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Salut (Hi) marin d'eau douce, You're not stricly speaking right : plans do not need to be approved in France. It helps if they are, but it is still easy to have the boat homologated even if plans are not approved. You're perfectly entitled to design yourself your boat. There is no need to have the b...

Hi, For the shake of interest of possible C12 french builders, note that Kanevedenn, my C12, has successfully passed the security and safety controls required to allow her to be legally registered. She is now allowed to be sailed at sea up to 2 nautic miles (about 3.3 kilometers) from the coast, whi...

I've just completed the "project accounting" of my C12 (see small boats builder forum, http://forums.bateau2.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5452 ). Here the bottom lines (all prices in euros) : - Plywood and wood cleats : 469 ? - Epoxy and fiberglass : 426 ? - Paint and varnish : 174 ? - Flota...

Hi, Thanks to all of you for the compliments. Justin : her name is "Kanevedennn", which means "rainbow" in briton (old local dialect). ChrisObee : the plastic pipe goes from the cockpit to the bottom of the transom and allow for drainage of the cockpit at port keeping the rear ca...

Hi all, I'm very proud to announce the launching of my C12 "Kanevedenn" (a briton word to say "rainbow"). Here are some pictures and comments. The pictures first : http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/10414/Dscn0178.jpg http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/10414/Dscn0...

Jacques, Thanks for your quick answer. You wrote : If that does not reassure you, you can always turn your halyard around the mast cleat without going through the block at the bow. In that case, it just means that there is no forestay nor anything to compensate the sail pulling the mast aft. Is this...

Jacques, When cleaning the thread you deleted my last message into which I was making my question more accurate. I know what tangs are and how to attach them ; I do not have any concern or worry about that. I saw the 3267 mm on the plan. I'm just surprised by this dimension and I 'm just looking for...

Hi all, C12 almost completed, still paint and varnish to do ... I'll post some pictures as soon as I will have splashed her, probably with some comments on changes I did (flottation reserves, tunable mast position, vang, pivoting rudder, "plat-bords", but it will be easier to describe with...

Hi, Building the C12. So far, so good : hull assembled, fillet glassed, centerboard case in place. Building as per plan apart that I will replace the laminated rubrail by one made of plain padouk 20x40 mm and also add a small plywood deck 8 cm (+- 3'') wide all around the boat. The objective is to s...

Jacques,<BR><BR>I know that the topic of the bottom panel measurement from plywood sheet edge vs keel curve has been already discussed in a previous thread (http://www.bateau2.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Forums&file=viewtopic&topic=721&forum=1) of this forum, but I do not feel co...