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MiniCup
Took one of the MiniCups out on Lake Hall yesterday (Tallahassee, FL)
and had a nice sail. Sewn polytarp sail works very well. I have to use my dolly to carry her about 350' down a hill ot the water and the new dolly works very well. My dolly is based on two of the largest lawnmower wheels I could get from Lowes (These are the hard rubber non-inflatable type). I used a 1/2" hollow steel rod from lowes as an axle and two 1/8" thick Al tubes 2" diameter I had mistakenly bought for spars as the body with 2x4s across them held onto the tubes with U bolts. This works VERY well. I can carry both MiniCups and the dolly on the trailer. I'll try to post some pics of the Dolly on my web site. |
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MiniCup
That sounds sharp!! I would like to see photos
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I am having trouble updating the web site but it is at:
http://home.mindspring.com/~ohara5.0/ I have not been able to post the pics of the sewn polytarp sails or of the dolly yet. My discussion of the sewn sails is mixed within the discussion of all polytarp sails as my editor does not seem to work. My first MiniCup, the green one in th pics, I took out all the packing peanuts in the bow so I could fix some rot. I left them out because the inspection ports allow me to look inside for water. I put in inspection ports in the second boat but instead of packing peanuts I had filled this one with large styrofoam blocks so I cannot see if it has taken on water but it sure feels heavier. Somehow I have to cut out that styrofoam through that little inspection port. I am also considering putting inspection ports in the stern compartments and taking out the packing peanuts there too. I'll get some pics of the dolly. |
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