Jim Stumpf

Sold, Thanks Red, hope you get years of enjoyment.

No still looking for a new home. Thanks for the compliment. Jim

The Cleveland listing is mine, posted here in the classified also. Thanks for getting it noticed. My NF 15 is for sale also. Happy to field any questions Thanks Jim

Selling my Kingston 15 , NE Ohio. 15 Ft micro cruiser. Includes trailer, suit of three sails. Asking $4,000.00. Feel free to ask any questions that you may have. Built to designers specs. If you don't want to sail I think that she would make a great low power gunkhole explorer with some minor modifications to upgrade the motor mount. Boat does not come with motor in the pictures. Complete build picture gallery available https://goo.gl/photos/4RMc65TXasF7rcGU8 Thanks for your interest, Jim

CS 17 for sale NE Ohio. Sail # 284 if I remember correctly. I am a professional remodeling carpenter and have built several boats over the years for my own enjoyment. This boat was completed in 2012 and always stored dry. Built per the builders plans and includes the third mast step, set of three sails, spray dodger and camping tent as well as all sailing equipment and trailer. Trailer had new hubs last season. I have a gallery of the entire build that I can share if you are interested. Please feel free to ask any questions that you may have. Asking $9,000. https://goo.gl/photos/JZ8Gfo4d7fik7kXT7 build album Thanks for looking

"Primrose" my No Frills 15 has not been seeing the time on the water she deserves since I launched my Core Sound 17. She was very solidly built by me a professional remodeling carpenter and was around boat number 8 or 9 that I have built over the years as an amateur boatbuilder. Boats built include a Vacationer, Core Sound 17, multiple skin on frame kayaks, a mirror dinghy from a 30 year old kit, 6 hour canoe and others. All meranti ply and 10oz cloth hull. Sails look brand new, hull needs a touch up but in excellent condition, interior upholstery is in great shape. Sleeps two, very sea worthy, sailed on Lake Erie and trailered down to FL for two BEER cruises. I will include pictures taken this past fall before she was covered for the winter (appears there was wash water on my camera lens in case your are wondering about the distorted bits). I will also include a link to the orginal building pic album. The core sound is my go to and I am currently building out a camper van so she has to go. Feel free to contact me for additional details. She is in the 44134 zip code for anyone googling location. No Frills 15 build Thanks for looking, Jim

DOH, that is way I post here, it is always good to have a fresh prospective. I was so fixated on raising the mast I hadn't gotten to taking it back down again, that is very accurate that once the mast leaves the tube when taking down it can be unwieldy. I have been swayed that the knuckle idea should be abandoned. I guess it was a knuckle headed idea. Thanks, Jim

Thanks for the input, the thought was to use the knuckle to start the mast into the tube and then guide it down as you lift, so that the hinge would be contained in the lower mast tube when the mast is fully raised. I agree that there would be no way to use it as a tabernacle without a stayed mast. Thanks Jim

Thanks for the all the great info Scott, What are the rules for camping onboard, can you suggest a couple of favorite anchorages . Thanks, Jim

Thanks for the kind words and I will pass everyone's well wishes to Meg. Here in Ohio I had to register the actual trailer (Northern Tool knock down trailer kit) and get a plate for it but they don't really care about what is on top of it. Meg is 25 now, she has been a shop rat all of her life and I miss having her company since she has been on the road the last couple of years.

I included a picture of this in my KY lake topic, Oyster asked for more info so I figured I would start a separate post. Attached is a link to the build album. Self designed 8ft long and 5ft wide. Built with and for my youngest daughter who is a traveling nurse who loves to see what our country has to offer. Thanks, Jim teardrop build

Getting some cabin fever. My construction job suddenly shut down several weeks ago and selling residential remodels in this climate is less than fruitful. I've been to BEER cruise twice and FL 120 once and toyed with the idea of running down to FL for the 120 coming up soon but have decided the distance from Cleveland is more than I want to deal with right now. I'm considering Kentucky Lake which looks to be under 600 miles from home and the current weather certainly beats Cleveland's 40's and never ending rain. Been making some minor repairs and touching up paint on the CS17 so I'm all dressed up with no place to go. That being said any info on KY lake sailing would be appreciated. Looks like the lake is open for business. Cant seem to find rules regarding primitive camping or boat camping. Any favorite areas to hit, any areas to avoid. Thinking of heading down the week of the 18th. My 35th wedding anniversary is the 17th so I'm guessing I should be home for that, although I've never been good at judging those kind of things .? In case any one is interested this was my latest project built for my wandering daughter . Thanks, Jim

Thanks, all great info. I did not realize that you had a cabin and needed the additional hieght. I will have to go back and look at some of your previous post to look at your cabin details, the wheels are always turning ?. Thanks, Jim

Thanks for sharing your design. I like it. Two questions 1. is there a stop to keep the mast from passing through the bottom of your PVC tube before the mast is more or less vertical and ready to drop into the mast tube? Do you regulate the depth manually to keep the mast from contacting the deck? 2. In hind site do you think the tabernacle could have been scaled down or are you finding the forces involved warrant the scale. I ask this question with all due respect. Thanks, Jim

This what I did on my CS 17. Picture album linked here. Used a dinghy bimini from Amazon for the roof and frame and sewed up the rest. Hope that helps some. https://photos.app.goo.gl/xUDeTs9iQJnWHaccA Jim

Thanks for the replies. Pete your pics are similar to where we started and may end up. In the concept picture in my post there would be no need for the lock pin as the whole assembly would drop into the mast tube and be captured in an upright position. The pictured application from my orginal post looks like it was a deck step with out the support of the mast tube. If applied to my application I do have a concern about the compression forces on the pivot of the knuckle, it would have to pretty robust to stand up the force applied by sailing with out distorting the knuckle. Paul is right that I ended my tube at the deck years ago. Jim

Hello All, Its been a couple of years since I checked in. This will be the my 9th season with my CS and I am thinking about an easier way to step the mast (more the main and not as much the mizzen). Lifting the mast strait up and dropping it into the step while standing on the fore deck becomes less safe each year and I am not interested in modifying the fore deck and installing a well with a pivoting tabernacle. In years past I have seen some of the deck mounted guides and was kicking that idea around when my very creative boat building buddy had this idea, he didn't have all of the details in his head but when searching the web we stumbled across this picture on Russ Livingstone's web site. All though not exactly what we need the concept is there. A small knuckle at the bottom of the mast to catch the top of mast tube and guide the mast into the tube as it is being pivoted/lifted and would drop into the mast tube. Any thoughts on the idea would be greatly appreciated. As always thanks in advance for your help.

couple of shots of the new camper on FL 120

Just back from the FL120 here is my rig ready to hit the road last week. Crutches at main and mizzen mast steps and a gudgeon mounted crutch on the transom. I wrap my sails around the mast leaving all halyards in place ( my sail battens are vertical instead of traditional horz, just enough to keep the roach open in light air). Canvas sleeves are pulled over mast to keep sails clean and lines contained. Mast are laid in crutches and sprits laid on top and bungee corded at each crutch. Boat is held to trailer with 2*4 cross bars that extend far enough beyond the hull to keep ratchets and straps from touching the hull. Normally I only use the aft cross bar unless traveling long distances or carrying kayaks on top.

Flaps on the deck should keep most critters out on the top side, anything that crawls or flies under the thwart will be able to enter via the gaps in the sleeping deck. The gaps are relatively tight, just enough for drainage, so it is my hope that a sleeping pad on the sleeping boards and the small access will be enough. I suppose some no see um mesh could be added to the bottom of the sleeping boards if it proves to be a problem. Thank you to everyone for your kind words and encouragement. Jim

Slow and steady maybe I will get the job done. Wow this is tougher than building the boat. Todays progress. The old man that taught me to sail always laughs that my anchors are bigger than needed. We shall see now with all of that windage. Aft curtain with doors and window. Thanks, Jim

couple more pics

Got around to some new pics. All panels will have a corner zip so that each wall can be rolled out of the way. Walls are sewn to the top via the skirt that was added at the start. Forward wall mostly complete, needs screen. Sidewalls about 30% complete. Need small fixed windows to check surroundings at night. Need snap rail and aft corner zip. Enjoy, I am always open to constructive advise, screwing up so that you dont have to Thanks, Jim

Probably will not make any progress again until the weekend, check back sunday and I should have pics of the progress on the forward enclosure. I am trying to have this ready for the FL 120 so I will need to plug along pretty quickly. Thanks for your interest, Jim

With the seat boards in and the bimini camper up the forward cockpit should be cozy and dry. I am assuming there will be water in the bilge if it rains but I will be elevated high and dry on the seat boards. My concept was for the aft cockpit cover to be the porch and the camper to be the living space. I will just velcro the sunshade around the mast and not worry about water in the aft cockpit as I have already conceded defeat and will not be disappointed . Jim