Thread: stevenson project

I would luv to one day when I can find the time and you make great shark bait Daddles that would be the only bloodshed

Originally Posted by STEPHEN MILLER

Ar Mik you are a wealth of info sometimes getting you riled up is a good way to extract it in a direct easy to understand form.
Every little bit helps

Howdy Stephen

Thought that was what you were up to!!!

Happy to oblige. )

Yep, compare the immersed transom with the displacement of your boat and the sail area. Also note that as your transom is veed the outer parts are only very slightly immersed so you can probably discount a large part of the width.

Then compare the much greater immersed transom of the weekender with its much smaller sail area and displacement.

I'm sure too that if I look at a dozen or so light wind photos of your boat that it will cranking along just fine.

And I'm sure Daddles is right - that we'd get along fine.

I'm serious about information but not too much else!

Best wishes
MIK

Thanks for the info Mik
Its is slightly underpowered it can have bigger mainsail [to much cost new boom sail etc] but it sails well as is those photos are from when we first bought her there have been a few mods mainly running all the halyards for the main etc back to the cockpit and making the roller reefing operation for the main from the cockpit. The boat was designed and built by Peter Dowding went in the water in 1993 its classified as a Dowding 30 we have hadsince 2002 there are two more in the eastern states somewhere seen them in tradeaboat with slightly different deck and cabin set up and two more of his design at Port Adelaide Sailing Club but one is simalar hull design but as raiseable keel its a go fast machine the other a cruiser similar in design to Spartas
If we did go sailing we can always toss Richard over if he starts waffling to much
Are you at this years working with wood show might be able to catch up there

Howdy Stephen,

My route for displaying at the woodworking show is via Duck Flat. So If they are there I'll be on the bludge (once again) and ask them to be on the stand as well.

MIK