Chick Ludwig Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Super-cool!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt S. Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Will there be a sailing version? What was the final weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Stewart Posted August 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 It's really too small to sail. Final weight was right at 45lbs. 25 for the forward half. 19 and change for the aft half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirilonde Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 I made a set of Garry's nesting hardware. Works well, but a lot of work to fit well. Are those catches commercially available? Would be great for all nesting models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Stewart Posted August 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 The catches are shop made out of 1/2" Starboard with a dovetail bit on the CNC. They work well after some fiddling. They required some pockets to be cut into the nesting bulkheads and it was a bit fiddly but possibly could be done on the cnc for the kit. Tricky to have to glass inside the pockets and then put the starboard catches back in so some careful thickness measurements and double checking were needed. We did a test where we sat in the boat while it was on sawhorses at the two ends and the keel opened up about 1/8". For a larger dinghy I think a third catch at the keel would be needed but for this small boat it works great so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirilonde Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 A bit fiddly, good description, though maybe a little understated. Garry's hardware was that too. I used a 3rd set on my Spindrift 9 just off-center, though Garry said after I was done that only 2 were needed. It definitely adds some tedium to the process, but if the boat is nested/assembled a lot it pays off. If I were doing it again and you offered the hardware in the store, I would buy a set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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