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    The pine will be plenty strong enough and you'll...

    The pine will be plenty strong enough and you'll likely end up with a lighter mast. I used doug fir because the stuff at our HD was very nice. I it's availability varies from store to store. The HD...
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    Home Depot carries clear Douglas Fir in various...

    Home Depot carries clear Douglas Fir in various sizes so knots are not a problem. I picked through the pile to find the lightest and straightest grain ones. Several boat builders have told me that a...
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    Regarding wider gunwales, I found a real nice...

    Regarding wider gunwales, I found a real nice 18ft long piece of Douglas Fir and it ripped into 6 equal 19mm wide strips so that's what I used. The stock gunwale is 1x19mm plus a 10mm hardwood cap....
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    A great outing indeed. Sailing New York harbor...

    A great outing indeed. Sailing New York harbor is an unforgettable experience. Between the scenery, weird winds, currents and the heavy traffic it's quite a lot of fun. You really made me go down...
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    Very, very cool on more than one level. We used...

    Very, very cool on more than one level. We used to live in a condo that is in the background of that pic. Our unit was almost exactly behind the red marker buoy. Did you launch at Liberty Sate...
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    Hey, just checking in to say hi. Boat's looking...

    Hey, just checking in to say hi. Boat's looking great Dave!
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    I like planing around :rolleyes: Good to see you...

    I like planing around :rolleyes: Good to see you are still at it!
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    In theory you get a stronger bond when gluing...

    In theory you get a stronger bond when gluing bare wood to bare wood. The secondary bond to cured epoxy is generally considered weaker however all big glass-epoxy boats have tons of secondary bonds...
  9. Way to go warmbeer! Not many traditionally...

    Way to go warmbeer! Not many traditionally rigged wooden boats get any respect on SA. Bob Perry made a comment that he likes it. Check it out: Catboat on home page - Cruising Anarchy - Sailing...
  10. Is that a GIS on Sailing Anarchy Front Page?

    Looks like a Goat. Anyone know who it is?
    Link to post: cool cat | Sailing Anarchy
    SA front page: Sailing Anarchy
  11. Hi Dan, Just checking in. Looks like you are...

    Hi Dan, Just checking in. Looks like you are well on your way to figuring out epoxy. It's almost magical stuff. I noticed the small sanding block on your board. If that's what you are using to...
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    Hi Pat and Dave, Welcome to the wonderful...

    Hi Pat and Dave,

    Welcome to the wonderful world of Goats. Just got in from sailing mine, it's a blast! Tools have been covered pretty well. I like power tools and use them whenever possible but...
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    Love the bi-radial cut! It'll be real...

    Love the bi-radial cut! It'll be real interesting to see what you think of it.
    (MIK wrote - see the sailmaking link here to read the story - posts have been moved - Sailmaking 101 for Goat Island...
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    Welcome to the forum dwait. You do not need...

    Welcome to the forum dwait.

    You do not need Sitka for the spars. Any clear straight grained pine, Douglass fir etc will do the job. I used Douglass fir from a big box hardware store with great...
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    Huge Congrats Dave! She's looking great even at...

    Huge Congrats Dave! She's looking great even at thumbnail size :wink:.
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    Wooden boats acquire a rich patina over time....

    Wooden boats acquire a rich patina over time. There is no way around it unless you build a show boat that never get's sailed. The only place I deviated from stock reinforvement is I glassed the...
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    Ha good point, I have not reefed in months. ...

    Ha good point, I have not reefed in months. That's summer sailing in FL. Would have discovered this next time I reef, thanks for saving me the trouble of learning the hard way.
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    I used rough cut Western Red Cedar which is...

    I used rough cut Western Red Cedar which is stocked at the local big box (either Lowes or HD, can't ever remember which one). The stuff is very soft, easily dented with a fingernail. It hardens up...
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    I bet it is a center of gravity of the yard and...

    I bet it is a center of gravity of the yard and sail issue. My yard comes down slightly peak up.

    Been meaning to ask about the halyard going around the mast setup. I've stopped doing that as it...
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    more sail setup experiments

    I've removed the dual fore and aft vangs and returned to the stock single downhaul. It does the job just great and is much easier to use. I experimented with the bleater some more and I'm less...
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    Very cool angle for the vid. I've been meaning...

    Very cool angle for the vid. I've been meaning to bolt my GoPro up there but you beat me to it. Good call on getting the Nikon instead of GoPro if you are looking for an all around rugged camera. ...
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    I'm assuming you can get the board in but it's...

    I'm assuming you can get the board in but it's just too tight. If you have not tried it already, wet the carpet and daggerboard and see how it slides. Mine slides a lot easier when wet, almost too...
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    Yikes Dave! At least that wasn't your head. ...

    Yikes Dave! At least that wasn't your head. Glad you are taking this in stride. And I agree that is a perfect place for an inspection port. She's looking mighty fine and will sail great with duct...
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    What he said.

    What he said.
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    Hopefully MIK can chime in here as I can't...

    Hopefully MIK can chime in here as I can't remember what I did on bhd4 but it does look like the bottom and side bevel drawings are switched. My guess is that the bottom overlap is 2mm since that is...
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    Thanks Dave. Here's the link to how I did it: ...

    Thanks Dave. Here's the link to how I did it: Planing Around: Inwale spacers It was time consuming but the advantage of doing it this way over a sander is you get a semicircular cut so the ends of...
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    Very clever. You have redeemed yourself for the...

    Very clever. You have redeemed yourself for the not-so-3:1.
    In your experience do you feel the need to adjust the outhaul when reefed or since it's presumably blowing hard you just want a flat...
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    Argh! I'm so bummed out. :(( I have time during...

    Argh! I'm so bummed out. :(( I have time during those dates and recently booked flights to see my sis and spend a day at the Annapolis Boat Show. That's all great fun but had I known I would have...
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    Thanks, that looks nice and clean. I haven't...

    Thanks, that looks nice and clean. I haven't played much with the outhaul on my boats beyond very coarse light vs heavy wind adjustments at he beginning of the day. Do you need that much purchase...
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    Sooo do you think some purchase on the outhaul...

    Sooo do you think some purchase on the outhaul would be worth adding the hardware? If so, 2:1, 3:1?
  31. Yep, that's a good start. It also depends on how...

    Yep, that's a good start. It also depends on how much you want to play with the rig. The stock setup works great so don't feel like you will be missing out on some huge performance boost if your...
  32. If the boom is loose footed then I would guess...

    If the boom is loose footed then I would guess that it has the higher loading. However the two spars have different stiffness requirements. The boom should be as stiff as possible without weighing...
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    Nice setup! How easy is it to adjust on the fly?...

    Nice setup! How easy is it to adjust on the fly? Do you adjust it during a slow tack?
    I have yet to rig an adjustable outhaul but have been thinking about the possibility of clue tie-down...
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    The Melonseeds just fly, old fashioned foils and...

    The Melonseeds just fly, old fashioned foils and all.
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    I normally have the sail pretty far forward...

    I normally have the sail pretty far forward because I think it helps off the wind so that very well may be the culprit. I moved the sail as far back as I could with the two vang setup which is a few...
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    Depends on how big a downhaul you set up :D

    Depends on how big a downhaul you set up :D
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    Dave - That looks stout but the long exposed bolt...

    Dave - That looks stout but the long exposed bolt is going to be a wood eating motha. I'd trim it down and put an acorn nut on it.
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    Paulie - I've only used the bleater with a...

    Paulie - I've only used the bleater with a vertical downhaul and that was fine. I can see how it will get super tight when you move the downhaul back. What about using a piece of flat webbing (like...
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    I spent a few hours yesterday sailing with the...

    I spent a few hours yesterday sailing with the dual vang setup and shifting the boom fore and aft. Learned a few things. A couple totally unrelated to the vangs. Before I get into the observations...
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    That looks so good I can smell the epoxy. :2tsup:

    That looks so good I can smell the epoxy. :2tsup:
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    It was my sister and I. She was sitting on the...

    It was my sister and I. She was sitting on the mid seat to starboard and I was on the floor in the back. Usually on port but would move around some trying to find a stable spot. The conditions...
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    That's exactly what I'm seeing even before the...

    That's exactly what I'm seeing even before the boat goes in the water. I have this set up so that the vanghaul can be easily slid fore and aft to change the ratio of luff versus leech tension. ...
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    bleater blather

    I've lost track where all of the bleater-vang-downhaul discussions are so figured this belongs here. I set up an adjustable bleater and vang-haul just to see how all of this could potentially work. ...
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    Yes I've seen that. It's tremendously helpful to...

    Yes I've seen that. It's tremendously helpful to actually see what's happening. I've played with this some and in light winds it all works great. However, when going fast it all falls apart for me....
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    20knots full sail guarantees a death roll but...

    20knots full sail guarantees a death roll but that's understandable. What caught me by surprise is that last time we death rolled it was blowing in the low teens. The boat was unstable and I was...
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    You mentioning different angles of incidence got...

    You mentioning different angles of incidence got me thinking. The angle of incidence is critical to maximising performance. Too small and you have no lift (power), too high and you have too much drag...
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    Yes, the performance hit on the bad tack seems to...

    Yes, the performance hit on the bad tack seems to be minimal on my boat as well. What boggles my mind is that we go on and on about relatively subtle sail shape tweaks looking for those last few...
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    Thanks for the link. The quick skin-over can ba...

    Thanks for the link. The quick skin-over can ba a real challenge. It's so infuriating to have a paint skin over so fast that you have hardly any time to brush it but then remain liquid enough to...
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    Totally agree with keeping it simple. I'm loving...

    Totally agree with keeping it simple. I'm loving the one string to pull and a stick to steer simplicity of the Goat. I'm also pretty happy with the amount of twist control I have with the stock...
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    Hi Bruce, sounds like experimenting with an...

    Hi Bruce, sounds like experimenting with an adjustable bleater is in my future. If it works it would be easy to set up a micro 4 part purchase along the boom, back to the mast and then lead the tail...
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