HC14 to Sailing Trimaran!
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It’s not an art project. Sail it!
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Re: HC14 to Sailing Trimaran!
Last two nights my plan was to put the mast up, but been busy and wife wanted to go out in the boat, it will get there
Thought I would share my misery this morning, traffic jam during my 15 minute walk to work today I saw 1 other walker and a jogger, no vehicles though
and this is what our bnb guests saw walking a mile or so from our house yesterday,
https://youtu.be/3xVaSNOXsl8
Thought I would share my misery this morning, traffic jam during my 15 minute walk to work today I saw 1 other walker and a jogger, no vehicles though
and this is what our bnb guests saw walking a mile or so from our house yesterday,
https://youtu.be/3xVaSNOXsl8
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Beautiful morning Narfi!!! Love the wildlife on the road!! Jeff
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Got the mast up. Not a lot of adjustment on the cheap turn buckles I got....... This is second attempt. First try was close, I calculated the length of the shrouds and hooked them up, left the forestay super long, basically just a rope fory wife to pull on while I lifted, pinned the base hinge and put it up in place. First try was a little to far forward to adjust back with the shroud turn buckles. Screws holding the baseplate to the mast were too short and a couple pulled out from pulling forward too far. We took it down and I put longer screws in. Will see, I may end up needing to reinforce those attachments somehow if I raise and lower it alot.... For now they work well as pins to hold it in place....
As you can see in the picture it's raked back a little now, this is with the forestay turnbuckle turned down all the way and the shrouds roughly half.... Maybe I can get the front tighter in place tomorrow, or maybe I'll take it down and adjust. Or maybe I'll leave it.... Not sure yet.
Still need to sand/clean out the track on the boom and get it ready to install.
Couldn't help ourselves, had to lift the sail and see how it looked. I was super happy with how easily it went up and when done it literally fell back down from its own weight. The diy track and the slugs I installed on the sail seem to work really well together.
I had originally planned to mount the mast lower in the canoe as well as leave room to upgrade to a larger sail..... Kind of looks funny with so much mast sticking above the sail, but maybe a good excuse to get a flag to fly above it.
As you can see in the picture it's raked back a little now, this is with the forestay turnbuckle turned down all the way and the shrouds roughly half.... Maybe I can get the front tighter in place tomorrow, or maybe I'll take it down and adjust. Or maybe I'll leave it.... Not sure yet.
Still need to sand/clean out the track on the boom and get it ready to install.
Couldn't help ourselves, had to lift the sail and see how it looked. I was super happy with how easily it went up and when done it literally fell back down from its own weight. The diy track and the slugs I installed on the sail seem to work really well together.
I had originally planned to mount the mast lower in the canoe as well as leave room to upgrade to a larger sail..... Kind of looks funny with so much mast sticking above the sail, but maybe a good excuse to get a flag to fly above it.
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Re: HC14 to Sailing Trimaran!
Use the jib halyard to raid the mast. Typically you would also put a whisker pole in the lower third with the halyard run through the outside eye. This gives you some initial advantage. Look up “deck stepped mast raising” and you should see some pics.
The rake looks right. Great job. Can wait to see you ripping around on the water!
The rake looks right. Great job. Can wait to see you ripping around on the water!
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Nice work Narfi, she looks great!!! Jeff
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Boom done, downhaul and outhaul and two halyards set up with cleats to tie to.
Now that the boom and mast are out of the tent I can clean up a bit and make room to finish the boards and cases. Then rigging them and the traveler and sheet system.
Now that the boom and mast are out of the tent I can clean up a bit and make room to finish the boards and cases. Then rigging them and the traveler and sheet system.
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My wife came out and helped me tidy up the tent and table. Ready for the final push on boards and cases now.
Then roasted sausages around our fire pit and s'mores and stories with guests at our bnb.
Then roasted sausages around our fire pit and s'mores and stories with guests at our bnb.
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Rudders, leeboard and rudder cases primed with 2 coats, ready to paint tomorrow.
That's all the composite parts, just aluminium parts left to make and not painting them..... Maybe in the water this weekend if all goes perfectly, next week if not.
That's all the composite parts, just aluminium parts left to make and not painting them..... Maybe in the water this weekend if all goes perfectly, next week if not.
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Re: HC14 to Sailing Trimaran!
If there is not enough adjustment in the turnbuckles it might be easier to use lashings in a boat of that size.
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