Tony Pollard

What I said was that the pvc pipe runs through the seat hatch...I meant to say that it runs through the underseat storage area... I guess this will make it possible to sit on the leeward side, even if the boat is catching some spray. Our behinds won't get numb from being wet . TOny

Brent and Ric, The drain pipe referred to was on a revised sheet I received a while back. Basically, when the boat heals, water can collect on the leeward seat. So, Graham shows a small pvc pipe that runs from the surface of the seat next to side panels, down at an angle through the seat hatch, and out at the bottom of the seat side panels...effectively draining the collected water into the bottom of the boat. The pipe is sealed with epoxy at the seat top and side panel. Does that help? TOny

Hello, CS17 #55 finally looks like a boat! I have sewn all the seams and am trying to learn how best to proceed. I have read earlier threads that tacking between the stitches, removing the wires, then doing the final fillets is a good method. I have a few questions... 1. Is it best to install inwales prior to gluing seams, to get the hull shape correct? I am wondering how important it is to have the shape exact before gluing the seams...can it be tweaked after? 2. Did it work well to tack between stitches, or is it better to just do the fillets and remove the stitches after? 3. If I do the tack method, will I have to sand those tacks before doing the fillet...to get a mechanical bond? It has been fun having family and friends come by and see how beautiful this boat design is...prior to going 3D, they would just look at my pile of flat pieces and politely nod their head. Now they can see why this is such a fun and exciting project. Thanks All, Tony

Hi Curtis, I think you will find sailing to be a great thrill. Sailing is definately more complex than motorboating...propulsion requires much more than depressing a throttle. It is amazing to experience the thrill of feeling your small craft accelerate in a gust of wind...even though it is much slower than a powerboat, I think it is more exciting. And of course, there are no words to adequately describe sailing in a boat that you created...go for it! TOny

It is very exciting to see the fruit of your labor. I am at the beginning stages of my cs 17 (just about to "open the book" and have something that looks like a boat), and seeing your finished product is exciting. More photos would be great! Tony

Hello, I have been reading the posts in the forum for a while now and have learned a lot from the kind people here. I have finally started on a CoreSound 17 (hull #55) after a year of poring over the plans. I am excited about eventually sailing this beautiful boat with my family, and I am also excited about the building process. Thanks to all who contribute their wisdom in this forum. According to the plans I have done the layout on one side panel, and am cutting out the stacked pieces to get mirror images. I am wondering how to transfer the line for the seat stringer onto the unmarked side without going through the whole layout process a second time. It won't be a problem to mark the bulkead locations because they extend all the way to the edge of the ply, but to make sure the stringer location/curves are identical is a little more difficult. I am OK going through all the layout work on the second side, but would rather not do things that are unnecessary. I figured somebody out there already came up with a very clever idea to streamline this process Thanks for the help! TOny