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G'day Dave (Lombard) Glad you got something from the vid clip. Not sure if you've seen it before, but I did post a link to footage of the boat taken by a mate of mine just after we launched last year. A bit better conditions on this day and achieved a bit of surfing/planing downwind but unfortunately got away from the camera boat in the end... You'll find the link back in this post: http://messing-about.com/forums/topic/7115-cs15-22-redneck/ Cheers Dave

Hi folks, Some time ago somebody posted that there was not much build/in-use info on the CS15. Seeing it was such a nice day here today I decided to take my camera out with me and take some "sailing" video and attempt to post it here for others to enjoy. I mounted the camera on a stick in the rear corner of the transom, not waterproof so I wanted it out of the spray. Next time I'll make the mount a bit more solid and maybe try to rig up some sort of gimbal arrangement. Anyway the result wasn't too bad for the first try. Maybe I'll try to fly the stays'l next time too, although you wouldn't see much of it from this angle. Cheers Dave

MisterMoon and all My two cents worth... I used SS machine screws with SS washers and nylocs for my snotter attachments. Taped a spanner to a lonnnngggg stick...... tape the nyloc in the spanner, add a bit of sticky-goo of choice to hold the washer in place, slide the stick up the inside of mast to line the nut up with the hole, and drive the screw from outside... Wasn't really difficult and I know they won't pull out.... Cheers Dave

Hi Dig, Yep if ever you're up Brisbane way come and have a sqizz at the CS15. I'll send a PM.... Cheers Dave

Hi, if you are going to use an o/b bracket you can use a short shaft motor, if you want to mount the o/b directly on the transom a long shaft will fit, with the transom as per the plan. You then have the powerhead sitting fairly high and have some issues with the powerhead fouling the mizzen sheeting. I fitted a 2 hp Yamaha 2-stroke outboard (short shaft) directly to the transom and made a cutout in the transom of about 4 inches to get the motor low enough and minimize fouling of the sheeting. Seems to work fine and doesn't foul the rudder blade in the down position. I chose the 2-stroke Yamaha as it was the lightest o/b that I could find. The attached pic shows the o/b before it was lowered the full 4 inches into the transom.

G'day Traddles, I was thinking about this when I built my mast tube etc. Fortunately I didn't have a leak so all was well. But my solution would be to cut a circle of 1/4 ply, small enough to fit easily into the mast tube. Fully epoxy it, 3 coats, all over. When cured apply some thickened epoxy to one side (which will become the bottom), just enough to squeeze out around the edges when pressed down (make sure you keep it away from the edges at this stage). Lower the disc down the tube (epoxy side down) and apply a little pressure and bingo. Wait till it sets up and you're done. I did put a drain in the bottom of mine and it drains thru a tube into the cockpit when any water gets down the tube, but if it were to leak I think I could access it via the hatch which I made a bit larger than the plan. Good luck with the fix. Dave

Okay, I know some didn't like the colour and some didn't like the name, but it doesn't change the fact that it is still great fun to sail. For anyone interested here's a short video taken last week of the CS15 sailing on Moreton Bay, in Queensland, Austraila. Ended up having too much fun and surfing away from the camera boat so really missed some of the best action. It was the same day that cyclone Yasi crossed the coast further north doing so much damage. Fortunately the cyclone had no effect on us at the southern end of the state, although the bay is still a bit murky from the recent flooding.

Thanks Peter, We launched from the Victoria Point floating pontoon, motored over to Coochiemudlo Island so that we could beach the boat on the sand and check the rigging etc away from the stink-boats before the first sail. Then it was off for a sail around the moored boats and then out towards North Stradbroke Island to see how she performed. After the crew was nice and wet we sailed over to Macleay Island to get out of the wind for a lunch stop and to dry out. The sail back to the launching point was in a lighter breeze with less chop and very pleasant. (have used the full names for the sake of non-locals). Don't read too much into the boat name.... merely a whim at the time, I don't go much on "girly" names for boats. If it offends anyone.... well what can I say...... :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: Hokeyhydro, I've been intrigued by your model build..... don't know if I'd have to patience for that, but I am looking forward to the launch of your BLUE CS 15. Cheers Dave

Thanks Peter, Reloaded pics.. looks ok now...

Greetings to all. REDNECK was launched yesterday on Moreton Bay, Brisbane, Australia. The build commenced in May of this year and apart from a couple of trips touring the country, has kept me occupied since then. I did seek advise regarding sail track some time ago and as you can see the decision was made to go with sailtracks instead of luff sleaves. We launched in to 10-12 knots from SW which gave us a good breeze, but pretty lumpy seas with the wind against the tide in the relativey shallow waters. Fortunately I had a crew member to take most of the spray. I am very happy with the way the boat sailed, and looks like not much will need to be changed.

Thanks for all of your comments. I still have a bit of time to think about the pros and cons of the different systems before I finally decide which way to go. In the mean time I've still got plenty of work to do to get the hull complete. I'll post some pics closer to launch time and let you all know which way I decided to go regarding the masts and sails. Cheers Dave

Thanks for replies. TomH....May end up trying something like that. Gordy..... My initial idea when I purchased the plans was to use sleeve luff sails. In fact from reading the forum I was convinced to go this way for the simplcity and speed of rigging that you speak of well before I ordered the plans. After I had received the plans, I emailed Graham regarding this and he suggested that he was moving away from sleeve luffs and to this end has not drawn up the sailplan for the CS15 with sleeve luffs. I'd still be keen to go down that path but don't want to go against the designers advise. At this stage I could still go either way as I haven't ordered the sails yet. Cheers Dave

Thanks for your reply Peter. Yes I was hoping to break down the masts when not in use, this will allow me to store the boat in my shed without pulling things apart and repacking prior to use again, hence the concern about getting the alignment to stay reasonablly accurate between assemblies. Was just fishing for comments from someone who may have already done likewise. It may end up that I have to make the masts fixed if that is the best option. We'll have to catch up down the track a bit once the beast is wet, you'll probably be able to pass on a few tips.

Hi to all the B&B fans, Quick intro, I'm from Brisbane Australia and have commenced building a CS15. After searching the info on this forum I settled on the CS15 as most of my sailing will be singlehanded. The build is well underway and I have just finished installing the sides to the tank/seats, with all going pretty much to plan so far. I am planning on using two-peice masts with the bottom 10' being alloy and the tops, tapered timber. Does anyone have any comments regarding the use of sail track on 2 piece masts, mainly regarding getting the sail slides passing the joins freely etc. I have read the recent info regarding PVC sail track but would think this may be even more critical to align and keep free from damage around the joins when using 2-piece masts. Will try to post a pic of progress to date....