Congratulations on the launch of your vessel. It looks like you did a wonderful job with her. I expect you will have many fine expeditions with...
Nope. I love sailing. It’s the time factor when sailing at 4-6 kts and sometimes dealing with unfavorable winds.
A nice bimini makes all of the difference in the world when it comes to keeping the sun off and staying cool. It's a BIG difference. Don't...
Working with the basic dimensions you posted and these assumption: heel to pardners =1.5 ft, heel to tack = 3 ft, luff = 15 ft and boom = 12 ft,...
Hi, Latestarter. I am currently using a boat trailer type winch as seen in an earlier post. I do have a worm-drive hand winch that I am still...
Here is a video taken back in March while 10 miles off the southern shore of the Florida Keys. I believe the winds were gusting over 20 knots and...
Finally, after a summer of sanding and filling and sanding and filling and sanding and cutting and epoxying and sanding and sanding, followed by...
Here is a link to a short video taken during this sail. [MEDIA]
Sail #2 was a long time coming. It went quite smoothly. I believe most trouble issues were dealt with and now I’m working fine tuning different...
I just weighed my spar. It weighs it at 11.5 lbs. It’s 9’ long. If I had designed it specifically for this location, it’s sectional would area...
Gonzo, I used about 50 sq. ft. of the 0.006” uni at $0.45 a sq. ft. for about $25 in carbon. The 25 sq ft at 0.014” thickness is $1.69 per sq ft...
To continue: Once the two halves were assembled and cured, it was given a rough sanding to knock down much of the texture from the triax and to...
What is low-tech, you ask? Basically, no pre-preg, no vacuum, no autoclave and no mandrel. Pretty much a backyard build with hand lay-up and...
This video is a long time coming. I finally sat down and did the YouTube upload, so hopefully it all works out. First sail from back in May....
Here is a link to a unique trailer sailer. I discovered it after starting to build my own design closely resembles it and many (I think) of your...
Some goings on. My laundry list tasks before launching again is going to take a while. The rudder got chopped. More for launch and retrieval...
Thanks for the kind words, Doug.
First sail: Complete! The first sailing trials went well....for the most part. We put in at Monroe Canal Marina in St. James City, FL. It's...
Here a quick pictorial of my main hatch securing method. I have angled brackets at four strategic locations through bolted with backing plates....
Things are moving at a snails pace. I’ve got the running rigging pretty well set now. Some of the bits and bobbles won’t be permanently...