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  1. I am now in the phase of the build that really seems to be the slowest. I haven't had a lot of time to work on the dinghy, in the last few weeks, but when I have, a lot of my time has been spent sanding and fairing. I think I'm letting perfect be the enemy of progress now though, and honestly, this will be a working utility dinghy for us, it's not going to be a show boat. In any case, here's where things are as of today. I've added the bow-eye reinforcement, and drilled the hole for the painter. It is very slightly off-center, but that's ok. I used a block of cherry cut to fit the bow, epoxied it in place, and added 6 layers of glass tape tapering outward. I'll need to come back here later and add some thickened epoxy to clean up the tape lines/etc. For the rest of the interior, I spent a few days sanding everything thoroughly, and went around inspecting for defects. After a lot of consideration, I decided to use fairing compound to correct some of these. Again -- they wouldn't have been noticeable at any reasonable distance, but I couldn't help myself. Afterward I added one last coat of epoxy over everything. I think this is 3-4 coats in total, depending on the location, but I sanded pretty aggressively in the fairing process. I'm hoping this finish coat will only require an amount of sanding purely necessary to provide the mechanical adhesion for the paint. I also got most of the rigging hardware. This week I plan to paint if time/conditions allow. I should at least be able to get the primer on. Once the interior is painted, I'll separate the two halves and flip the boat over. I need to do a quick repair on one of the nesting bulkheads, and apply some epoxy to the strakes and keel, but otherwise the hull is ready for paint too.
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  2. Great shot of Carlita under full sail in the EC. Photographer unknown.
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  3. When doing epoxy work in the summer (in RI), I would some times place the jugs of both parts in an ice water bath. I might have to wait a few minutes trying to mix them, till they thinned back out, but it would buy me a little time in the pot life.
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  4. Absolutely agree Dave, silicone sealer is some terrible stuff. My wife had a Tripp design Columbia 26 that “someone” had put about 2 lbs of the stuff on the ports. I ended up using a wire wheel on a drill to remove it. Again I mention excellent luck with VHB on plexiglass/hull interface. Back to sprit haulage….
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  5. I built a few small sailboats with a one piece rudder in a kick-up affair. It was very awkward to steer when kicked back part way.
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  6. These are the ones I bought. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GBY77WV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1&psc=1 They are pretty stiff. For the application, I was convinced I needed collapsible poles. Truth is that I roll up the tarp with the poles still in the sleeve and store it below in one long package along the starboard bunk.
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  7. Hey Richard, I think you need to change the permissions on the link to your album. It's asking me to request access.
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  8. After finishing the primer coats, I found some defects/pin holes that I wanted to address so I went back with fairing compound in a few places. I should have followed up with a primer coat in these areas, not so much for paint adhesion, but to reduce the number of paint coats I'd need to obscure the green fairing compound. But, I was out of primer, and my order for more primer and paint just got delayed a week. In any case, I moved on to painting with the 2-part Epifanes Polyurethane. I also only have one 750ml can of this as I'm waiting on the same delayed shipment. It seems like 1 can gets me about 2 - 2.5 coats. It's really unfortunate that the paint is delayed, as I was assuming I'd be able to apply the 3rd and maybe 4th final coats without having to sand -- since the recoat window is 48 hours. I'll try to see if I can obtain the paint locally, but it's not looking good. But hey, the boat is starting to really look professional now!
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  9. No, it appears straight and has no "give"
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  10. Test Launch yesterday. I was nervous about the waterline because of the changes made along the way and because of the tendency for novices to overbuild. I floats nicely about 2" below the waterline with a 25% fuel load. The engine proved too high and we had too much prop pitch (20) , so we are making some adjustments.
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  11. I've never had a problem with it tbh. My first boat was a Wayfarer (16ft dinghy) and it used a bolt rope. It was pretty easy to put a reef in. I suppose sliders would have kept the bunt of the sail a bit neater but I had eyelets with lashings for that. I'm sure that on larger boats it would be beneficial to use sliders.
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  12. After a few months delay, finally getting started, slowly. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kGtAXIKuSYyQsaLPVHl5Yb1wxD8LmQTE?usp=drive_link
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  13. Today, I had to glue up a bunch of parts. I don’t like pumping, mixing, thickening, and mixing some more. I prefer to mix one big gob of goo. The problem is, of course, that a big gob of epoxy “exotherms”, and goes off before you can use it. I snagged a tip from a Russell Brown video. He employs an epoxy pallet. It is simply a scrap piece of plywood onto which he smears the goo. The stuff gets to spread out, and not get hot. His videos are on Offcenterharbor.com, which is a website I pay a subscription to. Brown has a series on working with epoxy that is excellent. There are many other videos that I watch again and again. It’s expensive, but worth it to me.
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  14. Hi Andy, I hope that I can make it! This is Jay from that other Internet, Facebook. I have a CS20 here in Michigan.
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  15. Thanks, Ted. I hope we have a good turnout. I wish you could make it. Wouldn't your wife be delighted if you took a detour to go "sailing with people from the internet" as my kids call it?
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  16. Here are some photos of some B&B boats at the finish.
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  17. Tuesday morning, the first overall boat (Spawn) just finished. Alan and Mom and three other CS boats just pulled in to checkpoint 2. It looks like Alan at least is quickly shoving off south. Looks like low winds from the east, moving to ESE, should allow for some sailing today.
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  18. Midday calm. 2:44 this afternoon.
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  19. I can't take credit for this sprit storage idea. The previous owner did it and it works well for longer distance travel. Its a lot like Amos's but a bit more water protected. I am still hoping to store the sprit/sails on the boom in a wrap/bag like Jay had for shorter term trailering. Thanks for the pics guys!
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  20. WaterTribe names for those with B&B boats in this year's race : CS 17 MK1: PinkDog, ChangBiZi Matt Pinkley, Chris Elwell CS 17: TheMapster, Coastal Brooks Hall, Stuart Miller CS 17 mk2: SOS, SandyBottom Alan Stewart, Dawn Stewart ("Carlita" boat on loan from Graham Byrnes) (https://share.garmin.com/PHT96) EC 22: Triman, Cat5 Mark Ellison, Jeff Williams (boat built by Graham Byrnes) CS 20 MK3: WildBlue, SkinnyGenes Scott Henderson, Kilby Smith CS 20 MK3: NowWeTryItMyWay, CountryRoads, WhiteRabbit Erik Dykema, George Blaha, Mitchell Blaha Trimaran: SpongeBob Bob George (boat design by Alan Stewart) https://www.watertribe.com/Events/ShowRosters.aspx https://www.raceowl.com/EC2024/RaceMap4 https://www.facebook.com/ (WaterTribe group)
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  21. And Alan and Mom right behind, in SOS.
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  22. Here is the map of the Core Sound boats at 2:40 pm on Saturday. It looks like it has been close-hauled sailing in light winds so far. Triman is leading the pack (not overall though) with the EC-22.
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  23. The manufacturers of polycarbonate and acrylic recommend silicone for bedding their products. It is the one time I use the evil stuff. I mask off the adjacent areas to avoid contamination.
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  24. Yeah, forecast could be better but we will keep fingers crossed. Hopefully not much rowing. Yep got the bowstring and headsail ready. One pic of each B&B boat below. Lots more in my album.
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  25. We have arrived at the start beach. Today we stage the boat on the beach and have the captains meeting this afternoon. Tomorrow we shove off at 7am.
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  26. The B&B crew has left the shop for the challenge. Here is a google drive where Alan will post photos: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOPaH6lL8rMQ_VxZsP7GTWX7QnGI5JhN4Bb7XHgSSujnj_hoh0BWggtsrGs2JqsnQ?key=TkZJVE9qWDRoTk5nODhvT3pCRVhGYWZBRTJtSzV3
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  27. "Triman" has done the EC before, in a Hobie and last year a monohull. But that's only according to my internet sleuthing (stalking?!) on the watertribe website.
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  28. @Hirilonde— Prior to dry fitting, sometimes I make a trial piece out of foam board. The Dollar Tree has them for only $1.25. I cut out the panel sloppily, put in place, and mark where I need to add material. That way, my final piece is right on the money, or darned close. Foam board also helps with visualizing hardware placement, such as the bow fittings in my last post.
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  29. A quick update for anyone interested. The paint job is done! Most hardware and wiring is finished. I'll take her for an outboard motor this weekend and then a test float will follow. This has been a much longer project than originally anticipated but also very fun and rewarding.
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  30. Well, if you were out sailing on Kalos, I can’t grumble. Looking forward to the photos and to seeing y’all at the Messabout.
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