Fun with a P22

[Rod Thompson]

Would like to join the many others that have enjoyed following your build and congratulate you on a job well done.  Your pictures of heading out to the bay inspire those of us still in the shop (or under the tarp).

Looks like you and the family have many good memories to come.

Lessons learned, first impressions, that sort of thing, would be interesting as well.

[jawilco]

Thank you all!

Ken, that's a Ford F150. You might get away with a ranger. How many hills between you and the water? How steep is the ramp?

Jim, the Christening is next Sunday. September 7, 5PM. Pavilion beach Ipswich. Public welcome.

Taking the family for a sail today. The girls go back to school tomorrow.

Norm

Norm,

I'll be there with bells on my toes.

I also wonder if it would be possible to film you under sail at some point ?

Jimw

[Ken_Potts]

  I don't think the Ranger will do it well.  Lots of hills and lots of high-speed miles to salt water.  I don't really have the room to build a P22 right now anyway.

  Enjoy the sailing.

[kmrmike]

What a GREAT!!! DAY for you Norm !! Congratulations and  good luck!! I could barely see the boat through that big ear to ear grin!!...Mike

[paul_stewart]

Norm,

Congratulations!  I'm very happy for you.  Well done!

--Paul 

[SUKIE]

Norm,

You should be very, very proud of your accomplishments. She looks great! You're an inspiration to me, who's CS17 is sitting in the cellar just waiting for me to gt back to her. Thanks for an insight into the building process.

Sukie

[Dale Niemann]

Congradulations Norm.  She looks great!  You can now bask in your monumental accomplishment.

What will her name be?

Dale

[Norman Colter]

Dale,

She'll carry my daughters middle names. See my signature line

Norm

[maligno]

Just when I thought I had made up my mind to build a Belhaven, you come up with these mouth-watering pictures of your Princess 22. Congrats and have your fun on Elizabeth Ann while I re-evaluate my options.

[Joe Nelson CS#35]

Norm,

Nice job dude!  You got throught the job pretty quick.  I usually have life issues come up in the middle of my projects and they take longer.  Congratulations.

[Norman Colter]

G'day All,

Some video was made launch day. I think I've successfully uploaded to youtube. Hope this link works

Norm

[Norman Colter]

And this one might work as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxd7t11nZ

Norm

[Norman Colter]

Hope this works too.

Norm

[Norman Colter]

Here's another.

there is one more if you can find it.

Norm

[wkisting]

Thanks for sharing the videos, Norm. I enjoyed watching. Congratulations again on a terrific build and a successful launch.

I've often wished more builders would post narrated "video tours" of their boats, showing off the features of the boat and discussing the rigging layout, etc. Unfortunately, many home-built boat videos on YouTube are brief, jerky images of sailboats on the horizon or zoomed in too closely on the sails, so it was nice to see some clear, up-close footage of a P22 being rigged.

I guess I'll have to do a "video tour" of a Core Sound 20 in a few weeks when we finish... IF the video camera still works. 

[Norman Colter]

Hope everyone enjoys them. A motor boat buddy sent me some pics he took of the return trip. Not as close as the videos but nice to look at.

Norm