Mac's Boat Macbeth... That is a very good looking boat. How did you generate the lines? Do you have some favorite software to help? It...
Mast Height I am sure there is no rule specifying mast height. What the rule actually says is that the vertical extent from the highest point...
Marine Plywood vs. other plywood QUOTE: "The marine plywood is rarely left unfinished. It very often has an epoxy coating, often with glass cloth...
Sailmaking Question All... I have noticed that on some sails the selvedges of the sailcloth run perpindicular to the luff, but on most sails...
Yes... it is great to have her in the water. I expect that I will have a lot of fun in the sailing. But I have to admit that the building was...
Carbon Fiber Battens You all may want to know of a resource I found for battens. There is a small manufacturing business in Mt. Vernon,...
On using Intensity 420 Sails The short answer is that they are too expensive. The set of sails, main plus jib is $320 USD, and that only if one...
Sails for Naiad I actually plan to make, not buy, my sails for Naiad. I already have a set of 420 sails that were given to me at no cost. I...
Pictures of Naiad first sail... Pictures failed to upload. I suspect Operator Error. Trying again...
Naiad - First Sail Today was the day for the first sail. I got Naiad all trailered up and ready for the 4 mile trip to Lake Washington. Riles,...
Round vs. Square Yes, better. Mostly because the stiffness of a square mast is different for bending in different directions... greater across...
Magic... Ha! The pictures were all wonky in the preview, but when actually posted they came out right way up. Just magic...
Possibly Lowest Cost Mast Material (Apologies for the rotated pictures... they were right way up when I attached them but the upload put them the...
I just looked up the 'Long Lake' regatta. The real name is the 'Sail What You Gotta, Regatta' and it is sponsored by the South Whidbey Parks &...
Richard... Thank you for the encouragement. I have yet to try the oldest straight-stich machine; a 1950 vintage Kenmore from Sears and Roebuck...
Sails My boat, 'Naiad' is ready to launch. I have work to do on my trailer so I can get her safely to the water... projected launch date 17...
Foam-board Sandwich Floor While I am at it, doing all this posting, I thought someone may be interested in how I built the floor of the cockpit....
Elvstrom Bailer In case anyone noticed, in the starboard side of Naiad's aft cockpit there is a well in the floor for an Elvstrom siphon bailer....
Note: It is obvious that there is no such thing as "too many clamps" in ones tool stash... I like a C-Clamp for a symbol. Possibly a C-Clamp,...
More Answers Stencil cutter: The Scan-n-cut stencil cutter uses *.fcm format files. I have no idea what format that is. My wife (her...
