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For some reason, I couldn't figure out the way the rudder goes together, and built a version of one I'm familiar with. Here are a few images:

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As noted above, the first sail was a happy event. Two points, though...

1) The tiller extension, built according to the plans, was useless with two people aboard and just kept getting in the way,...

I'm just back from the first outing with my OZRacer, and the sail used was 3m2 - the square sprit sail from a V10 dinghy (Bateau.com - boat plans online since 1993). I did make the 8m2 polytarp sail...

I am having trouble figuring out the snotter of the sprit rig. Is there an explanation anywhere, with a drawing preferably? I have looked at OzRacer Rigging Guide - formerly Oz PDRacer - a set on...

I wonder what would happen if one put the sheet block on the tiller - above the pintle-gudgeon pivot, where it should be stationary, or almost.

OK, so the "traveller" line is there just to put the block in a location where it does not interfere with steering.

Thank you!

A problem (for me) from page 86, Rigging Notes, Traveller:"Single Block to suit mainsheet thickness (tie into a small loop in the middle of the traveller)".

It is the "middle of the traveller"...

I was going to glue the second wide face of the (sprit-rig) mast - closing the box, as it were - when I happened to look at the lug-rig supplement. It says the "only real change is that some of the...

The OZ PDRacer looks (to my inexperienced, non-expert eye) very much like other box-shaped boats designed to be about the length of a plywood sheet. The Optimist class is the first to come to mind....