| The sandpiper colored Shyvaload is about to get a new paint job, drydocked in the back yard. |
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| The sandpiper colored Shyvaload is about to get a new paint job, drydocked in the back yard. |
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After a period of doubting that my mast, an old stair banister, would take the force of the wind, I laminated a mast out of three 1x2's. For reasons unknown I later shaved the mast to fit the mast hole in the boat, rather than the reverse. It lasted a good 20 minutes before snapping off. The bannister is still going. |
| At this time I also worked on a dagger board. I was in a hurry
so I used one layer of 3/8" plywood, rather than laminating two 1/4" pieces.
It worked for the two days I had for sailing! The rudder is cut out and laying to the left of the level. Neither ended up with a foil shape to them. |
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You can see the mast raised and the sail lowered here. I have finished painting the hull, but I still need to add the rudder and dagger board. The rudder is being glued on the work table. |