Jonathan M. Cohn

Way to go all! Your finishes are inspirational.

Thanks Andy. That sounds like a fun weekend. I will definitely keep an eye on your events.

Frank, I hope you continue to see improvement. I know hard it can be having health challenges. Often accepting the new normal is the most difficult part. Good luck. Messing-about is a great site for small boat enthusiasts and I hope you will plan for her to continue in the future. If I can do anything or you need a sounding board, please let me know. Jonathan

It looks like a 10 hour drive for me but the timing is great. Can you tell us a little bit more about the event?

Alan, thanks for the pointers. I am working on moving weight forward more. My scuppers are leaving a bit of water in the rear cockpit and this is allowing some water to drain in through the piano hinge of the rear compartment. I didn't know it in these pics, but that rear compartment had enough water to float my epropulsion battery. I am going to double check that the scuppers themselves have no leak. I purchased some rubber gasket to help limit water ingress. Do you sell the foam kind you use on the hatches? I think this could go around the bottom bezel of that rear hatch. I am also lengthening the tiller extension to make it easier to sit ahead of the thwart. At what speed would you consider it needful to fill the ballast chamber considering the 200 pounds of batteries are already in place? Should i think of filling the tank as part of the reefing regime? Is there a rule of thumb? i.e. Fill the tank when winds are over 15. Put in the first reef when over 19, second reef over 24. Others have mentioned sailing flat. Should I be reefing when she starts to heel? In Graham's Carlita in the Tx200 video he's heeling quite a bit but no reefs. In his Across FB video it looks like he has both reefs in and is sailing her on her ear. Thanks everyone for all the suggestions. I often feel like a "newb" but I've enjoyed learning. I have really liked the boat and she shines on long runs. My local lakes are just small ponds to her.

I appreciate all the advice. I didn't adjust the centerboard much. I'll keep that in mind for the future. I need to find more time for sailing!

Thanks Amos. Do you adjust the mizzen and then the main or main and then mizzen? Does it depend which sail is getting the wind first?

I just finished a fun week of sailing my Core Sound 17.3 in Pensacola with the Florida 120 group. Going up wind on Saturday I thought my tack angles were good but felt like I was going slower than I should. I had everything sheeted in and tight for a close haul but the slot was really narrow. Even a slight turn left or right and the boat depowered. Is that normal? Should I have sheeted out more to a close reach for a faster over all time to destination (Velocity Made Good)? Recommendations or thoughts appreciated. Please ignore the terribly poor first few tacks. GPX tracks can be seen with more detail here: https://www.viewgpx.com/route/vZyLmctP

I saw that price and couldn't believe it. I considered buying it just to have a second boat. Someone have lots of land in Florida I could leave it on?

Thanks, no worries. All fixed now!

Thanks for the offer Don. I'm hoping for EC 2027. I am coming South for the Florida 120 raid in Pensacola Beach May 14 to the 18. Come join us! Its an easy event where one can have lunch out every day and even get a shower most days. I have hired crew to join me. All I had to do to compensate him is get him out of a week of third grade. https://www.facebook.com/groups/fl120/ https://swidmier.wixsite.com/fl120

I became a supporting member lasty year but it did not auto renew. When the ads came back I renewed a week or so ago. The ads have not left. Please help.

I just have a hard time putting a hole in the boat to add the mirage drive. Would it slow the boat down or change the water flow detrimentally? Plus, I like paddling. I'd consider the drive though if it'd be faster!

I really like the UHMW rub rail on my boat. It is pretty frictionless. You can see it in this video at the 6 minute mark. You might see what Alan is planning on putting on his boat. Maybe also check with Paul on what he used. If they disagree, perhaps we can all learn something about family dynamics, if not rub rail plusses and minuses.

Paddle Alternatives: I know talking to you and Chief that my Core Sound 17.3 was somewhat prepped to have a Hobie style peddle drive near the stern. Chief pointed out that while sitting on the bench like normal, peddling, the fins could propel the boat straight as the drive can be turned in varying orientations, including 90 degrees. How do you think the speed of the boat would be being peddled vs being rowed? Autopilots: Steve, if you are into do it yourself, the Pypilot project is an open source autopilot using available hardware and software. Pricing it, I think it could be done for under $400 plus a lot of time and energy ;-). https://pypilot.org/autopilots/ If I use the autopilot ram to move the tiller back and forth to propel the boat forward, do I have to register as a class 6 boat for the EC? In all seriousness though, I'm pretty sure that Greybeard and Cheframen used an autopilot in previous everglade challenges.