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The plywood does not sound "factory" to me. My C26 had pleated vinyl covering the hull/deck joints above the fiberglass insert.

The Maude Kay came with a older 10hp 4 stroke Honda with electric start and remote controls. I don't think I would want anything less than a 10 horse for a boat the weight of the C26 even on an inland lake.

The article I read dates back 22 years or more and I've unable to locate it. Doing some checking, they can all be pretty bad. Wear A Dust Mask!
http://www.wood-database.com/wood-artic ... -toxicity/
http://www.wood-database.com/wood-artic ... st-safety/

Reading gregcrawford's post about his galley (nice work) reminded me of something I read years ago in Wooden Boat Magazine, about working with tropical hardwoods. The article was written by a DR. who also liked working with wood. ALWAYS WEAR A DUST OR PARTICLE MASK when sawing, routing or sanding an...

Wow, this really dates us. My first car was a 40 Ford two door sedan with a 53 Merc flathead. I was given a 292 (283 bored) Chevy, Duntov solid lifter cam, forged pistons, single Holly four barrel. Replaced the drive train with GM components. American mags and Mickey Thompson, Indy Profile tires. Pu...

The dollar value of anything is pretty much what someone else is willing to pay for it. In a different economy your asking price seems like a fair one, but today, $1500 might be the best offer you'll get.

I bought a LeLorme Earthmate PN-40 from Crutchfield for something just over $200. I like so far and it is waterproof.

Up to the time I shot this video, there had been no wind all evening. The storm ran along the shoreline, we had 2 miles to cover to get back to my dock, about 1/4 mile from home the boat was healing at about 10 degrees with bar poles. Got 3 lines on the boat as the rain started, then hail, went belo...

One of my neighbors backing out of the river. http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6204/6051198315_f387ed6445.jpg The boat just off the starboard bow is closer than I would want to be. http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6064/6051198423_7fd7c6b8d3.jpg http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6088/6051752254_45df193bf8.j...

Very nice.

The skipper of the sailboat was just wrong. I wonder if he tries to race trains to a railroad crossing.

How bad is it? Any pics?

The wing keel was apparently developed in Australia, patent applied for in 1981, granted in 82. The photos of your boat show what looks like a wing keel, either custom or home made. "On 6 July 1982 Norport Pty. Ltd filed Australian Patent Application 85668/82 [23] for "Yacht Keel With Fins...

You can just buy the toggle end if that is what you need, both LH and RH threads are available.
http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?pat ... &id=210088
this one is a #10-32.

Another exciting evening.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/93952888@N00/6006903887/

Hot evening, cooler once we were out about 1 mile.
http://youtu.be/9dREZsNnKMI

REDUX came equipped with one and I have mixed feelings about the thing. It does keep the boom horizontal with the weight of the main on it but there is a false sense that you can hang on to the boom for hand hold support, you can't. As soon as you release the main sheet the boom heads for the sky. I...

Yep, I was about two miles out for the second time that evening, I covered more than 10 miles that night, GPS batteries died before I made it back to the dock. That Wednesday evening was even better, 18 to 25mph winds, swells to five feet, but we stayed inside the WALL. I was out with two students h...

Exciting for me anyway. There was no wind at home all day, figured I'd go out, I was surprised.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/93952888@N ... hotostream
Still getting used to the boat and my own abilities.

The PO of REDUX replaced all the sails in 09, good deal for me. He bought a fully battened main which I had never had any experience with, better performance I guess. The one thing I do not like about the sail (Rolly Tasker) is the plastic reinforcing pockets installed on the luff. The boat was set ...

My biggest concern would be going against a head wind, 10mph and more. The trolling motor will get the boat moving in calm conditions and you can probably make you 4 miles on a single charge with large enough battery but going against the wind will be a different story.

I've been using http://www.wunderground.com/ since last season. There are more than 30 reporting station in my area and a few either on or very near the lake. Some have what they call "rapid fire" updates which can run from seconds to a minute or two. You may have reporting stations in you...

I don't know how much speed you might gain but saving the sail from chaffing on the rail makes sense. I've been thinking of doing the same on REDUX with my furling genoa. I need to raise mine about 1 ft of the drum to get the sail clear of the rail when fully deployed.

I remembered this from the past, when I built model ships. The idea is simple, trying to do it on a life size boat, not so simple. http://www.building-model-boats.com/drawing-waterline-on-a-tug-boat-model.html If you can get your boat squarely situated on the trailer, side to side (yaw) and fore and...

Looks great!

Out fishing last evening with my son

Alanhod

That would be pretty good for a C22 but this was my Catalina 25.

Log for REDUX Out Sunday evening, fishing with my girls. Ghosting along at just over 1mph, didn't catch anything. http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5319/5893080619_92f3e75e1a.jpg Monday carburetor rebuild, runs like a top. Tuesday, 18 to 22mph winds, gusts to 26mph, 4 to 7 ft. swells. Full main, 110 pe...

You can't go wrong with a band saw. You can rip with it if needed and re-saw boards if you want to try and book match boards. I have a Craftsman 12" which is about 25 years old and still going strong. I just bought a fairly inexpensive Hitachi miter saw which seems pretty good. I would also rec...

I'll do what I can with the C26 profile. Terrence, if you can give me a measurement from the bow to the cabin base, and from the bow to the cabin top I can also make one up for the later version.