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I'd go a tad smaller, and maybe more elliptical rather than purely square, so that two (smaller, thinner) battens support the peak instead of a single, fat "gaff" batten.

i550sailor@aol.com wrote:

Photo of the infamous couchsurfer

......heyyy...I said no pictures!!!




. .........joking!

i550sailor@aol.com wrote: .........hiking was a new experience for me, the next thing I am making for the boat, is a hiking bench for my office.

...not a bad plan mister...it was quite a surprise to see such a seasoned sailor not know about stretching-the-bones!! ....I guess as a dinghy sailor,,that's one thing that attracted me to i550's.....I couldn't imagine for one second the idea of sailing a boat this size inside a set of lifelines

The boats I have owned and sailed J22/U20 here in Colorado are all lifeline boats (required for racing) so this is a new one for me, I wonder how much fun it will be when it starts honking 20+ and we get our typical 60+ degree wind shifts, I guess waterproof hiking shorts

i550sailor@aol.com wrote:The boats I have owned and sailed J22/U20 here in Colorado are all lifeline boats (required for racing) so this is a new one for me, I wonder how much fun it will be when it starts honking 20+ and we get our typical 60+ degree wind shifts, I guess waterproof hiking shorts

...what's the point when yer already wear 'depends'

Speaking of hiking, where did you say you got those hiking straps done?,

i550sailor@aol.com wrote:Speaking of hiking, where did you say you got those hiking straps done?,

....ahh the straps were an inspiration of John Bertrand,,'84 US finn rep....definitely the most comfortable hiking straps on the planet......this version is pool-noodles slipped down a dacron sock--no edges or hard spots,,,and it's easy to slip feet under.

...there's a spectra safety-line that goes down the centre,,but it doesn't get loaded.

what is this? Does the boat have provision to plug in shore power?



thanks --TF

admin wrote:what is this? Does the boat have provision to plug in shore power?

SurePower.jpg

thanks --TF

....hmmm,,that's 'Cheech',,,"Chong's on the other corner. I rely on Voodoopower......shorepower not necessary


...that's a good view of my mainsheet & bridle system.....it's sounding like Mark's another convert!
.......if I was to make one improvement,,it'd be to add a cleat to the bridle itself so I could adjust the 'centre-ability' of the traveller more easily--a bit more 'V' in light winds for more centering.