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SO... I sailed a 420 today by myself. Until today, I had only sailed a Hobie Cat with one sail. I liked having the jib. It felt like it helped me get the bow through the wind. I honestly had more issues dealing with the dang tiller extention than manning the two sails... thing kept flopping around o...

thanks guys! I do like the idea of a jib. I took a two day sailing class over the weekend and I'm hooked. I do have many more questions though.. mainly about the sails. has anyone made sails? for this boat? how difficult is it? how much do the materials cost? can i buy inexpensive sail? i really wou...

LOL I was a bit confused. I just posted today.

So I could use an opinion. There is a supplier that has 17 oz biax cloth on the cheap. should I use this to cover the hull? will it make a significant difference? opinions?

So! I fixed the gap near the bow with a few layers of tape. I will do the same on the inside for strength. Finished filleting the outside and tried to smooth off the edges. I did run into a few problems... I only secured the frames to the jig on one side and the frames warped under the weight of the...

So I got the bug!... I'm still working on the FS14_LS should be laying down the fiberglass this week. But, I'm already thinking about the next build. I want to learn how to sail. I was looking at the corsair 11 or 13? what small sailboat do you guys recommend? It will be on upper tampa bay mostly. I...

Dog Fish wrote:FS14 low sheer. Any plans progress


Brian.............

I started mine! I hope to have it don't in a few weeks at this pace.