paul_stewart Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 Cool! (Pun intended) Thanks for sharing, Steve! Is the height of your mizzen tabernacle as specified in the 20.3 plans ??? (I was thinking of reducing the height of mine by an inch or two. Maybe.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted August 28 Author Report Share Posted August 28 Paul, you will have to ask Alan. My boat didn't have a mizzen tabernacle as designed. During the build I was sailing a Sea Pearl, and while the masts weren't that heavy, they seemed to get heavier each year! Someone asked if there could be a tabernacle for the mizzen (Pete McCrary- "Chessie" maybe) and once I saw the design I added it to Skeena with the plans Alan & Graham supplied. It allows one handed mast raising. As for lowering it, remember that lowering the mast pivot point would make the horizontal masts interfere with the cabin hatch. I've motored down the Erie canal with the masts down and lived on the boat for a few nights before I got to open water to sail. I wouldn't want them any lower, and I'm planning on making an extension to raise the aft part of the masts higher to support my rain fly for those types of excursions. Hope this was helpful and I'm enjoying your build. I'm especially interested in you experience with the electric motor. Take Care, Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted September 10 Author Report Share Posted September 10 Some stuff. I spent 8 nights in Maine. I'll have a video soon. Skeena was a beast. Maine is amazing. Two great moments for this group: 1. We went to visit Brooklin Boat Yard and there was a sign "dinghy's only". I sailed close to ask where to anchor and an employee asked if I build Skeena. When I said yes he told me I could stay, but my friends production boats could anchor "over there". Ha! 2. At Southwest Harbor a Hinckley Yacht employee was in the middle of fueling a new power boat with 850 gallons of fuel. I walked up with my 1 gallon can and he pulled the hose out of the new boat and gassed me up and said it was on him. Said he had noticed Skeena coming in and engaged me about the design, build etc. More to come. For now, a couple of questions. 1. The mizzen snottier attaches to a single attachment point. The main is on a bridal. I'd like to switch the mizzen to the bridal setup like the main. Any reason not to? 2. I never filled in the aft part of the C-board trunk after lengthening it. Alan suggested using foam in the instructions. Is the leading edge sharp? Rounded? Tapered? Take Care, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Stewart Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 Steve, Can't wait to hear about your trip. 1. Yes the mizzen snotter should now also be on a bridle if the mizzen mast is held fixed in a tabernacle like the main. I should updated the rigging plans to show that since the mizzen tabernacle is now standard on all mk3 boats which it wasn't originally. 2. We did this to Graham's boat before the 2024 EC. We glued in a solid piece of blue insulation foam (Extruded polystyrene XPS). And then covered it with a single layer of 10oz cloth. Inside the trunk we glassed it as well as we could knowing it didn't have to be perfect. The front edge was just square. Is that what you mean? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted September 11 Author Report Share Posted September 11 Thanks Alan, 1. I spent a lot of time in Maine in light wind, Adjusting the snotter constantly on various point of sail was tiring. I couldn't see any reason not to change, but I'd rather have your endorsement. 2. That's exactly what I meant. Thanks for the pic. Sharp edge it will be. Video close to done! Also, FWIW, I think it's time to finish your boat and join the fun. Finally, thanks for the great boat. You and Graham and the whole B & B team provided a boat that has brought me a lots of joy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted September 19 Author Report Share Posted September 19 After 5 years of laying down and reaching to the abyss of the aft storage behind the bunks, I finally did something about it. Here it is. The new deck is even with the bunks and now stuff just slides out like butter. I will store heavy stuff (camp chair, radar reflector, etc.) below and sleeping bags, clothes, guitar, etc. above. I haven't tabbed the sides into the hull yet as it's been really hot and stuffy working in there, but they are rock solid on the stringers. Negatives are a little weight added. I am very happy with this mod. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_stewart Posted September 19 Report Share Posted September 19 Brilliant, Steve. Copy that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Stewart Posted September 20 Report Share Posted September 20 Probably should add that to the kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted September 23 Author Report Share Posted September 23 Alan, maybe an option! I'm sure if it was designed from the beginning, it could have been a bit lighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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