In article , DSK
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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.


Rowing can be very therapeutic. Remember to take it easy at first,
that's the difficult part. I tend to get all wound up and pull like hell
then suffer later.

This boat had rowlocks on it but the wood was all rotten, so when I
stripped it back, they went. Only take me a few hours to replace them.
It's on the job list.

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.

Keep in mind this is going to change the sheeting geometry. A foot is a
lot! You sure you don't want to trial it at a bit less? How far back
have you raked the mast? This will give you a good way to measure how
far back to move the CE.

It's a PITA. The existing stays were cut to exact length by the PO so
you can't adjust rake without cutting them, adding turnbuckles etc etc.
By the time you do all that, might as well make a new spot to put the
mast too. Moving the mast aft to the fwd thwart is the next good strong
point to feed thrust to the keel; I rebuilt all the woodwork so I know
it'll handle any load likely to be inflicted on it. I might be able to
do less than a foot, haven't really measured it yet. The boat is now
next to the shop ready for work, I hauled it last night on the high
tide. Having a waterfront makes things simple. I built my own beach
launching ramp.

Ah. I retract my previous statement. Nothing wrong with your sanity index.


I guess all is relative

http://www.georgebuehler.com/pogo.html

Looks like a fun boat, but it's a lot heavier than FT2.

Yeah, George says it's a minature displacement sailboat not a dinghy.
Pretty simple to build IMO. I've had the plans for 2-3 years, promised
to build one for my youngest daughter. It won't go fast but it probably
won't drown her either, and you could go fishing from it easily. Nobody
is going to worry overmuch if you run aground, bounce off the odd
oyster covered rock etc etc. Pretty cheap to build too, so if/when you
don't want to play with it any more, you can pass it on to someone else
to play with cheaply or even for free.

PDW