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Originally Posted by Manateeman
The same thing happened to my manatee crew when they bought some brownies from a Jamaican fishing boat.
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LoL
Computer programming? That makes me laugh. Had a grant to write for
government research institute at beginning of millennium but got booted because I obeyed written law rather than guards opinion of where I should sit.
Hopeless with
computers though..
Simply tripping on overwhelming happiness.
Budget low but if similar sailor interested he's she's welcome to my homework and build of his her vessel.
I have a 45 foot marina berth rented by another.
Interstate is an older design
hull, masts and
engine to give away. Never launched, no
hull holes.
I don't know how rough you've seen outside but been out before when through hole started whale blowing shooting
cabin ceiling. Priority job.
Plug blow hole LoL.
She hasn't any holes.
Modern boaters often prefer to heavy brace
rudder via
deck. Leverage to strengthen
rudder. I'd rather a
full keel that braces rudder below waterline. Let her sail herself. This one has skeg. No complaints. That'll strengthen leading edge and an inbetween of hull bracing,
deck bracing rudder system.
She no deck but
ketch masts. Should be able to swap them for 3 masts and mount with halyards.
Cost if anyone else wants
project before I can afford.
$14000 delivered to boat yard. Transportation and crane costing.
$1000 per month. 24 hr access working yard.
Some like (probably most)
sloop,
ketch, etc because the feel of strength and enjoy ability to sail.
Some like square because of feel of point with full size working throats to deliver pure grunt. Suit something heavy.
Eg horsepower like comparing motorcycle to truck of same horsepower.
I'm liking idea of Junk. I'm ignorant yet guessing could probably add throat eyes and brace horsepower into the breeze. Eg when crewed, giddy up.
Or probably just chill out like normal, short throat from
halyard would have
halyard bracing enough eye stability to simply enjoy a more controllable tack via a bit of grunt. More importantly, reefed or raised with one hand.
To me that looks ideal yet a bit costly because 12 months on hard would equate to 2 days a week
work, holiday weeks, $24000 + materials to install rudder shaft, pilot wheels, hull , bulkheads,
tanks, deck, masts, prop shaft,
batteries and
engine.
Safety gear to get from slip to marina can borrow from a mates boat for a day.
Sails easy.. find something pretty and sew battens to UV retardant cloth.
Thus. Although I study my best to avoid storm, if caught out dancing with whales, she won't be able to show how much she admires there beasts and show her crew Watt sailboats do to look like whales. LoL.
Easy going too. Someone went through alot of effort and last year or so she's been on market at $1.
Is expensive yet.. how well do others know their vessels?
I gotta talk to a wright first but figuring ballast
tanks as secondary skins. Punctured? Less flow plane on ballast full. Better than a blow hole. Better than a reef. Not 100% if good idea due to
service intervals but a secure locking sizeable threaded port above each tank would enable
cleaning,
inspection and forget about weight low for another year.
I simply can't imagine bracing a square throat. Rolling the dice, we point with knots or we reduce.