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Wayne Robson

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  1. Hopefully some inspiration for P26 builders out there. Cheers from downunder
  2. Don't worry Howard, a large percentage turns to sawdust or scrap!
  3. Yes, just to allow the motor to swing a little. Not enough to steer with but enough to cancel out any load on the tiller. Honda 10 has a pretty bulky head, I think a smaller motor would allow quite a good arc for steering.
  4. In reply to a query from Bill Ginn here's a few pics of transom slot on Twiggy P26
  5. Howard I've just caught up on these postings regarding weighting the centreboard. My experience thus far is the board works just fine with a small amount of lead,say 10 pounds. The downhaul which at present is a bit makeshift (needs larger dia rope) pulls the board down quite easily, cleats into a auto release cleat and releases well on any impact. It is comforting to know that the board will float into the up position on entering shallow water- less to think about in times of crisis. The boat seems to have adequate ballast without the additional lead and I did worry about that high loading on the uphaul in order to fully retract a weighted board.I have run the downhaul thru the same tube as the uphaul so there is some risk of snagging and I intend to run a separate tube next haulout.Cheers and good luck
  6. Howard, I've just this week taken the CB cover off and found that my CB will push down to full depth quite easily. So taking the easy option I added a downhaul line and lead that out into the cockpit via the same tube used for the uphaul. Haven't tested it under sail but it works ok on the mooring. I have added a home made auto release cleat for the downhaul to allow for unexpected impacts! The advantage in having the board almost at floating weight is that it will retract easily on impact.
  7. Hi folks, we have covered quite a few miles under sail in P26 Twiggy and pleased to report she sails beautifully,and is everything we hoped for. I'll qualify that by noting that we are limited going to windward because in my wisdom I reduced the amount of lead in the centerboard and find that it prefers to float rather than sink. Easily fixed with more lead but I have considered adding a downhaul to avoid having too much load on the 4:1 uphaul. The Honda 10 does a great job and is more than enough power, mostly running at only half throttle. Some of the changes we made; 1. Laminated coachroof with 3 layersof 6mm ply-a little heavier but strong and no headthumping beams. 2.Raised the cabin top in the galley area to getabout 5'9"headroom 3.Extended the cabin back to the mizzen mast- gives a good increase in interior space and the cockpit space still seems adequate 4Added small fins near each chine to keep boat upright when beached. That may havesome effect on sailing characteristics but small %wise I think. 5.offset the motor to gain enough room for walk thru transom. Motor hinges up thru a slot in the transom and the well is faired out to allow free flow of water.There are a few degrees of adjustment in motor alignment and that allows us to balance up tiller steering.The walk thru transom is well worth the extra work 6. Used wishbone booms . the hard curved front end of of each boom is bent in a hydraulic bender, the long pieces are sprung into shape and held together with a laminated ply piece that gives mainsheet and topping lift attachment points. The boat is quite stable at rest and stands up well in 20knts of wind which is the most we have experienced. Still working on permanent reefpoints. Any questions welcome but I'll be away for a few days , cheers Wayne
  8. Pleased to report that P26 "TWIGGY" was launched on the 8th Feb in Whangarei, NZ and completed her maiden voyage south to Waiheke Island. Can't tell you much about her sailing abilities as the entire trip of about 80 miles was made into headwinds and commitments at home required that we motor most of the way.She did show promise on day one as we sailed down Whangarei Harbour in light winds. I'll update as we get to sail locally around the Hauraki Gulf.
  9. Hi Howard, no chine log , just the line of topside paint meeting boot top to be. We hope to launch early September. Good luck with the building.
  10. Hi folks, some pics of P26 #20 leaving the shed a few days ago after two years in the building. She now has the keel attached and I have some room to start on masts. Cheers
  11. Hi Ed , yes it helps to be short in this sharpie world. We built the cabin top in one full piece for simplicity, then cut out the section to be raised, sloped the raised sides in enough to be able to sit the cutout on top.
  12. Hope these help. The raised galley area has 5' 8" headroom
  13. Thanks for all the toilet humour, yeah I may have got that wrong. Just to ease your minds a couple more pics. I did indeed make #4 the main bulkhead and left as much of #3 as possible. The water tank is under the cockpit floor in the forward area- built in ply/glass. Access dictated position of companionway/galley. We have a transom door, too stiff in the joints for climbing over the side. A 10 hp honda 4 stroke will go in the outboard well and will I hope tilt up thru a transom slot. The cabintop is 3 layers of 6mm and we cut out a portion over the galley area, raised it 100mm and that gives us full headroom there.
  14. Hi folks, some interior shots of our P26 #20 presently under construction at Helena Bay northland NZ.
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