More about the boat: construction   rudder   skeg	1999. We still had to reef before the others, and we broached more often. We were also not satisfied with the boat speed in big waves and decreasing wind speeds. Conclusion: the boat was too heavy, so we had to remove ballast and put it deeper. This was easier said than done. It was a gigantic operation which took us a substantial part of the winter.	The picture shows the melting pot on the burner. The fluid (boiling) lead was directed via a pipe into the mould. A valve was placed between melting pot and mould, so we could stop the lead flow. The stainless steel framework attached to the keel, to hold the lead, is clearly visible.