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Pat Mellema

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  1. Denis

    I used western red cedar for mine and have had no problem with it. It is lighter than the other kinds of wood I could find. I have been out in up to 20 knot winds and it is not a problem. :D

  2. Doc

    I used a hinge the same as the one on the rear but ground the cap off one end of the pin. It works very well to just stick the pin in to hold it until I hook up the for stay. I had a turnbuckle on the forstay when I started out but removed it when I went with a roller furler. I found it wasn't really needed as you can take up all the slack with the side stays.

  3. I have been out a few times this year. Last weekend I went out to lake Texoma and spent the first nite on the boat. The wind forgot to come up and the temp was 99. The highest speed I got her up to was 2.6 mph. It was a little hot and I sunburned my back through my shirt (use sunblock). I was solo so I could not get any on about 1/2 of my back. I found that the boat is a little small to camp on. I did all my cooking on shore so that helped some. I am on call this weekend so no sailing but I may go out next weekend.

  4. John

    I mounted it in 3M 5200. It should last forever but who knows. I have only had the boat done for almost a year. There is no sign of any rust forming so far. If it does develop I will have to figgure a way to fix it. After building the boat it is nice to not worry weather you can fix it when things go bad.

  5. John

    I used an eye like they use for a tiedown on a pickup attached to just a 3/8" lag screw. The screw was lag on one end on the other end it was machine screw and it works well. I have loaded the boat from the lawn a couple of times and had no problem with it pulling out.

  6. John

    On Sanddragon I put an eye that is just below the waterline to give a straight pull on the boat for loading. I had help last fall and the guy hooked it it to the upper hook. When I pulled the boat out of the water the rear of the boat was about a foot in the air. The only way to unhook it was to put the boat back in the water and hook it on the right eye.

  7. Congrats Capt Jake on the launching of your boat. I am glad that I am not the only one to go out on a maiden voyage and have absolutely no wind. It looks like you had a good time.

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