Strike 18 Modifications

Hello all

i have been building a strike 18 for past eight months or so and l love the concept and simplicity of construction, but i did not like the boxy look so i decided to make some modifications ..

to start with i eliminated to windscreen--i live in the South and had no need for a semi-enclosed cockpit which makes the boat more open

more signifcantly i added two feet to the boat--since is had a Hobie 18 for the amas and rig i either had to cut and shorten the hobie hulls (pain in the butt) or simply cut the hull in half and add two feet of plywood to he middle -- relaively easy.... what this did was make the whole boat look and feel more balanced...



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Strike Mods #2

I am very pleased with the modifications ... i saw Mr. Woods study plans for his strike 20 and used it and the old Farrier vagabond day-sailor for inspiration....

with the added two feet i was able to add about 10 inches to the cockpit and 18 inches to the front Hull lines ... by eliminating the windscreen i added up about two and half feet of open area to the cockpit

I am trying to figure out the proper placement of the mast and a swing keel and would appreciate any advice

i will post some pic's when i figure out how to do so

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/131923029@N05/with/16617039873/

 

The Stem shape looks curious, Hope Richard woods will not see what you did to his design !

 

I found that curious to (the stem) because the 1st set of plans I printed out, the angles on blkd #1 were far more aggressive than those I had seen by builders pictures on the old build forum.
So I went back to check my measurements and the plan again. I have no idea what happened but when I looked at the plans on my PC those diamentions were different,more in line with what I was seeing from the old forum, so I reprinted the whole plan again plus updates and re did my #1 blkd.

This was the 1st one

then the modified framed 2nd edition

 

I think you mast alignment is based on your fwd beam position, which is also true for the dagger/center board.

MM

 

I had something like that with my Strike 15 plans at .pdf format. When I printed the plans with a Canon printer, there were some numbers wrong, with a samsung laser printer, the numbers were differents and corrects. I think this is a problem of policy of character. Any time, the numbers read on the screen were correct and same as samsung laser printer.

 

patzefran, You're probably right, but I'm not computer savvy enough to know the difference.But my eyes told me there was something wrong.

MM