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Default Any pictures of Bett's SO-DO-IT sailboat around?


At least one boat was built, and it sold last year for the bargin price
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SO-DO-IT pic is he

http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/mic.../view/3ea9?b=1

You may have to join this group. Some in this group have sailed this
boat:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microc...g/message/5773

I sailed the prototype one afternoon on San Diego Bay. It was fast
for it's length. It was very roomy inside. Any powerboat wake made
it hobbyhorse uncomfortably. Maybe loaded down with 3 months of
provisions would cure that.

I think the reason it wasn't a big hit is the difficulty with the
center of effort moving forward when roller reefed. No good way to
get good sail balance. Perhaps the addition of a staysail corrected
that problem.