Capn Trey

I have been using a 54# thrust 12 VDC on my over sized Weekender for three years now and I am happy with my system. Max speed under power is 4 knots, which I can maintain for several hours. In fact I have only had to use the second battery once! Best of all it don't make all that NOISE, and is environmentally friendly! I love my electric, Cap'n Trey

Way to go Steve!

I found that on the Weekender the hand rails are useless as they would be much too low to be used. I left them off on my boat.

Frank I used #6 because of the distance from the forepeak to the motor way back there in the well, you could most likely get away with #8 but the wire may get a little warm.

Thanks for updating the link Frank, I intended on doing that myself but forgot. I really enjoy the electric, it is quiet, and with two deep cycle batteries provides adequate speed and duration. Also the batteries mounted in the bow provide extra weight for ballast.

Ops. . . forgot to log in before I posted that

Nokoni now has a new site at http://www.sailnokoni.com

Nice pic's Craig

Pat, you have done an excelent job on the boat. I especially like the dark brown sails!

I had a great morning sailing in the Grand Bay NERR/ NWR on Bayou Heron and Grand Bay. I launched Nokoni at eight-thirty under partly cloudy skies, and surprisingly a northwest wind around 12 knots. I expected to have to rely on the motor to beat my way out the bayou against the predicted southwest winds and was delighted to be able to sail all the way out to the bay. I sailed southwest across the bar and out into Middle Bay where I had to repair the motor lifting rig. Once the repair was completed I sailed east off the southern coasts of Long and Big Island to Barton Island. I anchored off the shell mound on the island intending to go ashore hunting pottery shards. I stayed ashore just long enough to take a few pictures before the yellow files ran me back aboard. Anchored about fifty yards off the island protected from the yellow flies by a steady west-northwest wind I stopped for lunch. As I ate, a haze began to obscure the view of the point a couple of miles to the east and the wind began coming more out of the west than northwest. Knowing this a sure sign of impending bad weather, I decided to take a short cut back by motoring across a shallow section between Barton and Big Island. I have sailed across the area before but one time I sailed up on a bar in the same area and had to get out and push. Not wanting to run the risk of finding that bar again with bad weather approaching, I opted for a slow crossing on the motor. After reaching deeper water, I raised sail. The wind was really blowing as I started on a starboard tack heading back to the bayou mouth. I don

I am too heavy to blow away, I've been worrying about floating away. :shock: Good thing I have A BOAT!

Craig, We got 7.6 inches on tuesday here in Grand Bay but I guess thats what we get for living on the gulf coast smack dab in the middle of Hurricane and tropical storm country. It is finally clearing up here to your west as T.S. Bill moves farther north. Hopefully it will be gone for good before the fourth.

Thats fine with me Craig I'm limited on how far I can trailer at the moment My old '84 Chev Truck I tow with is on it's last legs. Come visit the Alabama Coast I'm in the middle! Cap'n Trey

That is my boat, Nokoni and she hasn't got a centerboard. Cap'n Trey

I have been sailing my weekender on the very same waters you are talking about. I live in Grand Bay, Alabama I sail the Mississippi Sound from Pascagoula to Mobile Bay. My modified weekender handles the Sound fine including the barrier islands. South of the barrier Islands is no place for the Weekender or a Vacationer, the open Gulf is way to much for the flat bottom shallow draft. I sail alot in the bayous and bays along the coast between Pascagoula, MS and Bayou La Batre, AL. Dauphin Island / Mobile Bay area. The intercoastal waterway bisects the Mississippi Sound and is somewhat protected by the barrier islands but it can get quite rough as well. Cap'n Trey

While sitting out a thunderstorm at anchor on Sunday with the lightning popping I got to thinking about the mast sticking up higher than most everything else. Has anyone concidered lightning protection and if so what was your solution?

It is definetly good stuff, its what all the local builders use around here.

Your anchor roller will work just fine. I have used the exact same on my boat for the last three years and I have been happy with its preformance

Very nice job there Captain Cap'n Trey

I have done a partial up date to the site. Click on Vessel Info to view the Evolution of the Plus mod http://www.datasync.com/~switzer

Welcome aboard Florin