In article , Flying Tadpole
wrote:

Peter Wiley wrote:
See, it's working already.

-ed, not -ing.

Hey Tad, how goes the mud sailing? I've been having a lotta fun with my
CCA treated pine sailboat with the welded mast. Got any tips for
getting off a lee shore with 150mm of water under you so the lateral
plane is about zero? I haven't added a motor yet but that's due to
laziness rather than any matter of principle. snip

Leeboards will continue to work until you totally ground.

The c/b does that, too, as it pivots back nicely. I have a pennant
going fwd to a block then back to a clam cleat under the centre thwart
so I can raise it a little at a time to keep max plane. When you hear
the grating noise, it's time to haul a bit more. Rudder kicks up when
it hits the bottom.

The
original Flying Tadpole II was able to do it by sailing on a
broad reach and witching up, all the while praying that what
little of the daggerboard was down wouldn't hit anything: but in
her case the folding rudder was acting as the main lateral plane
and leading to tendonitis in later years.

Yeah, I can feel your pain....

Oars are useful.

I have a couple of paddles. They were cheap. They are of marginal use
if you're by yourself. Gotta get some oars which means (re)fitting the
rowlocks. Dunno how I'll go with them, tho, given the restricted range
of movement in the arm. Only one way to find out.
a
small 2hp motor is smart for just that eventuality.

It's on the list.......

How is the CCA pine doing as its own antifoul?

Nothing seems to be living on it. Gonna haul this afternoon. I've
decided the bowsprit was a good idea but now there's too much lee helm.
I'll make a new mast base about a foot back and then make a new set of
stays & shrouds to suit. I never did like the existing chainplates
anyway, and I have a huge supply of scrap. Sometimes I think I took up
boats to finally have a hobby where I'd never run out of things to do,
things to change, things to repair and tools to play with while doing
it. The sailing side is pretty cool, too.

Might build an elongated Buehler Pogo next, just for fun. Gaff schooner
rig. I have a Yanmar 3HP diesel engine with g/box that needs a boat.

PDW