Saturday, June 5, 2010


I made a table from the origanl specs. I used 3/8 scrap plywood to make it lighter. The table was made from scraps leftover from previous projects. I had one post cut off in the bilge. A piece of 1 7/8 (I think) PVC pipe fit nicely. For the one with out a sleeve I took the next size up, cut a piece about 10 inch long. Then I cut a 1/4 vertical strip out. When squeezed together it fit nicely. PVC is really not stiff enough to use a table legs.

I also added a sail caradle to handle the main. It is stored against the mast when not in use. When single handing you still have to leave the tiller to deploy the cradle, but the sail should drop reasonably neat by it self. We wil see, I have not had a chance to try it yet. Tomorrow is the first race and as usual it seems I'll be sailing short handed again.
In an effort to make sailing short handed easier, I added slugs and batten cars to the main. I had the work done at sailcare. The stack is very tall. I have to stand on tip toes to reach the main halyard. I had a new main sail cover main, but that had to back for revisions.