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  4. How to make a pig-stick for Core Sound boats?

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    Thank you very much Dave. 

     

    I thought I had researched a few years ago that the pennants go on the main mast and the US flag goes on the Mizzen or on the leach of the mizzen sail (which is where I have mine).  Am I wrong on this? Actually, I am thinking of flying the burgee for our WCTSS on top and under it flying the WoodenBoat Burgee on a pig-stick on the main mast.  I was even thinking about just going crazy and flying the Jolly Roger below the other two burgees.  I am sure that is probably not nautically correct.

     

    You definitely answered one of my questions "pennant sticks work best if the distance between where the ends of the halyard attach is greater (1 1/2  X) than the portion above the mast."

     

    What diameter are your sticks? It looks like maybe 1/2 inch?

     

    thanks,

    dale

  6. A Salty Dog

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    Don,

     

    I have sailed the North Channel of Lake Huron with my nephew a few years ago and totally loved it.  I have always wanted to go back with my own 'Lively'.  We chartered a 30ft Catalina. It was strange the first time we anchored near shore not having to look around and check what the tides were going to do.  I liked that.

     

    I love it up there in the summer but would not like their winters so much.  Love salt water.  In our local trailer sailing club we sail various places in and around FL.  There are many lakes to sail in fresh water around FL also. One thing i do enjoy is returning after a fresh water lake sail and not have to worry too much about cleaning the salt water off everything, flushing my 2HP, etc.

     

    Our club.  check us out and come down sometime, you are all welcome to join any of our trips.  http://members.ij.net/wctss/wctss/

     

    dale

  7. A Salty Dog

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    I live on Clearwater Beach but mostly trailer sail my CS 17 Lively up in St. Joseph Sound which is the area you are describing between Dunedin and Tarpon Springs.

     

    How are you enjoying the mountain area?  I have often though of moving up that way.  Especially this time of the year with usually high hurricane activity.

     

    dale

  11. Lapwing #20 aka Hirilondë

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    Oh, I think I see what you mean.  I thought the white area looks like two pods rounded on the outside.  Thought maybe you had some extra storage pod or something under the thwart.  Now I see that the white I am seeing is the floor forward and there is a bulkhead in grey shadow.  I was not expecting that.  On the CS there is not a bulkhead that goes under the thwart in the same way.

     

    Sorry, I understand now.

     

    dale

  18. Boat building shops

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    I agree with PAR on almost everything.

     

    However, I would add.  If you do not have enough natural light you can purchase natural sunlight type lights.  It is amazing to me how different the light is.  To me, it does closely represent natural light.  I have the workshop section with these over head lights and like them.

     

    dale

  19. Screws

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    I sort of like the idea of no fasteners.

     

    It seems to me that 99% of these small boats can use epoxy and all the other stuff mentioned above.  I only use them if Graham calls for them and he usually does not call for very many.

     

    I might be remembering this incorrectly but I think the Gougeon Brothers built a fairly large tri using only epoxy and it is still going great today after being sailed hard for a long time.

     

    dale

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  20. CS17 Seat Repair

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    This is an interesting thread.  I launched my 'Lively' CS 17 in 2007.  She was built to plans and had no fiberglass reinforcement on top or underneath the seats.  I have had no problems and have always walked on the seats and hatches. I have had a few heavier passengers walk on them also.

     

    dale

  21. CS 17 Mizzen Sheet Rigging

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    I ended up rigging the mizzen just like Tom and Peter.  However, being the not thinking too well person that I am, I rigged it like Peters.  The only problem is that he has his sprit on the starboard side of the mast and mine is on the port.  So naturally, when I was panicked trying to get the boat done for Cedar Key our big event for small boats in Florida last weekend I mounted the block on the starboard side.  So I managed to sail the weekend with the sheet wrapped around forward of the mast and manually loosening it and tightening it.  It worked OK since the winds were fairly light on Saturday and Sunday.  Yesterday, I remounted the block and tomorrow will move the swiveling cleat on the thwart.

     

    I hope you all will learn to plan ahead and think twice before mounting hardware.  In other words, learn from my mistakes.

     

    I think I am going to like the new arrangement.

     

    I also changed the main sheeting to two swiveling cleats and they worked very well.

     

    dale

  22. Painting Aluminum Mast

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    As I previously said, I appreciate everyone's suggestions and I said I would report back on what I did use.

     

    Well, time got away from me and I was panicked about getting the boat done in time for the Cedar Key, FL event which is the biggest small boat event in FL.  So I ended up buying Rust Oleam Professional primer for Aluminum and their topcoat in white enamel.  It looks great now, we will see how it lasts. I was very careful to sand and prime immediately. Two coats prime and two coats of enamel.

     

    I made it to Cedar Key and had a wonderful weekend with just about perfect conditions.  There were only about 50 boats or so which was a little smaller than last year.

     

    dale

  23. CS 17 Mizzen Sheet Rigging

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    Thanks everybody.

     

    Don, how does you system work when the mast is moving with the sail or rotating?  It seems you would have difficulty pulling if running with the sail 90 degrees to the boat.

     

    Peter or anybody else remember what size blocks you are using. 

     

    thanks,

     

    dale

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