Boat Builder Central

Jonathan, I have had a CV16 for some years now. I bought a second hand set of sails from an old Vaurien, and it works really well. With your sails, in theory, it should do even better. Last summer, while I was sailing by myself in moderate wind conditions I did some experimenting. I was told that a ...

Wow KS, last weeks were very busy, and I didn’t had the time to check the messages every day. I almost missed the magic moment, but – typically – you did a great job documenting it. Congratulations with your great work (I know I’ve said it many times before, but I mean it more than ever). Your boat ...

Ks is going for Gold !



Way to go !!!

And somehow I’m affraid he’s gonna say : "Well actually, I made all of this up … there isn’t really a boat …" :lol: Jusdt kidin’ Ks, you did a marvellous job, and I’m sure she’s gonna meet up to all your expectations … (and ours) Take your time (although I’m sure you no...

You definitely need to cover it. When I made my boat, I mainly did it in open air, trying to keep it away from exposure to the open sun. At some point, when it was very nice weather, I covered it loosely with a plastic cover (I was coming back in a few days anyway, and the weather was going to be fi...

Good news and bad news from Belgium … First the sad news :cry: : The Belgian yacht builder, Etap has officially announced its insolvency … http://www.etapyachting.com/media/44d6f9f9.jpg Etap , Belgians pride when it comes to sailingyachts (and Ok, also the only one of importance) has a 40year hi...

Thanks, Jacques (and all the oders ...)

Good idea, Jacques. Ciccio, you’ll find the plans and notes very clear and easy to use, but translating them will save you some time. (due to the slow progress on my first boat, I found myself translating the same sentences time after time again…) Is there a way I could get these building notes ...

As we might have expected, Stan (Buut3) has lost interest and has abandoned ship. Unfortunately, he did so while he was handed over the helm of Buut 2 while his father (me) was on a 3day trip last weekend. :cry: I’ll stop excusing myself now, before I begin to sound like a real sailor … :wink: A...

Go for it, KS !

ps : just ordered my Vagabond20 plans, so officially I guess I'm in the process of building my second boat now.



Karel