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  1. Yea, probably time for a recap of Kalos. We have continued to add minor updates/upgrades to the rigging with the intent to make rigging easier. We can now rig from arriving at the boat ramp to motoring away in 1 hour 15 minutes. Not much longer than our Core Sound 20.3. Board up probably draws less than 30 inches, about 60 inches board down. The antifouling is Coppercoat, the boat normally lives in a marina. The boat sails beautifully, we have had her in 35 kts winds several times with no concerns at all. Initially we had range anxiety with the electric pod drive, but that has all but evaporated. The electric drive is just a small part of the sailing experience on Kalos, we actually don’t think much about it, it maneuvers much more positively than any boat I have ever sailed. Full torque at low speed and instant reverse stops the boat pronto. If we were to build it again, electric pod drive, no question. We have 200 amp/hr Battle Borne for the house batteries, 240 watts solar for the house, the Torqeedo 24-3500 battery and it totally adequate. 350 watts panel to charge the Torqeedo battery, with a interconnect buss if we decide to put all 3 panels to charge the motor battery (never had the need other than testing). We have shore power but have never bothered to plug in. We have about 60 gallons of fresh water, we have a solar water heater, refrigerator and freezer. Longest I have stayed aboard is about 2 weeks and been as comfortable as any other boat we lived aboard. Long winded answer, but it is a cool boat! We have invited and given talks at several local sailing clubs about both the electric system and the cat ketch rig. Coupla days ago we tacked down a river with a local hot J24 sailor and he really enjoyed short tacking in the channel.
  2. Maine is a fantastic sailing destination, we had our Core Sound there 4 or 5 years ago. We had minor problems on where to leave the truck an trailer. Great sailing, beautiful shoreline. The beauty of trailerable boats! The scenery never gets old!
  3. Hi Steve, just checking in! We built a similar cover for our Core Sound 20.3, it was/is a good thing! We could have sold seating under it during the Texas 200. Sure is nice an anchor and it seems to help sailing at anchor a bit. Just got home from a week or so on the Flinders and it will be getting a riding sail. It likes to sail around like the Core Sound does at anchor.
  4. The Madisonville Wood Boat Show is the weekend of October 18-20. If you can’t make the the B&B Messabout and happen to be near the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain (New Orleans) area it is a good show. We have been invited to display Kalos, our Mathew Flinders 246, so stop by! We will be “side tied” south of the bridge. We hate to miss the B&B Messabout but with the Looper project, we best stay closer to home this time.
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  5. I have NASA brand depth sounders on my Flinders, centerboard on my Core Sound, and plan to use NASA brand on my (way unfinished) Looper 30. The display is large, seems to work well, not ridiculously expensive. On my Flinders it just “shoots “ through the hull so no hole, just bond a piece of PVC pile to the hull, plop the transducer in and fill it with baby oil, then glue the top on.
  6. When I started flying in the Gulf ‘O Mexico, the compass, chart and windshield was the primary and only source of navigation. When LORAN came about and we had to type each set of “numbers “ into the box we thought our navigation days we were over! NOT! Get a good compass, good charts and learn how to use them, they will never fail you. The stuff with wire hooked to them…..
  7. We just got home from “The Skunkworks “ of boat design……. Sure is a LOT of parts. Some little, some not! Our entire game room is covered with 18 inches of boat! So far each and every part has fit perfectly, hope to keep that trend going! Plan is, one more trip to pick up engine and deckhouse. I have been messing about with boats for nearly 60 years, my first with a “power boat”, both Carol an I are excited!
  8. Me too!
  9. Beautiful boat in a gorgeous location. We darn sure don’t vistas like that around here! But we are mobile!
  10. Finished planking, this is the part that you mess around 20 minutes and it look like huge progress, I’ll start filling and sanding tomorrow. That’ll slow thing a bit!
  11. I would be very cautious about drilling holes through the sprits, those suckers have a pretty good load on them when sailing sportily.
  12. Cool, the boat Graham is holding is the Looper design that I am currently building. 30 ft, 8.5 ft beam, 38 hp inboard diesel, projected fuel burn at hull speed is about 2.5 liters/hr. I actually have the model he is holding on our dining room table……
  13. Hi Steve, not completely sure I know, I suspect it will be in the 6500 lb range. Still have tankage to work out and a few minor “boy that would be nice” things as happens in all boat builds. Will finish planking the hull next week, then glassing the inside of the hull panels. I want to add the cabinetry etc before the big “ally-opp”. Won’t make it much heavier and it will give the hull more support. All my friends have been making suggestions on the big roll over. May just supply bbq chicken and beer and have them call me when it’s inverted. And we definitely will take you up on dockage, that is the area we want to explore!
  14. Well, we became interested in “The Great Loop” several years ago, we looked at various ready built boats and each had good and less desirable traits. We came close to to purchasing a design till the seller mentioned the fuel flow was slightly less than 5 gallon per hour. A deal breaker at 12 kts for 6000 nm. During a visit with Kalos at B&B Skunkworks, Graham and Alan were 3D printing various hull shapes for an easily driven trailerable powerboat. After our previous experiences with B&B designs we knew we found our design . We picked up the basic hull on July 18, 2024. First panel bonded July 23. Most people identify it as a boat in a month. 30 ft long 8.5 beam, powered by a Beta 38 hp diesel which is aft of the main cabin and well soundproofed the boat will be a pleasant place for a sailor to spend time. Lots of solar for climate control and house loads with an extremely innovative dingy davit. Here is a Google link for more pictures https://photos.app.goo.gl/8ady6twen48hxSv68
  15. Ya see Ken, there is a method to my madness! I will start a thread later in the month on ……project p….
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