R Johnson

You did it! Excellent !

Thank you.. Such a relief to be done.

OK, so it looks like this project is done. The boat floats and does not leak. Sails look very nice. Thank you all for the support. We folded the boat on Sept 2024 and finished in July of 2026.

We liked our old CS 17 mkiii Avocet. We missed it, so it only made sense to build the same boat again, and it fits easily into the shop.

Thank you. Its amazing the number of shades of pink there are in the world. It took us months to choose one. We wanted a subtle pink. We hope we achieved that. There are some truly garish pinks. As for easier the second time, I'm not sure. What was easier was that I knew basically what I had to do, that also made it hard because I knew there was no glide point to an easy completion. Each stage had a challenge. What truly challenges me is measuring. I don't trust myself with a ruler, caliper, or tape measure. I finally got to the point that I would measure something then ask one or two trusted friends to double check for me. All in all the boat I think is better. I'm truly looking forward to putting it in the water, at the same time, nervous as a cat. Regards and thank you

Amos, That sounds like a great trip and would like to do it myself. I'm supposed to be at another event but am grounded due to falling off a pier. I will look forward to your posts. Would truly like to sail with you. Regards

Thank you very much. Not too much more to go.... perhaps a few weeks.

It is an awesome river to cruise. Sounds like a great trip.!

Ted, Very nice to hear from you. And the modifications remind me that there is always new life in an old boat. I'm pleased to see you are keeping Avocet so nicely up to date. You have done many of the things I was thinking about. It would be nice to get the two boats together. I'm very pleased that you seem to be enjoying Avocet. That is most important. Nice to hear from you and please take care.

They pulled out nicely and the holes are marked. I will re-drill to clear out the holes ( 1/8") and put new stirs in the holes before final painting. The boat is being primed.

I wanted to layout deck hardware before priming and painting. That way I could dress the holes and if I made a mistake, I would make a mistake in an unfinished deck, therefore potentially less work. The trick was to mark the holes. I used coffee stirs.

Thank you. Yes I hope so. Nothing else to glue on. Next just smoothing it out and priming.