Gordy Hill Posted February 27, 2007 Posted February 27, 2007 Graham is busy fixing all the little things necessary but he's very happy with the boat. They only had about 6 knots of wind but the boat moved very nicely......Then his cell phone battery went dead. Quote
Designer Posted February 27, 2007 Author Posted February 27, 2007 She floats. One day left before we leave for Florida but still lots of little things to do . Sailed in light winds today and she was very well balanced and responsive with good acceleration in the puffs. Quote
Doug Cameron Posted February 27, 2007 Posted February 27, 2007 The weather forcasts look good this far out. Saturday it's NNW 3-11 with gusts to 20, Sunday at checkpoint 1 it's NNW at 20 with gusts to 40. Everyone can check on the progress hour by hour at watertribe.com (and click on discussion). I'll see you guys at the beach on Friday! Go Team B&B! Quote
Joe Nelson CS#35 Posted February 28, 2007 Posted February 28, 2007 Maybe Tom will have some time to answer questions. How did you guys handle attaching the tracks to the masts with the varied mast diameter? What did you do under the space that is left when the track goes from the larger diameter to the smaller? Did you get the spinnaker pole made and get to test the secret weapon? Quote
Charlie Jones Posted February 28, 2007 Posted February 28, 2007 I can answer the mast track question- Use a long "feather" under the track to gradually let the track change. Either fiberglass or a wood strip. Fiberglass would be best. Quote
Joe Nelson CS#35 Posted February 28, 2007 Posted February 28, 2007 Charlie, How would you construct the "feathers" out of glass? Its going to take 4 total to do both masts. I will be converting from sleeve to tracks as soon as I get my new sails. Got any pics? Quote
Gordy Hill Posted February 28, 2007 Posted February 28, 2007 Since Tom indicated he would like to ride along with me Saturday morning to take pictures of the race, I would assume he's still "busy". At least for a while... Quote
Charlie Jones Posted February 28, 2007 Posted February 28, 2007 I used epoxied strips of wood. But you could lay up narrow strips of glass and stair step the ends- say every 2 inches- lay up about a foot long piece, let it cure, sand it smooth, then cut it apart on a band saw or with a saber saw and smooth the edges.. You could use a left over piece of tape for that, or just some scrap cloth. Quote
Gordy Hill Posted February 28, 2007 Posted February 28, 2007 Newest pics of the EC22 in Orlando are on the I need help thread. Quote
lsearle Posted March 1, 2007 Posted March 1, 2007 Hell Grahame, she is so beautiful! Billy Thorpe died today ,so an EC 22 called Almost Summer is mandatory. Cheque follows. Are plans available yet? Quote
Noklin Posted March 1, 2007 Posted March 1, 2007 From the orignal post: estimated weight maximum 600#. How close to this did it actually turn out? Quote
Peter HK Posted March 2, 2007 Posted March 2, 2007 Joe Here are some photos of the fibreglass track spacers I made- moulded them over the mast sections Peter HK Quote
SteveJW Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 First, what a great forum you all have here. I've enjoyed ready so many of these informative and entertaining posts. Question: Why didn't you use the wood/carbon mast for the whole mast rather than just the top? Thanks, Steve Quote
SteveJW Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 Scratch that last question I posed. Graham already answered that question at http://www.messing-about.com/forums/index.php?topic=5683.0 , "Mast Painting Again". It's amazing what one can find with a search!! : -Steve Quote
Garry Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 Thanks for that reference. Interesting thoughts on using carbon fiber for mast construction. Quote
SteveJW Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 Thanks Ken! Until my next already answered question, Steve ;D Quote
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