Spent a little more time on this. I reduced the lead I had before and now CE is 5% forward of CLR. The daggerboard is now fully forward of the CE,...
I’m confused. Are you saying my CE is too far toward it too far aft? This thread started off with CE and CLR. The reference rwatson provided (Sail...
My daughter is 2 years old. In terms of displacement, I'm sizing for myself at 150 lb, plus a 50 lb 8 year old. Not completely unreasonable for a...
Messabout, no worries. Thanks for the input. You make a good point that the CE should be adjusted for the sail angle. It seems to me that saying...
That kitoo looks pretty quick!
Perfect. I’ll spend some time reading through that website. Thank you!
Messabout, I disagree with your statement that I am "not yet sufficiently informed to be able to successfully design my own boat." My last post...
I'm looking to design and build a small sailboat for my daughter and I to sail. I would like something that I can throw on top of the car. I had...
It goes over wakes pretty well around 15 mph. If I get going much faster, it’s leveled off too much and just slams. I don’t expect much from a...
I have posted here on and off for the last several years over the course of this project. I never made a proper build thread, and I figured I...
What about something like this? It is a polysulfide that can be sanded. BoatLIFE Life-Calk polysulfide marine sealant...
I'm in the final stages of finishing my mahogany runabout project. I am in the process of caulking the gaps in the deck. I taped off the entire...
I was looking at the interlux interstain wood filler, which comes in Chris Craft color. The description says it can be used to tiny interlux...
What's everyone's opinion on tinted polyurethane? Would that give me a similar look as stain directly on the wood?
Is this the type of scraper you're referring to? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001C06BLE/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_0QvRzbV3EZDHD
I spent about 5 hours sanding with 80 grit and got the deck, transom and port side back down to wood. The worst part was definitely the aft rub...
I'm in the process of sanding the boat back down. I'm concerned that the stain won't cover uniformly due to some invisible spots of epoxy. Let's...
Not sure what you mean by "specified." It was my idea.
I am in the process of finishing my mahogany runabout. My plan was to use stain, epoxy and poly in that order. The stain went on fine and I put a...
I am trying to use the Teleflex Jet Boat Steering system for my project. I am building a jet boat using an old jet ski motor and pump. The control...
