Dnjost Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 Still loving my CS17, and sail it several days a week. Now getting the itch, and scratch to build again. This time. CS 20 MK III. I read somewhere about new updates: i.e. Motorwell, bow sprit, back stays? can someone point me in the right direction. i live north of a 10’ bridge so tabernacles are a must, and keeping the prop in the water while ditching into the adjacent cove to rig and de-rig is essential. water ballast on Nantucket Sound solves a plethora of concerns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmosSwogger Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 I can answer some of your questions until someone better qualified chimes in . . . The original plans had the main mast on a tabernacle with the mizzen in a socket. Now the plans show both masts on tabernacles (an improvement in my opinion). Bow sprit: you can build the boat with a socket that accepts a removable bow sprit (you don't have to build it with a socket, I didn't). For longer trips and/or racing, you can plug in the bow sprit and fly a variety of sails. If you do that then you should use running backstays as the load on the mast goes up. Both masts are unstayed if you elect to not use the bow sprit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rendelman hull 24 Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 Dnjost hello ! mark rendelman here I am building a cs. 20 mklll hull #24 I have made all the mods that you have mentioned I don’t know if that makes me more qualified than Amos but I did make them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Silsbe Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 “Potato Cannon” comes to mind when I see these. (I’m jealous.) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rendelman hull 24 Posted July 10, 2022 Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 I also did the motor well but I can’t show you a current pic the boat is tarped and ready to paint but you can check out Alan’s build videos he did one for his boat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnjost Posted July 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Mark Rendelman said: I also did the motor well but I can’t show you a current pic the boat is tarped and ready to paint but you can check out Alan’s build videos he did one for his boat did motor well too? 6 hours ago, Mark Rendelman said: Dnjost hello ! mark rendelman here I am building a cs. 20 mklll hull #24 I have made all the mods that you have mentioned I don’t know if that makes me more qualified than Amos but I did make them this is very intriguing. looked like Alan used the short shaft Tohatsu 3.5, is the well suitable for short, or long shaft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rendelman hull 24 Posted July 10, 2022 Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 David i found a 4hp tohatsu before I even got delivery of my boat I didn’t know anything about short shaft or long shaft the price was right turns out it was a short shaft so I just built the motor well to suit that engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnjost Posted July 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 It appears as if the well is on centerline. to go longshaft to fit my engine, I would need to set it to the port side to allow for a transom cutout. Or, move the bracket forward 5-6", if it did not interfere with the compartment forward of the motor mount. I suppose another option would be to purchase the motor parts for the short shaft (water intake tube, etc., and convert the 20" to a 15". I did that in reverse on an old Johnson 4 years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rendelman hull 24 Posted July 10, 2022 Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 David iguess I just got lucky and found that it was a short shaft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PadrePoint Posted July 10, 2022 Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 These are some shots of the new SR20 prototype (slightly modified full-feature CS20Mk3 without a cabin.) I love what this boat features: self righting, self draining cockpit, centerboard along the outside of the forward cockpit, motor well, and big open cockpit. This might give you an idea of the motor well. (This motor might be a short shaft.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnjost Posted July 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 thank you. definitely short shaft. but, it does not look too difficult to modify for long shaft now that I see the transom hole. Was out in Nantucket sound today and found the motor working well in the swell, but occasionally experiencing cavitation while motoring to an adjacent harbor to step my masts (I live upstream from a 10’ vertical clearance bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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