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Thank you, Jacques. I know I did a mistake cuting the mast but it's the past now. I wanted a solution for me to be able to raise it without help. I have the bottom of the mast still on the keel. I live in a european country where there are no used spare parts for boats, especialy for the sailboats. ...

Hi all. First sail this year after the lock-down. Just a few hour sail in light wind with 6 knots and 12 gusts and 2 feet waves: -upwind speed was maximum 3-4 knots - downwind with 4-5 knots I don't know the maximum boat speed but 5 knots seems good for me. 4 adults and a child in the boat and it wa...

I've replaced the cables with ones without any coating so It's ok now.

I Think that cable clamps will do just fine for now but I will search for alternatives. I have a zip line used by kids but will support an adult too and it's ok.
The first time I've used PVC coated wire rope and that slipped under the clamps.

Few pictures I have from this year, 2019, and from small things but here are all the construction ones. The centerboard was glued in 2017 and was shaped in this summer. Because I was afraid of pouring melted lead I just cast multiple pies of it and glued together in the cb holes. Just 30Kg of ballas...

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I will consider improving the rigging because the first time one cable snapped from clamps and damaged the tabernacle.

First time I put the mast in place, on the boat, I was really hard to do it by myself as it's heavy and long. That time I was thinking to have a more practical solution to rise the mast and I end up with a tabernacle system. So, I've cut the mast 30 cm above the mast partner and glued plywood batten...

Thanks, but I'm glad that I still have all 10 fingers. I have some relatives that have similar issues with fingers but none with missing ones. Until recent years all the woodworking, as a hobby or as a professional, were made exclusively on hand tools and work was relatively safe. I'm so scared abou...

At the end of 2018 I've started making the mast and boom. Mast from 4x4cm pine 4m joined 4 for a 6ish m long post. Rounded and tapered to 4-5 cm at the top with 8cm base. Boom was constructed from 3m long thinner stingers resulting in a 4x8 cm. Sanded and fiberglassed with 2 layers light tape. I don...

Thank you all! For a first time builder i'm satisfied with the result. Working outside and with limited time and tools for the build it's all I could get from this. Now, I have some issues with the access on water as there are so limited places in country where I could put the boat in water. I need ...