Magnus Krampell private interests:
This page was last updated on: 14 november 2000
Sailing:
I have built and owned several Yachts and
am actively planning experiments on a future Yacht (e.g. interior work,
different rigs, etc.)
and off-shore journeys (e.g. Caribbean and back…)
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My First boat! This was around 1971
and the boat was made of Styrofoam(!) - Talk about unsinkable boats..... I later
changed a lot on this boat. For example foldable rudder, bowsprit and spinnaker. I learned
to sail in this boat, but soon it was not exciting enough. |
| During the winter of 1973-74, I built
a Fireball. The building place was on
the second floor (!) in my parent's house. The first picture shows the (almost) finished
boat. Then it's me and my oldest sister on the beach after a sail. This boat was a
dream to sail. Fast, yet stable. I was mostly crewing with a friend as helmsman. I
sometimes also sailed it alone (with a long extension of the tiller, you can stand in the
trapeze and steer... with the spinnaker up it was a bit tricky though...)
The third picture shows the final stage of the boat (also my first car is shown...) |
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Having read all the classical books
on long distance sailing (Chichester, et al.) I started too look at boats you can live in
and sail away in. I bought an IF boat (International Folkboat) as a kit and built the
interior during the winter of 1975-76. The picture shows the non-standard
galley I put in.
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| After a long break, I bought a
Magnifik Midget in 1991. The boat was fun to sail after so long time on dry land, but it
was a bit small for serious voyaging..... I had it only one season. |
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So, the next boat was a bit bigger. A
Separat 900 (9*3m) was bought. I sailed this two seasons and it was really comfortable.
However, a bit on the big side for single handed sailing. It was sold when the family
moved to USA. |
| So, now I was without boat
for a long time, but now! Look here what I
bought. |
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Radio:
| I am a licensed Radio Amateur
(SM7IFK) ; Some building projects are lying around in the workshop... |
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Carpentry:
I am continually planning and implementing changes and extensions to
the family home. I built a summerhouse too. Unfortunately, I had to sell
it...
Music:
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I play guitar (classical as well as
electric) for personal pleasure. I will put some better pictures here some time. Maybe
also some sound files, who knows... |
I also play banjo, harmonica, drums and keyboard.
| I had a lot of LPs that I have
converted to CDs and MP3. I used the Wave Corrector tool to improve the
audio before burning the CDs. Here is the set-up: My Jimi Hendrix collection of some
50-60 LPs was the big challenge... |
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