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I used a Viper 640 mast ,cut it off 28", left the insert in it so it is stiff to the spreader . I used 30" spreaders . . Used set of Viper sails ,good for now . I will add a reef point to the main and look for a smaller jib for windy days .

great to see another in the water. looks great

Sailed about 30 hours now , many miles, learning to handle the boat , its tricky .
Where is every one so quiet on this site ?

Probably enjoying a day of sailing. For myself, I am looking to next year, if everything falls in place.
Hull 307.

Watching with admiration and envy. Keep doing what you're doing.
Beautiful crisp build.
T

Hi Thomas,

My silence and lack of progress is embarrassing, but I have an excuse, albeit poor. I've been judging, first at the J22 Worlds, then the J70 Worlds, and this week at the Sunfish Worlds. In between the honey do list gets in the way. Next week, back at it!

nice

I hope all is well after the hurricane. Stay well.

Hi Thomas,
I'm very impressed you're got the boat done in about 6 months!
I'm still sailing the i550 in Singapore, the lone wolf, racing with other bigger boats.





Cheers,

Gotta love the bowman on Karoa.

Thanks for the update, Loh!

Loh
Building a boat in just a few month is hard on the body , my lower back did not like it , really I am glad it's done .
Was out sailing yesterday 8-10 knots , the boat is fully powered up , finally put enough pre bend in the mast to flatten the mainsail so that tall rig is manageable.Huge difference . I also added 30 lb of lead in the bow to level the boat and raise the transom. The boat sails nice and quiet now , just a little rumble in the bow wake .,just loves to fall onto the chine . I took a GPS the other day the difference from sailing with a 10 degree
heal and 20 degree is about 0.3 of a knot, the boat quickly comes up to 5.8 knots up wind .
A lot more time is needed on the water , and winter is coming . It's nice sailing a dry boat, no spray hardly in the light air I am sailing .

Yesterday

Thomas, that's great info. Do you mind if I start a thread called "DATA" and clip your post into it?

One thing we are sorely lacking on this site is performance data in some sort of centralized location.

Thanks for considering it! --TF/admin

Thomas,

Have you had any problems with the boat by changing the design to use a centerboard?