Hola, what are your plans for the Summer Season? Please post your Float Test and Sea Trial photos, or current Boat Shop ponderings. Doesn't have to be a Sunfish although we all know that is Skipper's favorite (shhh, don't tell the other boats).
We are working on our Nutshell Pram EXCUSE ME's sail rig, the Sailrite lug sail kit is sewn and it has a wonderful shape. We took it to the beach a few days ago to see how it set on the spars and to do shadow puppetry. It looks great but it didn't go to windward well on the beach. But it was a nice day and Skipper mentioned later that she may have been able to sail a Sunfish on this light wind day. FYI she had a scary spine injury back in March, and is recovered enough now to threaten Sunfishery, I was very happy to hear that.
The yard and boom are cut and shaped, and we glued up the mast with TotalBoat THIXO Flex. It is ready for shaping.
We want to try the "Sunfish on a Dolly on a Trailer" method of transport, so in haste we bought a Harbor Freight Folding Trailer. Imagine my surprise when I actually read the Operation Safety section of the Owner's Manual and Safety Information and found this little gem... "Drive at moderate speeds. This will place less strain on your tow vehicle and trailer. Trailer instability (sway) is more likely to occur as speed increases. Do not exceed 45 miles per hour when towing the Trailer." Meanwhile the 12 inch tires are rated for 87 mph. That kind of took the wind out of my sails, what good is a 45 mph trailer? I think a phone call to Haul Master is in order. Does anyone have one of these and if so, what is your experience?
We do have a few local ramps that we could get to without exceeding 45 mph. And some of the problem could be towing an empty trailer. But Skipper came up with a better plan, use this trailer for the Catfish, and use the REALLY nice Eddie English trailer for the boat/dolly/trailer package.
Lastly, who got out for a Summer Sailstice sail? We did, buried the lee rail.
Have a great Summer!
We are working on our Nutshell Pram EXCUSE ME's sail rig, the Sailrite lug sail kit is sewn and it has a wonderful shape. We took it to the beach a few days ago to see how it set on the spars and to do shadow puppetry. It looks great but it didn't go to windward well on the beach. But it was a nice day and Skipper mentioned later that she may have been able to sail a Sunfish on this light wind day. FYI she had a scary spine injury back in March, and is recovered enough now to threaten Sunfishery, I was very happy to hear that.
The yard and boom are cut and shaped, and we glued up the mast with TotalBoat THIXO Flex. It is ready for shaping.
We want to try the "Sunfish on a Dolly on a Trailer" method of transport, so in haste we bought a Harbor Freight Folding Trailer. Imagine my surprise when I actually read the Operation Safety section of the Owner's Manual and Safety Information and found this little gem... "Drive at moderate speeds. This will place less strain on your tow vehicle and trailer. Trailer instability (sway) is more likely to occur as speed increases. Do not exceed 45 miles per hour when towing the Trailer." Meanwhile the 12 inch tires are rated for 87 mph. That kind of took the wind out of my sails, what good is a 45 mph trailer? I think a phone call to Haul Master is in order. Does anyone have one of these and if so, what is your experience?
We do have a few local ramps that we could get to without exceeding 45 mph. And some of the problem could be towing an empty trailer. But Skipper came up with a better plan, use this trailer for the Catfish, and use the REALLY nice Eddie English trailer for the boat/dolly/trailer package.
Lastly, who got out for a Summer Sailstice sail? We did, buried the lee rail.
Have a great Summer!