Hirilonde Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 When I built my Lapwing the plans called for a notch in the mast end of the sprits. As I understand it, in the early days, the snotter ran through a notch instead of a cheek block. So when I finally learned the updated version, I had to cut and inch plus off the end to lose the notch. Well, it matters. It is just too hard to get the sail as flat as I would like in a good wind. Step 1 Cut a scarf and epoxy on a longer piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Silsbe Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 All you needed to do was buy a Sprit Stretcher from B&B. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirilonde Posted May 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2021 Block plane and hand sanding...................... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PadrePoint Posted May 20, 2021 Report Share Posted May 20, 2021 Wood can be SO friendly... (and, of course, wood can also be frustrating.) Nice bit of work. (Might this be kind of like fixing the work of an overly enthusiastic mohel??? ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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