Greg Luckett

When in the Navy, we used red light inside at night to keep from losing night vision. I wonder if a very bright red colored spot light might work....assuming one is made by somebody?

Oyster, you are right on the money with this, but I was thinking of sailing my Spindrift 12 out onto Lake Michigan.....not at all really. That lake is really a fresh water sea and no place for a small boat unless very close to shore. My real concern is getting stuck on the river waiting on some bridge or having motor problems which would slow my return to the landing.

I am wondering what to do with my Spindrift 12 should I not be able to get ashore with it before dark. It will need some nav lights but I hate the idea of toting a heavy battery in the boat. How is this being handled on the Spindrifts and Core Sounds? Thanks.

Try calling B&B. Many times Carla can answer the questions I come up with so I always ask her before chasing down Graham. If Carla tells me she is not sure, she always tells me when it would be a good time to speak with Graham and how to contact him.

Ken, I envy your trip to Australia and hope you will post some pics and stories when you return. As to enjoying the snow.....................what can I say?

Jeff, What is the purpose of the straight line clamp at the saw blade? Thanks, Greg.

Chris, That was what I thought. I do not have a table of the coeffecients. A PS22 is pretty close in hull length and width to the Catalina 22 but I do not know how the actual square footages compare. The PS26 is longer, close to the same width as the PS22, and ought to be several knots faster based on the length to width ratios. The Core Sounds are very similar to the Spindrift 12, mostly just longer and only slightly wider, and those hulls looks more like planing hulls and like my Lightening.

I was wondering about this year's Texas 200. I have not heard a peep about it till now. How did it go? That is a great pic of Pilgrim.

Yes, this is a good rule of thumb and as you also point out, does not necessarily reflect what should be expected from a specific design since there are other factors that can add or subtract from the hull speed. It is just an educated guess on my part from other boats I have known that makes me think the PS26 should be about 8 knots and the PS22 about 6. My 19 foot lightening could do a lot faster but I never had a means to measure it. She would really zip along and surf the waves sometimes too. The heavier Catalina 22 with a displacement hull, never did that. It did bob like a cork in the chop at the river mouth.....what a ride. 8)

Mr physics?

Travis, that may have included current? It seems faster than the hull speed for a 22 foot sharpie design, which I think the PS22 and 26 are. My Catalina 22 wing keel would do about 5.5 knots relative to the water but sometimes the GPS would report 10 to 11 when moving down stream on the river. Its current was running 5 to 6 knots. Graham is off teaching so I do not expect him to pipe in here yet but his input would be good.

I am wondering what the design hull speed is of the PS26 and the PS22. I am guessing that about 8 knots for the PS26 and 6 knots for the PS22.

Ray, this was sure fun to read about. I am happy for you and your son.

Noklin, I lived in Texas for many years and while there, found an old swamp cooler in a garage sale, refurbished it, and then used it to cool the garage/shop. I had to be careful of humidity, so when it rained (read hot and steamy) it was not much help. Florida may be dry enough for you to cool the garage down about 15 degrees that way, even with high humidity.

Good idea, Mike. Now if I can just keep my busy body neighbors from tipping off the city. I had thought of extending the garage out the back side a bit or a temporary extension at the roll up door, but the garage/shop is simply too small for a PS26. A Core Sound would work though. I may just switch to that design instead. The trade off is that we would really like to be able to get out of the weather and do some night sailing out on the big lake. The Spindrift build really sped up once I erected the assembly tent and quit trying to work by tarping and untarping. On the PS26, it looks like I could spend a season accumulating materials, cutting out details, and scarfing. I do not need a bigger/heated space until assembly starts. From the Spindrift build, I know that if I have a heated space big enough, I can build boats a lot faster. There must be room to roll it over too since I cannot count on moving outside to do the roll over, then back in. One option we are considering is to build a temporary tent with enough slope to shed the snow fall. It has its problems too with space to fit it in and keeping the city off of my back for a couple of years. As it is, some ass hole neighbor calls them about us at least once every few months. The last time was because they did not like the boys' Dragon boat in the side yard. Once the two youngest are out of school we hope to move out of this snooty place. :mad:

Gordy, not anytime soon. I must play the hand that was dealt to me for now and the next few years. I am thinking that the PS26 build will take me 3 to 5 years, which is about the time I expect to really retire. It will be a good time to have that boat to play with.

When I was younger (and a lot skinnier), I would have loved having a boat like this. It looks like a fun design for some weekend sailing and camping. I hope to get to see one someday too. Perttu, will you post some of the adventures you have with it, later on?

I am thinking seriously of the necessary steps and time to complete construction of my PS26. I would like to make as many of the details as I can before I need to find and pay for an assembly building. Winter weather here keeps me from doing much for about 6 months out of the year if gluing, fiber glassing, or painting/varnishing is required...unless in a heated building. These can be found but they are not cheap. I think that minimizing the length of time needed for construction will require making as many of the pieces as I can prior to hull assembly. I am going to start spending time with the plan set to see what might be done. In the mean time, any advice and guidance concerning this, is welcome. Thanks gang!

Sweet looking boat. I am, of course, envious.

I find this design to be so weird that I immediately want to play with one...LOL. Good work on building her. If memory serves me, some of this design sailed the Texas 200 last year.

Howard, Thanks for the pics and the explanations. I am considering your setup and how I might use ideas from it for my sloop version. Unlike the cat version, the sloop's mast steps are on a foredeck, very close to the same level as the seats. This is why I am thinking of mounting the cleats on the mast, as is done on a lot of the bigger boats. That minimizes clutter a bit I think. Your boat is really nice looking. I am envious.

Andrew, Thanks for that link. It has exactly the sort of information that is needed. Now to find some Live Oak as PAR has suggested.

Ok, I know that I have seen posting in the past of wooden cleat making, but now cannot find any with the pictures. Adla made some too. I am thinking of making some for my Spindrift 12. I will use factory made ones for the halyard cleats and will mount those on the mast, but the ones for tying off the boat might look nice if made from white oak.

Where have the Spindrift builders been mounting halyard and deck cleats?

Just a thought. You might work a deal with B&B since those sail are sewn in Hong Kong...I think. Maybe save some shipping expense at least? I am not sure because Graham sometimes does things to the sails before sending them off to us. It would not hurt to ask them.