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by glossieblack
Sun Jun 11, 2023 6:13 am
Forum: Builder's Small Boats
Topic: MI 12
Replies: 62
Views: 21625

Re: MI 12

Very very nice MI 12. Congratulations. :D
by glossieblack
Sat Jun 10, 2023 6:19 am
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Replies: 6949
Views: 750974

Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

Thanks Tom and Fuzz, we are currently cruising in a beautiful part of the world. :D BarraMan, I reckon about every anchorage we have dropped the pick in this past month as been bull shark territory, because they’ve largely been wilderness or sémi-wilderness anchorages. The way I see it, it is an ind...
by glossieblack
Wed Jun 07, 2023 3:11 am
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Replies: 6949
Views: 750974

Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

While riding out bad weather in Shute Harbour the past few days, I unsuccessfully tried to find and fix an intermitent electrical fault in Great Sandy's chart plotting system. Frustrating. When the wind abated and the sun broke through late this morning, we decide to weigh anchor and head east some ...
by glossieblack
Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:34 pm
Forum: Anything else and for sale. . .
Topic: Bulbous bows
Replies: 150
Views: 14691

Re: Bulbous bows

Very impressive. Congratulations. :D
by glossieblack
Thu Jun 01, 2023 6:00 am
Forum: Anything else and for sale. . .
Topic: Bulbous bows
Replies: 150
Views: 14691

Re: Bulbous bows

Will the V section you've been laminating up, after trimming, be epoxy welded to the exising hull and become the lower face of the bulb?
by glossieblack
Thu Jun 01, 2023 5:39 am
Forum: Builder's Small Boats
Topic: MI 12
Replies: 62
Views: 21625

Re: MI 12

Thanks PapaDave for the quick response to my query.
As a result I've tonight purchased a digital set of Jacques Mertens' BBC plans foerthe rounded hull version of MI 12.
I'm now reasonably confident I can build a light weight, epoxy glued, 5 plank a side lapstrake version.
Time will tell.
by glossieblack
Wed May 31, 2023 6:02 am
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Replies: 6949
Views: 750974

Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

Good to hear from you MikeyG. :D On Monday we had a wonderful downwind sail under blue skies from Scawfell Island some 40 nautical miles to Goldsmith Island. Pics show passage route and Great Sandy at anchor in Roylen Bay, Goldsmith Island. 9936 9938 Today we sailed and motor-sailed, most of the tim...
by glossieblack
Tue May 30, 2023 7:36 pm
Forum: Anything else and for sale. . .
Topic: Bulbous bows
Replies: 150
Views: 14691

Re: Bulbous bows

Milestone. :D Second one will be easier. :wink:
by glossieblack
Mon May 29, 2023 9:17 pm
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Replies: 6949
Views: 750974

Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

... are you wing & wing with a pole and preventer, a big kite and main on preventer? Ha, I wish. These days the child bride will only agree to come cruising if she is excused from all sail-handling tasks, so I have set myself a strict rule that when running deep down-wind, to sail cautiously by...
by glossieblack
Mon May 29, 2023 6:21 am
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Replies: 6949
Views: 750974

Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia

Since last Friday I have been trying to post progress passing reports to no avail - I suspect due to Murphy’s law combination of weak internet coverage at my end and system upgrade disruptions at BBC end. Regardless, I am now going to attempt to post retrospective daily passaging reports one at a ti...