Corsair 11

[esparver]

w-w-wait. I --- I'm still blinking... cant tup yut... ca't see ketborf..

I supose this is good... he,he

But we've got to see it on the water now, underway, with someone at the helm...
ks

You'll see me at the helm soon

[esparver]

Hi!!

Finally I installed the bow deck (bow inside was primed and painted), the rest of the boat was primed and the inside painted with non-skid material.



Both bow holes are for the asymmetrical spinnaker setup. Aft hole is for launching and retrieve the spi in front of the stay (note stay rigging is not as designed, but will end in that piece, a pseudo-frame made with 2 pieces of 10 mm plywood and 2 layers of fiberglass). The second hole in the deck is to access inside bow for spi rigging... and not only to rig the boat but to repair or to solve possible problems.

Afterwards I installed the mast step and gave two epoxy coats.



Now the hull is done!! I am very satisfied, now I "only" need to sand, primer and paint deck and seats.

Regards,

[esparver]

Not too much time to work on the CR-11 but at least it was enough to finish it...







I'm rigging it and, although I can't promise you a date, soon I'll post pictures of her in the water sailing.

Cheers!!!

PS: Jacques, you can use all the pictures of my gallery for your web site, thanks for the design!!

[esparver]

Finally the boat is finished and rigged,

Here you have some pics, hope you enjoy it!



Side views, on her trailer:

[esparver]

Some shots of the rigging and set-up details.


Rudder up:



Stern detail (Open Stern version), mainsheet (green), elastic cords to keep footstraps up (very useful for fast tacking)



Cockpit:



Daggerboard case, mainsheet block, automatic bailer, footstraps and spi halyard and retrieving line (blue):



Asymmetrical Spinnaker setup:

Note the first photo of the post: spi is launched and retrieved in front of the stay (tiedyellow line) so no matter in the tack you’re sailing you can set the chute up... and recover it.

Spi halyard is also a spi recover line and launching spi pole line, it is continuous from upper part of spi (of course ) going down, parallel to mast through a small hole in the deck, to the block in the mast foot then to the block in the prow (which is connected to another block in the aft part of the spi pole, which in turn is connected to elastic cords to automatically retrieve the pole when the spi is recovered) and around the daggerboard case from starboard to the port side (note the came cleat in the starboard side of the daggerboard to hold the halyard, in the last picture of this post). Finally halyard runs from port side trough Frame B and under deck back to the spi to recover it.

It is working perfectly… on land! will see in the water! hahaha

Some shots of the spi setup:

Prow



To forward view, Frame A under spi pole



Inside aft view, Frame B and mast step clearly seen




Cheers,

[tech_support]

She looks very nice. When can we see her under sail?

[esparver]

Thanks Shine,

Monday 30th _July I get the main sail (I already have the jib and the spi) then I go 15 days on vacation... so I supose when I came back.

Laters,

[esparver]

YES YES YES !!! today I finished the boat !!!! I am very happy!

It took me 3 years but with a stop for one year due to the work and children, so in fact it took me two years of relaxed construction time, from buying the plans to tests the sails and rigging. I enjoyed all the process a lot and I’d like to congrat Jacques and all the team for the design, it is also your job guys! I'm looking forward to put her in the water !!

Here you have some pics I just took 2 hours ago. With jib, main and… spi! Had no wind at home so the chute was not flying but you'll get an idea









This is a pic of the cockpit with all ready for sailing, what a mess! ha ha



Well, this pics finish the building topic! next one with pics will be the launching post!!

Cheers,

[jeremy]

She's gorgeous. I can't wait to see her underway. Great job building her.

[msujmccorm]

Excellent job.