Fantasma is finally back in the water after a long winter! We had her out on Chilkat Inlet near Haines, Alaska for some light wind sailing over the weekend. I am still refining some of her features and capabilities.
I have been having an issue with the boat developing the light weather helm it should have when on the wind. At Matt's suggestion, I trimmed 75mm off the rudder (oh, I hated doing that!). That did seem to help just a little bit but hasn't solved the problem. Next step is to fit a gripe (wood strip) on the forefoot. I will post on this and the results.
The other development is that I have secured the steel plank ballast to the floor with a couple of 1x2 hardwood strips along the interior of the chine in the cabin. (I get some pictures up of this too).
This allowed some basic stability tests to be done this weekend.
2 comments:
Hey George,
Great Blog! We heard incoherent rumors in Haines that I now realize were sightings of you.
We sail some of the same areas, engine-free, and I'd love to compare notes... Please drop me a line at triloboats@gmail.com. If you like, check out my designs and articles at www.TriloBoats.com.
Fair winds!
Dave
Hey George,
Great Blog! We heard incoherent rumors in Haines that I now realize were sightings of you.
We sail some of the same areas, engine-free, and I'd love to compare notes... Please drop me a line at triloboats@gmail.com. If you like, check out my designs and articles at www.TriloBoats.com.
Fair winds!
Dave
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