[quote=mgoltsman][quote=rwj0j0]It is not going to sink.
Your boat looks great! Looks like she was hardly used - can't be sure without better pictures but there is very little wear
Take her for a sail!!![/quote]
Oh, it was used enough to have a visibly uneven patch job on one of the hulls. It was painted over though, so it must be alright :-P
[quote=rwj0j0]Your trailer configuration however leaves a lot to be desired. You need to fix that.[/quote]
That's what I am working on right now. The previous owner - the one who never got around to putting it in the water - built the trailer himself. He used 2x6 lumber for the frame, which makes the cat sit at least 4" higher than it needs to - I plan to remedy that with some steel frame tubing at the first opportunity.
That's not the biggest problem though - the mast mounting hardware did not survive the 5 mile delivery from his driveway to mine. He used a Hobie Mast Caddie split into two. The top part of the Mast Caddie (the mast clamp) was mounted on top of a 2x3 piece of lumber that cracked when I tried to remove the mast from it. The bottom part of the Mast Caddie (the rear crossbar clamp) was fashioned with some loose wood pieces in a way that endeavored to clamp the mast to the crossmember directly. That mound fell apart in transit, so now the mast has some minor dents in it (at least it still looks pretty straight though) where it was clamped by the top part of the mast caddie and where he tied it directly to the crossmember without any padding.
I plan to keep using the mast clamp from the deceased Mast Caddie (it's too broken to put back together) as the top of the mast stand, except that I am using a 1.5" galvanized steel pipe instead of wood. For the rear, I plan to use some thick (4" or so) rubber padding that I will gouge out cross-wise on opposite sides so as to rest securely on the crossbar and provide a resting spot for the mast. I intend to use some bungee ties to secure the mast to the loop (the nautical term escapes me at the moment) that is used to tie off the traveler end of the mainsheet.
Also, he had a ridiculous contraption to secure the sail tube to the trailer, that is certainly getting redone. There are actually steel loops that come with the sail tube that he for some reason elected not to use - I will screw those to some steel joist braces and then screw the joist braces to the 2x6s while I have them. When I get the 2x6s replaced with steel frame tubing, I will secure the loops directly to the frame tubing with through bolts.
That's all I can think of for trailer updates - but I am more than open to any suggestions. This is the first boat trailer I ever owned, so I am sure I could learn a thing or five about how they should be put together.
Cheers,
Mike.[/quote]
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