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Terry Dunn

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  1. What part of Colorado? I am in Aurora, suburb of Denver. I generally sail on Aurora Reservoir. Kinda laid up with a herniated disc but if some people get together may be able to come by ...
  2. I bought Okoume plywood from Edensaw in WA in 2002.
  3. Enjoyed the video. I bought my plans in 2002. Started the build after thankgiving and put her in the water in August, 2003. Converted from sleeves to sail track in 2007. I did not have a sheet for sail track. The sleeved sails were great for getting in the water quick but not so great when the wind would get strong. When reefed I often have my sails low so visibility is a problem regardless hot tall my masts. That is why it is good to have my wife along. Both for the ballast and the "don't run over that boat" warnings. She is better at the warning part than the ballast part. Now trhat I am 10 years older and have back issues I would like a CS 17 or CS 15. And a couple of puddle ducks. And a rowing wherry. And a .... I am sure you will enjoy the longer masts.
  4. Regarding the bimini question: I have a bimini for my CS20. It fits under my mizzen nicely. It is nice to have on sunny days when there is not much wind. I had it on for the 2008 T200 but did not like to sail with it up in the high winds so it was folded down while sailing. There were people sailing with biminis up. The bimini was nice to have when stopped for the day. I did not take it on the 2011 T200. It was nice to sail without it but I did miss not having it when stopped for the day. I have not had it on the boat for a while since it seems to be real windy most of the time I sail. I looked at my plans. The diagram of the mast build shows 22'. On the diagrams with sails If I add the luff to the part under the luff for the main it comes to about 21' 7" . The mizzen perhaps a foot shorter. I should have written that down 'cause I don't remember real well. My intrepretation of the plans got me to 22'. When the sails had sleeves it would have been better to be shorter. With the sail tracks I like the 22' masts. I do tend to not raise them all of the way but it is nice to ba able to on the light air days. I am in the process fo building balanced lug sails with 16' masts. One of these days I will test that out.
  5. I made my masts 22'. Standard sails. Sleeved at first (2003). Converted to sail tracks later (2007). Looks to me you could add 18". Perhaps 2' to the mizzen. Get some serious clearance.
  6. Looks like fir plywood. It may be a good idea to fiberglass the interior if it is fir plywood to prevent checking.
  7. In the Texas 200 we spent a good amount of time double reefed hitting the upper 9 mph range at times. Track sails. I don't know how much sail area each reef reduced. I suggest two reefs as well.
  8. I do intend to rig like the Goat Island Skiff. I will probably get some of the subtle little things wrong at first. On my CS 20 the center of effort on the designed sails is further aft of the masts then the balanced lug shown. But the main on the designed sails is larger than the mizzen. With balanced lug sails the same size the center of effort comes out close to the designed sails center of effort. The sail in the picture I posted will not work because the foot is too long and the main and mizzen would interfere. I am making the foot shorter and the leach and luff a little longer. Recalculate ... looks like it will work assuming 1/2" to foot scale drawings I did are correct. Today's plan is for 76 sq ft sails. I though a bit bigger would be fun. My wife thinks a bit smaller would be more fun. Any suggestions regarding the thickness of the boom and yard?
  9. W, Thanks for the info. I stitched my blue sail. It is intened as a prototype and I was going to wait until I try it out in the spring. Can't wait so I ordered some white polytarp. I am considering 2 100 sq ft sails on my CS 20. Kinda a foolish thought as I would probably end up sailing reefed 80% of the time. They would probably be similar to the size on your GIS. I enjoyed seeing a GIS on the Texas 200 this year. Very pretty. Do you know my cousin Jerry B. in Shelton? Ilnadi, The polysail site is a great site. I feel a bit guilty I did not buy one of their kits. Since I am stitching all the way and have a lot of the other stuff included in the kit I just went a different direction. Thanks, Terry
  10. Perhaps this is the wrong time of the year to play around with a polytarp sail to try on my CS 20.
  11. Bob, The picture you posted is me. From the color of the registration sticker it was taken in 2004. I used carraige bolts from the inside. The lower sections of my masts are 3". I used PVC couplers and filed the lip on the inside where the carraige bolt heads go. On the longer version for the main I cut a quarter of the PVC off so the sail track could be below the top. That way I can lower may main more to lower the center of force when it is windy. Not necessary but when there is a boat sitting out there by the house it can be hard to just leave it alone. I slip the bottom of the mast in and they raise easily as Sukie said.
  12. My devices don't support the mast once it is stepped so I don't refer to them as tabernacles. I think more recent plans for the Core Sound boats have provisions for a tabernacle for the main mast. I look forward to seeing what Bob comes up with in Alaska.
  13. It isn't always easy even with the stepper helper. I had stepper helpers for all three mast positons. My masts are 22'. Before I had sail tracks, I put the mizzen in the reefing postion on a windy day and Jane and I put the CS20 in the water. It was real windy. We did not stay out long and we were happy to stay right side up. After we pulled the boat out we were in the parking lot with the wind blowing from the stern. I got the mast up to the top of the deck but could not pull it down into the wind. I had to put a line on the mast and have someone give a tug to get it down. The wind line for the park said it was blowing 35 with gusts to 43.
  14. As I recall the PVC is a 3" coupler. Subsequent to the photo you have I made the main helper a bit taller. I had a tendance to pull the mast out to far. Not a good thing. I think JeffM made some with a different design.
  15. Hi Pete, My hat is off to you guys that have the energy and desire to fair and paint the hull so it looks nice. When I got to that point I decided to skip all of that work and just put a few coats of clear Urethane on to protect her from the sun. It is harder to see the hills and valleys on the hull when the grain of the wood shows. Will you be doing the t200 in her next year?
  16. Great price. If is it 6061 T6 I don't know how you can go wrong. What that really means is I don't know. Can they UPS 12' lengths now or will they ship another way? I used 8' lengths when I built my 20 to use UPS shipping.
  17. I have a bimini for my CS 20 that I rarely use. It is nice for drifting around the local reservoir on a hot day. It was nice to have some shade in the boat at the end of the day on the 2008 Texas 200. I did not like sailing with the bimini up on the 200. I had this vision of the wind catching the bimini and turning the boat over. My masts are 22'. I think my Bimimi is 32" high, 5' long. Perhaps 6' long, I don't remember for sure. I think I got it from Overtons. The Mizzen clears the bimini. There is seated headroom. It gets in the way a bit when folded back but not too bad. If you look close you can see the bimini in my avatar. It has hung in my garage for the past two years.
  18. We have out of town company next weekend but they are leaving Sunday. I may make it over on Sunday afternoon. The park will probably be full so I don't think I will be able to bring a boat. I will probably hike in if I can make it. It is always fun to see another home built craft.
  19. KC, Is " next weekend" 5/22, 5/23 or 5/29, 5/30? I am only a few miles from Cherry Creek. It might be fun to see your boat. It took me 8 years to get around to painting my S10.
  20. Hi Dave, Looking at my calendar, I should be able to make it to Boyd Lake on June 19th. I plan to bring my Core Sound 20. Hope to see some interestig craft.
  21. Ah Trailers. I built a spindrift 10 as my first build. I bought a used 1000 lb trailer that had a 16 ft fishing boat on it and the owner was going to a larger trailer. The S10 looks a bit funny on that big of a trailer but it works well. When I built my CS 20 I put it on that trailer and it worked ok. It has 12" wheels. I wanted bigger wheels for highway speeds so I bought a used 1987 trailer with 14" wheels that had had an 18' Bayliner on it for $250. The tires looked new so I have not replaced them in the 6 years I have had the trailer. It is much heavier than I need but it works well. I have probably over 10,000 highway miles in it. I moved the axel forward to reduce the tongue weight. The smaller trailer weighs much less than the larger trailer. Just pulling the larger trailer without the boat felt as heavy as my small trailer with the CS 20. There is a wide range of trailers that will work for your CS20. Buying used has worked for me but may not be the best way to go. Pretty much any trailer for a 16' to 18' semi V boat will work. I do like a trailer with fenders I can stand on to get in and out of the boat on land
  22. Hi Gregg, I built an S10 as a practice boat and then I built a CS 20 the following year. What I learned while building the S10 is to use good plywood. Once the 20 was launched my 10 did not hit the water for 6 years. Last year Jane and I took her out to row around for the first time in 6 years. If you want an S12 then it is a good idea to build one. Otherwise I suggest going ahead with the CS 17. Either way, use good plywood. I look forward to seeing your build pictures.
  23. Congratulations to you and your wife! Thank you for sharing. Beautiful pictures. My grandson Samuel was born on 2/11 as well. Such a wonderful blessing.
  24. What part of Denver are you in? I am in Aurora. I generally sail at Aurora Reservoir. No motors. Nice and quite.
  25. My thwart is screwed to the centerboard trunk. I had removed and put it back on prior to the 2008 Texas 200 and did not caulk around the trunk very well. There was a steady stream of water coming in the boat and out the anderson bailer for the whole trip when sailing fast.
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