I had some spare carbon fiber cloth, so I fancied up the large hatch cover to go along with the sliding carbon fiber seat. I plan to use one inch wide NRS straps to hold all of the hatches down. sea.

This wood seems pretty decent.  It sounds like it is manufactured in France and has the British Standard 1088 certification, which is what we're looking for.  Much of the good plywood com...

I've located have a source of Okoume plywood from a large supplier that has a range quality accreditations (not Lloyds though) but I'm struggling to find information on what they all mean.  A...

Thanks Colin, I'll give it some thought. I've got plenty of time before I need to make decision as I need to build a shed to do the work before I get started. The masts for these sails come in two ...

Overall, I don't think it would be too much sail area.  The standard configuration using the Bic Open sails is a relatively modest total sail area, so having 32% more should be manageable.&nbs...

Hi Colin - Thanks for your feedback on the forum, and I'm sorry to hear you're unhappy with the activity level.  As you can imagine, we do try to make it engaging and a useful service to our c...

I've just started using this forum so I may be wrong, but there does not seem to be a lot of interaction going on. I've also failed to see any settings for allowing notification to post responses. ...

I think pivoting leeboards are the way to go. Not sure how I'll overcome the hull flare but I'll be able to have a range of positions and board rakes to blance things. As I'm 6'3" I think I'll prob...

I already have the sail rigging I need for the sailing row cruiser I intend to build. However, according to a post by Colin about a very similar (if not identical) boat I'll need to "move the dagge...

@Colin Angus Hi, I've come into posession of rigs from a fleet of laser funboats. I intend to use a couple of them for a sailing row cruiser. Judging by the picture Michael G's boat this is precise...

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Thanks a lot!

Getting ready for topside paint.

Thank you Michiel. Good point!

@Thomas Troy  6mm is a lot harder to bend than 4mm so it might be hard to get it in the right curve.

Macbeath's in Salt Lake City has okoume in 3 mm and 6 mm. Aside from the weight consideration, is there any reason not to use 6 mm for the decking instead of 4 mm? Thank you!

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