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Dale Niemann

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  1. Scott, I used System Three LPU top coat paints on my Bananas ten years ago and they have held up very well. I did not baby it. Sailing onto beaches etc. and it is still in pretty good shape. I also used it in my just launched "Lively" so we will see how it now holds up. Dale
  2. Thanks Ken. It was a great day for launching and Graham took the helm on the first sail. It was great. Dale
  3. Yes, I did launch "Lively" at Cedar Key on Friday (FINALLY after 3 years building). We launched her properly saying [To the Sea, to the sailors who went before us. To
  4. I am in Florida. I had to have an officer physically come to my house and inspect the boat when I applied for the license for a homebuilt boat. I don't believe he said anything about scratching in the number and I have not done that yet but I guess I better check into it further. Maybe Matt can provide additional input if he is back from Cedar Key.
  5. Thanks Graham, See you all tomorrow. I have decided to scarf on more length to main sprit. Dale
  6. Thanks Graham, Tom & Ray for your help and encouragement. I will be at Cedar Key even if I have to use the motor launch configuration. I thought I might have to scarf an additional piece but was hoping not to. Is there any special size or type of line to wrap the mast with. Thanks, Dale
  7. As you can tell by my photo, I have sailed extensively for about 10 years the Marples constant camber 3 Meter Tri that I built. It is a great little toy and fun to sail with its mainsail and spinnaker. When you pop the spinnaker she really goes. I, like Tom have followed Ian for many years and corresponded with him requesting a small foldable tri about 20 feet. I could never afford one of his Corsair tris but always hoped he would come up with something smaller and less expensive. The 22 looks wonderful and I am sure it will be a great boat. But I now am feeling the same way Tom feels, it is just too much effort to build such a large boat and impossible in my 18 foot garage. For about 3 years, I raced as crew on an F 24. It was great fun and I enjoyed it very much but got tired of racing. My nephew has an F 31 which was homebuilt of Duracore. I have cruised on it with him and had a lot of fun. It had a lot of room but much too big for me. It took us most of a day just to rig it. I am just completing my CS 17 and hope to have many pleasurable sails in it. I intend to just keep it simple and small. Dale
  8. Today I finished installing all the hardware on my CS17 "Lively" and thought I was ready for launching at Cedar Key this weekend. However, when I raised the sails and tried to set up the sprit I had problems. I have two problems I am hoping someone of you will be able to help me with. First, apparently, I do not know how to wrap the mast with the line and D Ring because every time I tried to use it, it would loosen up. Is there a special kind of line I should be using? I am using one-forth inch dacron braided line which seems slick. What kind of knot should I use? Second, I bought the "Gordy" hardware for the main which includes a "D" ring, two blocks and a snap. When I try to tighten the sprit up it appears that the sprit is too short by a couple of inches. By using the snap I guess I should have made the sprit longer. I guess the fix is to remove the snap and hook the block directly to the mast. Any suggestions or photos that might help me figure it out before I go to Cedar Key would really be appreciated. Thanks, Dale
  9. Graham/Carla/Tom, That is great news. I am looking forward to seeing both of you again and meeting Carla. I will definitely be taking "Lively". I am trying to finish up the hardware mounting. It appears that I will be launching for sailing for the first time. I was hoping to get in at least one sea trial before then but I doubt if I will have time. Hope you will have some time to give my boat a trial and provide any comments for improvements. Or training in sailing the cat/ketch rig since I have never had this rig before. I will be driving up on Friday. Be sure to plan on coming to our West Coast Trailer Sailing Squadron dinner on Saturday night. I think the cost is $10 and bring a dish to share. Dale
  10. Remember: The louder the motor the greater the pleasure is in sailing with it off. Dale
  11. Niels, Since you are familiar with the Paradox. Matt Laden (the designer of Paradox & Zoe) is the actual sponsor of Svin. Go to this site to see photos of my Bananas. Look under boats for sale. http://members.ij.net/wctss/wctss/ Sorry for the promo. Dale
  12. I guess I am a little late on this comment but here goes. I have lived in Clearwater since 1970 and still love it very much. I moved from St. Louis. I second all the other positive comments above. Home insurance is a bummer. The politicians are trying to get it straightened out but you know politicians. We will see if it gets better or worse. Many people down here go outside in Spring, Fall & Winter and inside in Summer. Just the opposite of up north. It does get hot here but you just get used to it. The rest of the year more than makes up for the heat with great sunshine and nice temps. Both of my sons live up north and would give anything to move back to FL. Please feel free to contact me by email if you have more specific questions and I will try to help. Dale
  13. Niels, I plan to bring my CS 17 "Lively" even if I do not have the sailing hardware mounted. I will bring her anyway and motor with my 2HP Honda. If you are coming, be sure to plan to come to the party Saturday evening put on by our club the West Coast Trailer Sailing Squadron (WCTSS). There is a special guest coming from Sweden to speak. Maybe you remember he is the sailor of "Bris", Sven Yrvind. I think he will be very interesting. Everyone is invited to attend. There is a reasonable charge for the food which is well worth it. Below are some comments Sven sent to Ron Hoddinott founder of the WCTSS. "Here are some more about my boats. first Bris was 20 not 21 feet. Long. She had a beam of 5.5 feet. She was a double ender. She was capsized and pitchpoled in the roaring forties in an attempt to round cape horn. I crossed the atlantic many times in her. 7 or 8 or more ocean passages. I lived in her for about five years. She is at the museum of yachting in Newport RI since 1983. The secound Bris was 19 feet. I rounded cape horn in her 1980 from east to west the hard way during the southern winter. At that time she was the smallest boat to have sailed those waters. Later i sailed Bris IV from france to Newfoundland she was 15 feet. Previus to those voagages i made a number af coastal crusings in european waters including one in a 14 feet boat from sweden to england." Dale
  14. Michel Goudeseune & Gordy, I may owe you both an apology but am not sure, so will apologize anyway. I was so excited when I saw those photos that I immediately downloaded them and sent them to Ron Hoddenott of the WCTSS site. I thought I identified that they came from this site and Gordy but I may not have. In any case I hope you did not mind Gordy. I don't know where the speed came from. I did not mention it unless it was mentioned in Michel's original post. Maybe all those folks are so impressed with Graham's boat and sailing prowess that they thought he was going that fast. Dale
  15. Tom, What I was trying to ask was will Lapwing have a flat bottom of one large piece of plywood or will the whole hull be of the rounded hull/bilge design? In other words will there be laps on the bottom or hard chine with them only on the topsides? Thanks, Dale
  16. Tom, Thanks for your commentary on the lapwing. I took a class from Tom Hill a long time ago. His method seemed like a good one. Upon a second look at the design pictures it appears from looking at the transom that it will be lap from the keel up. Is this right? I am having the same thoughts you have about the 17 now that I am almost done with mine. I have been building it so long, Graham only had the 17 when I ordered the plans. I will be single handing it most of the time. I guess I will find out soon enough. If it is too big, I can always build a lapwing. Thanks, Dale
  17. Tom/Graham, She looks great in the design pictures. I will be looking forward to progress photos and descriptions. Tom, tell us why you picked 15' 6" and not 17'. I presume she will be glued lap. Is this correct? Dale
  18. Congratulations Graham and Randy. WOW!!!! What sailing skill and a great boat design. Dale
  19. Hi Ed, I built my CS 17 "Lively" in a garage that is 18' by 10' and full of a lot of tools. I admit my weather is such that I could open the garage door and do some work outside. Hope this helps you to determine if you have enough room. Dale
  20. Jeff, Does Matt and the Duckworth's boat have satellite tracking like Graham? In other words when you are watching them is their position established by GPS? If so, what site is this tracking data available? Thanks, Dale
  21. Sorry guys for the quality of my photos above and the fact that I forgot to rotate them 90 degrees. Dale
  22. Here are three shots I took at the start of the race this morning. Graham took off wing n wing and was out of site in short order. Dale
  23. Matthew, I may be a little late with this comment. Don't worry about going 3D. I took my CS 17 3D by myself in my one car garage with the help of a few ropes to hold positions as I brought it together. Dale
  24. Graham/Tom, Will you be carrying a GPS satellite transmitter like you did last year so we can follow your every move. It was really great to do that, I hope you do have one. Dale
  25. Great pictures Richard. Thanks Did you switch from sleeve sails to track? It appeared to me that the earlier photos had a sleeve and the more recent had a track. If I am correct, would you mind telling me why you make the change? I am finally about finished. I now have four coats of varnish on the deck and probably put a couple more on. I have purchased sleeve sails and am wondering if they will be ok for camp cruising. Thanks Dale
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