Boat Builder Central

Looking good. Good that you installed the collar now. I installed one a few weeks ago after 2 years of sailing my Moonfish because there was a little too much play on the square mast hole. I ended up with a slightly larger one than yours, but also mounted the halyard fairlead. It does not look as ni...

Yes I would recommend cutting the bottom panels slightly outside of the true cut line. Unless you are meticulous your assembled frames and side panels are not going to be perfect. Having the bottom panels at least 1/4 larger enables you to trim them to the exact shape of the assembled frame. I wish ...

It is that time of the year. I hung the boat for the winter. With snow already in Minnesota my sailing is done for the year. Thank you all for your help and encouragement during my build. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4ErFcswS0xbHCz-pXFcChBAah_uFpZ2vLiQ-oryxUhhAUxE6mc0anrJNTflnZHwhtonhqQfEDGEAzn...

Chennier,
thanks for the auto-bailer info. I will check them out.

I never thought of using the dagger board as a paddle. Good idea.

I have now put on about 5 hours of sailing and the boat is performing as well as I could hope. Trying to get in as many hours as I can before it gets cold up here in Minnesota. A few observations: bailer: After getting swamped by a wave from a big motor boat and 1/2 the cockpit filling up with water...

Went sailing for a few hours today. Wind was barely blowing, but my boys and I did manage to take our maiden voyages. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9NY2W2QMVDMcYhaK4b5YGN82xfhOrqsLbv7sm1Ibo4OZRHp9s0Ue4zrCsTKIBGDGC9lW0aJVyJzLKI4me8QNIKzKy5jJmDrFepoMaXx6ovDokyY3KXRGsqDcjre3v72ekUXxj6FoQFXSYORU8nQa...

Got her on the water, but could not sail her as there was no wind this evening. I towed her over from the boat landing as we have a steep shoreline and steps. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rjDDseERqXM5GLP7Yg9zysxDUEKiR5UsLVT7y9TwCESVFKPuOUFqfUyBcLa39Nzhhuk2C9LZxwsGbBfxPXe8tZ_8643Xhz1t0yKKwfiKrOU...

Worked on mounting the rudder etc. Tiller: 44" white oak, 1 3/4" on rudder end, 1" on cockpit end, 3/4" thick. Tiller does not go all the way to the cockpit. I driller and attached the tiller on the rudder end first. Then figured out how far above the deck I wanted the tiller to ...

While I was at the lake and NOT working on the boat, I did manage to put the boat lift in the water. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/trm9ft0oyco9SUGZ5aXtO4GCn9Sh0cHQFtB14lmIyHGzQGhYG-hDinBaxOh1EMphkPoZQ5kKBgdsDuGvcCZNS_Sko_eo2Jo6tdVGM3mv4fxboZyP_YhA87hI16pCTO39cw1r0tlBu2dijOgwPn5ylBav9CfjAyAbhi3AQ...

Finished the splash guard, rudder and centerboard: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/yJEaNLwC3xhu1ehJaidBHF53J4PlBElalems2Imaz5PnzH11JZpE0VqKDq-rH1f-ExR2JIk64CZjsp8N6uRsppaj2x3GRfU8PYn02fdEVNdCpn6qEsN79Ys_N0w0EXtXxM4ILk88nXcwjVe8GdjWCmZuviT-DFQweLtSnXTRpezjpDq8z2NnoFTRc3uKGW-0cXAlSNhf-APp8OCZUW-eLTR...