RE: Kingston 15

[twoblocked]

Hey all,

I've been a member since last October, but haven't made posts 'til now. Have been procrastinating for two years ,undecided on the boat to build, until now. I will appreciate members' comments on the Kingston 15, its construction and sailing characteristics.

My sailing grounds will be the bays of southern new jersey, Chesapeake Bay and the ICW.

I believe I read somewhere that there was a lofing error on the plans. Would you know if this has been corrected on the currently offered planset?

Thanks very much,

Bill

[Jim Stumpf]

Hey Bill,

John Pruitt the designer can be reached at    jpnofrills@charter.net

It is my understanding that he does in fact have the proper lofting on the current plans.

Jim

[twoblocked]

Hi Jim,

Thank you. It's the E-mail address you gave me on Wednesday. I tried to contact John Pruitt but have not yet received a response.

I believe I inadvertently made all your previous posts on the Kingston 15 a current thread. My apologies to the forum moderators and members if this caused a problem.

The photos and your description of the boat along with Jon Hyland's excellent renderings on his website have convinced me that it is the boat I will build.

I read your comment about the lee helm tendency on the test sail. That combined with the possible change in CE using a centerboard in lieu of dagger board are two issues I will be dealing with as well, I guess.

Thanks again for generously sharing your know-how with us amateurs.

Bill

[Jim Stumpf]

Hey Bill,

I think John Pruitt may be in vacationing in Fl. I received an email from him saying as much about a week ago. In the mean time I will dig up some more pictures to wet your appetite.  ;D

Jim

[Frank Hagan]

I believe I inadvertently made all your previous posts on the Kingston 15 a current thread. My apologies to the forum moderators and members if this caused a problem.

We don't sweat the small stuff around here, so its absolutely no problem!  Not only that, it was a nice reminder of a great project that we all saw making progress to completion, so it was a nice reminder.