Cape Dory Typhoon Half Hull #2
Just some quick photos of the half hull project. The next step will be to start skinning the project. I am building it on a piece of balsa and plan to transfer the it to a finished piece of oak later.
Building a Spinnaker Sock DIY
Spinnaker Socks are super nice for launching and recovering your spinnaker. My last two boats have had them and after using one the benefits are clear. 1st off, sail handling is much easier especially if you're short-handed. 2nd, safety spinnaker socks let you launch and recover your spinnaker without everything being perfectly packed in a turtle bag another word fewer things to tangle up keeps it safer. Woodstock does not have one so we have not used the Spinnaker yet and our trip to Lake Mac last week would have been the ideal time to use a Spinnaker. So it is time to look into this. $17.00 per foot x 28 ft =$476 plus tax. Hum lets go see what's in the garage. Any past readers remember this old post Boom Tent Well this is one sewing project that didn't work out. However, I still have the material sitting here on a shelf and it is light enough and long enough to make into a sock. Now just to find one of those fancy fiberglass hoops they use to make these things
OK so this is going to be interesting!
ReplyDeleteStay tuned if this works out I'm going to do a full scale model and experiment with rigging. Perhaps a ketch.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea but am not much for a scale builder of a model. I'm spending my off-the-water-time on flying my RC soaring planes. However, I do like the idea of perhaps carving this out of Balsa? It would be interesting to have Todd draw up the lines for a 3' length model and build into the keel some weight etc., then put in some RC controls. I'm getting motivated about the possibility! But it's too warm to get serious yet!
ReplyDeleteThe full hull model will pry come next winter or the one after that. I'm going to get back the boom tent pretty soon here. I have some new ideas so I'm glad I did not start it yet.
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