
Mike Vacanti
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There is another way to attach a halyard that is easy to undo and allows the sail to use the full hoist of the halyard. Here is a picture: knotless halyard attach
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Here is a commercially made auto-inflating mast head float, Secumar. I've never used one of these or even seen one. I imagine it would be raised to the mast head using a continuous line halyard. It's also fairly expensive and it would have to be ordered from Germany. But it would have less windage than a solid float.
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You probably don't have the correct CODEC installed. Usually a message to that effect will pop up when you try to open the video.
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Spawn is a class 4 boat that finished 6 hours behind Randy Smyth's Nacra catamaran. It is a seriously fast boat and the guys who sail it really know what they are doing.
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Topside paint is not waterproof, it is normal for it to bubble or lift if soaked in water for a week.
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What type of plywood to use for small boat construction is a source of never ending debate in internet discussions. Personally, I wouldn't build a boat with anything other than name brand marine plywood. Joubert and Brynzeel are 2 very good manufacturers. I know that some low quality far eastern manufacturers stamp their plywood with 1088 but it's really meaningless. The reputation of the manufacturer is the important thing.
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There is really only 3 things that could cause the epoxy to not harden. 1. The temperature is too low. 2. The resin-hardener ratio was incorrect. How did you measure the resin and hardener? 3. The epoxy is defective. This seems the least likely culprit.
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What a good looking boat, thanks for posting. More pictures would be welcome.
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A single layer of glass is no where near 1/16", here is a handy table from the WEST Systems epoxy folks, laminate thickness
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It looks like there is no fiberglass sheathing on that rudder.
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Core Sound 20 Mk 3 -- #4 "Chessie" . .
Mike Vacanti replied to Pete McCrary's topic in B & B Yachts Forum
Pete, I noticed that the weight of the boat with all gear but no crew is 1350 ponds. Did you actually put the boat on a scale to get this number? Thanks for publishing your owners manual, it was interesting to read. -
Interlux PrimeKote came out rough textured
Mike Vacanti replied to SewerSlave's topic in B & B Yachts Forum
It's also possible that you didn't thin the primer enough. -
Setting up a PFD for small boat Sailing
Mike Vacanti replied to Alan Stewart's topic in B & B Yachts Forum
Todd, Holy cow, thanks for sharing your harrowing story. -
How best to apply the perfect waterline?
Mike Vacanti replied to Mark Baumgaertner's topic in B & B Yachts Forum
Here is a video that shows one way to do this. This channel has a lot of interesting boatbuilding videos. Mark a waterline on a dinghy -
On the CS 20 page there is descriptive text but the pictures being referred to don't show up.
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B&B's first annual "Capsize Camp" July, 20-22
Mike Vacanti replied to Alan Stewart's topic in B & B Yachts Forum
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B&B's first annual "Capsize Camp" July, 20-22
Mike Vacanti replied to Alan Stewart's topic in B & B Yachts Forum
There is a German company that markets an auto-inflating masthead float that might keep the boat from turtling. It's not cheap but it would greatly reduce the windage compared to a solid float, auto-inflating masthead float -
Peter mentioned a breakaway cleat, here is a great example available through Duckworks
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Here is a description of a poor man's CNC: DIY NACA foils
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When I wrote a reply to your thread right above the box where I typed my response there are several editing buttons. One of them controls strike-through. Simply select the text that you inadvertently enabled strike-through and then click the strike-through button. Edited: I tried to go back and edit my post and I notice that the strike-through button is not available when editing an exisiting post.
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Is the filler oil-based?
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Core Sound 20 Mark 3 Build - Chesapeake, VA
Mike Vacanti replied to AmosSwogger's topic in B & B Yachts Forum
Man, that is a really good looking boat... -
I stand corrected, I saw a picture on the Ronstan website that showed a lashing through the center and I incorrectly assumed that was the only way to rig the block. I too much prefer lashings, they are much quieter than shackles.
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I don't think the block on your mizzen sheet is rigged correctly. The lashing should pass through the hole in the center of the sheave.
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What a beautiful boat, I really like that color.