I think it's ridiculous to have sails made by one manufacturer. Sail making, at least for small boats, ain't rocket science! There should be exact measurements, cloth weight, and shape that must be met but that's it.
I plan on using foam stringers and encapsulate it with glass to keep water from getting to it.
I will glue the deck on with 5200 then wrap glass around the edge. This will make for a much stronger joint. The original hull/deck joint was not so strong. They used wetted mat glass to bond the deck...
I will be using epoxy resin/glass and some type of foam for stringers and bulkheads. The weight will be as low as possible. I currently race with the local group, all with boats built in this century. In light air and flat water I am competitive, in chop or wind above 10kts I get beat every...
Well... being so old it's really not too competitive. It's more of a "see if I can do it" kind of project. It has been drying for almost a year and some of the foam block are heavy still. I think adding reinforcements wont give me any more of a competitive edge than any of the newer boats. You...
I am also thinking about adding a stringer on each side of the hull bottom, with a bulkhead just forward of the mast trunk. I sail in the Chesapeake Bay, the boat takes a lot of pounding from the chop.
I have made a few of these sail covers. They allow the mast to stay up and rigged yet still cover the sail. A zipper allows for different placement of lower boom position. They are made of Sunbrella.
I have been selling for around $70.00
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Paul
Yep, one whole side of the bottom is soft. I have looked in the front section of the hull and it appears the foam blocks are loose. The hull deck joint appears to be ok. I have lost the hull rigidity on that side. Looks like I have a winter project. :(
Paul
I have an inspection port, I can see the two foam pieces by the centerboard well. One of the blocks looks like it could be loose... it doesn't feel loose when I push on them. The blocks my be compressed, loosing contact with the hull/deck, thus loosing stiffness.
Paul
I have developed major hull flex. Yesterday I came off a large wave and hit flat, this was the loudest bang I have heard on this boat. After that it seemed to shake much worse than before. Today was even worse, coming off even small 1' wave made the boat shake from bow to stern. I could feel the...
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