam * Location: Chichester Harbour ====== The Story ====== {{boats:2688-20051113b-atum-bom.gif}} Atum Bom is the 5th of the [[designs:Slug]]s, built over the winter of 2005-6 by Andy Paterson of [[http://www.bloodaxeboats.co.uk|Bloodaxe Boats]] and then completed by [[people:Will Lee]] and [[people:Lucy Lee]]. Atum Bom has tube wings, unlike 3 of the 4 preceeding Slugs. They are [[2674]], [[2673]], [[2680]] and [[2687]]. She won her first Nationals in 2006, and her second in 2007. ===== 3rd September 2011 ===== First sail as new owner. {{2688-20110903d-atum-bom.JPG}} ===== 1st September 2011 ===== Atum Bom has now been sold to Ben Rushton ===== 17th November 2007 ===== Atum Bom has been sold to Stu Hopson ===== 24th March 2007(draycote blast)===== {{boats:2688-20070325a.jpg}} ===== 25th June 2006 ===== We've been busy: * Weston was spent basically breaking everything * Kielder was learning that Phil and Carol are much better than us! * Inlands - Result! * Weston Open - Result! We are now working with [[people:Kevin Ellway]] to enhance the huge T foil speed advantage. ===== 26th April 2006 ===== April 22nd: Raced at Kielder. We did win a prize, but it was for the furthest travelled boat... April 12th: Raced at Weston Grand Slams, where many problems were ironed out. {{ boats:2688-20060412a.jpg?250 }} April 8th: Sailed at Draycote at the blast. Success! April 1st: Boat lauched at [[http://www.kgsc.org.uk|King George SC]] in NE London: Everything worked until a ropey gybe when the T foil came off the rudder, leaving the rudder OK though! ===== 13th April 2006 ===== Atum has got wet twice now: And Easter is the first race! ===== 18th March 2006 ==== Well the boat was ready for sailboat, but not ready for sailing quite yet! The plan is for the boat to get wet next Saturday, the 25th March! ===== 20th Feb 2006 ===== Pole launch tube in, spinnaker chute made and in, top of snout shaped and carboned, kite halyard cleat in, kite floor block in, jib cleat in, back fitting (on based of transom where the gantry will be controlled from) carbonned on (Thanks Ben), three coats of primer bottom rubbed down smoooooth. Three coats of topcoat sprayed on (Thanks Jools). Shroud points carboned in, kicker point attached and carbonned. Fittings arrived from Bloodaxe, trapeze rings arrived from Wavelength, Footloops arrived from Sh-ock, nuts and bolts arrived from Cspray, launch tube, boom and pole arrived from C-tech. This is a mail order Cherub! "All" we need to do in the next 12 days: - Hope the rest of the spars arrive from C-tech soon. - Hope the sails come from Fife's soon. - Fit the rig. - Fit the jib track and reeve the jibsheet. - Fit the back kite block, the cunningham and T-foil cleats. - Fit the spinnaker sock - Fit the progrip - Paint the spi chute area - Make the end fittings for the pole. - Find a trailer (Welsh Harp) - Fit the solid lowers. - Fit the toe loops. - Attach the T foil to the rudder. - Tie on some ropes like trapezes, kicker, cunningham, T-foil adjuster, mainsheet bridle. ===== 16th Feb 2006 ===== {{boats:2688-20060216a.jpg?250 }} The bow area with spi hoop pointing towards the camera ===== {{boats:2688-20060216c.jpg?250 }} The fittings bogged on snugly ===== {{boats:2688-20060216d.jpg?250 }} Shroud point ===== 12th Feb 2006 ===== {{boats:2688-20060212a.jpg?250 }} Horizontal tubes in, gantry on, trapezing tubes on, shroud points bogged on, kicker point on, snout deck made, fitting backing plate made. Awaiting first load of stuff from New Zealand. We've also reinforced the gunwhale all round with two layers of plain weave. ===== 4th Feb 2006 ===== {{boats:2688-20060205a.jpg?250 }}Deck goes on. We have the progrip and the fittings are on order. There is still loads to do though. ===== 31st jan 2006 ===== {{boats:2688-20060131a.jpg?350 }} Wings go in. ===== 30th Jan 2006 ===== {{boats:2688-20060130b.jpg?250 }} Stump goes in. ===== {{boats:2688-20060130d.jpg?250 }} This is where the shroud point will be. It all fitted very nicely. ===== {{boats:2688-20060130f.jpg?250 }} The mark 4 gantry pivots on the transom beam. Here it is flipped over into the boat. ===== 23rd January 2006 ===== {{boats:2688-20060125a.jpg?250 }} Rudder and stock near completion. These were built by Will and Lucy and will meet the rest of the boat on Friday 27th Jan! ===== 16th December 2005 ===== {{boats:2688-20051216a.jpg?250 }} The shell is finished, and looks half cheeky and half menacing. ===== 12th December 2005 ===== {{boats:2688-20051212a.jpg?250}} ===== 5th Dec 2005 ===== {{boats:2688-20051205A.jpg?250}} Topside preparations. {{boats:2688-20051205B.jpg?250}} Topside preparations. {{boats:2688-20051205C.jpg?250}} Topside preparations. ===== 29th Nov 2005 ===== {{boats:2688-20051129-0.jpg?250}} The plug. {{boats:2688-20051129-1.jpg?250}} Shell off mould. 8kg so far! {{boats:2688-20051129-2.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051129-3.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051129-4.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051129-5.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051129-6.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051129-7.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051129-8.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051129-9.jpg?250}} ===== 25th Nov 2005 ===== {{boats:2688-20051125-00.jpg?250}} More progress: The outer skin going on. {{boats:2688-20051125-01.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051125-02.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051125-03.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051125-04.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051125-05.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051125-06.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051125-07.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051125-08.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051125-09.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051125-10.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051125-11.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051125-12.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051125-13.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051125-14.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051125-15.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051125-16.jpg?250}} ===== 19th Nov 2005 ====== {{boats:2688-20051119a.jpg?250}} Side foam going on... {{boats:2688-20051119b.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051119c.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051119d.jpg?250}} ...and being bagged down. {{boats:2688-20051119e.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051119f.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051119g.jpg?250}} Bottom foam going on.... {{boats:2688-20051119h.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051119i.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051119j.jpg?250}} ...and being bagged down. {{boats:2688-20051119k.jpg?250}} {{boats:2688-20051119l.jpg?250}} ===== 13th Nov 2005 ===== {{boats:2688-20051113a.jpg?250}} This is an interim screenshot of the design. ===== 12th Nov 2005 ===== Atum Bom's inner skin has gone down on to the mould. {{boats:2688-20051112a.jpg?200}} {{boats:2688-20051112b.jpg?200}} {{boats:2688-20051112c.jpg?200}} {{boats:2688-20051112g.jpg?200}} {{boats:2688-20051112h.jpg?200}} {{boats:2688-20051112i.jpg?200}} {{boats:2688-20051112d.jpg?200}} Looking good! {{boats:2688-20051112e.jpg?200}} {{boats:2688-20051112f.jpg?200}} {{gallery>*:boats?*2688*.jpg}}