Thanks for all the help from this forum!
Video
Finally the maiden voyage after a year
Finally the maiden voyage after a year
We finally made it to the water!! It is not finished but I could not wait any longer!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for all the help from this forum!
Video
Thanks for all the help from this forum!
Video
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Doug W
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Re: Finally the maiden voyage after a year
Congrats! Enjoyed the video! What happened about 30 seconds from the end which caused you to exclaim, "sheet"? 
Doug
http://starsloop.blogspot.com/
Doug
http://starsloop.blogspot.com/
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Russ
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Re: Finally the maiden voyage after a year
Awesome. She floats!
It's always a great feeling the first time you take your boat out.
Where is that at? It looks a little like my old sailing grounds in Barnegat Bay.
--Russ
It's always a great feeling the first time you take your boat out.
Where is that at? It looks a little like my old sailing grounds in Barnegat Bay.
--Russ
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LOUIS B HOLUB
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Re: Finally the maiden voyage after a year
Salute ! This event had to be exciting...considering having to wait an entire year.
Waiting is over...enjoy.
Waiting is over...enjoy.
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Highlander
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Re: Finally the maiden voyage after a year
Very Nice
Bonjour great to see you had a great first sail & to top it off the Admiral's on board doing an on-line documentary of the whole event . So their both keepers
J
Bonjour great to see you had a great first sail & to top it off the Admiral's on board doing an on-line documentary of the whole event . So their both keepers
J
Re: Finally the maiden voyage after a year
I dropped something in the not so dry foot well that required noting on the video, not proud of it! The area is Choptank river near Cambridge,MD. There is a terrific ramp and 6 of them so getting in is relatively painless, except stepping the mast 
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JoeVacs
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Re: Finally the maiden voyage after a year
Yay, good for you.
What did you have trouble with in stepping the mast ? I do mine by myself with no trouble.... I do it backwards from most people but i find it's easier that way.
What did you have trouble with in stepping the mast ? I do mine by myself with no trouble.... I do it backwards from most people but i find it's easier that way.
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ChockFullOnuts22
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Re: Finally the maiden voyage after a year
What do you mean by "backwards?" Isn't there only one way to step the mast? Mechanically speaking?
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JoeVacs
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Re: Finally the maiden voyage after a year
This is what I mean : http://www.flickr.com/photos/25826781@N ... otostream/ChockFullOnuts22 wrote:What do you mean by "backwards?" Isn't there only one way to step the mast? Mechanically speaking?
I leave the forestay attached all the time. I loosen the turnbuckle 10 turns and tighten it back after the shrouds are connected. By doing it "backwards" I'm standing higher up, on the bow instead of in the cockpit. (works for me )
Re: Finally the maiden voyage after a year
Joe, I have been leaving the shrouds attached during trailering and putting the mast on an extended mast crutch, attaching block to forestay plate and with line from forestay to block and back to jib sheet cam lock. I pull the line and push the mast up. works ok, getting forestay connected to plate is the issue and keeping the mast vertical, so far I have had help to hold the mast. I may try your method but I will need quick fastening cotter pins instead of ss coil pins, they are not easy!
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3sheets
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Re: Finally the maiden voyage after a year
Wow. You had me holding my breath as you knelt to connect the starboard stay. I couldn't do this with my hobiecat let alone my M25. Kudos to you!
Congrats on getting your boat wet. Loved the video!
Congrats on getting your boat wet. Loved the video!
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JoeVacs
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Re: Finally the maiden voyage after a year
I wouldn't do it on a 25 !
It's not that hard as long as you have good balance. The quick pins do make it easier, but even with no pin at all, after the first shroud is connected you can pull tight to the other side and as long as there is tension on the pin it's not going to come out. So then you can get the other side connected without worry.
It's not that hard as long as you have good balance. The quick pins do make it easier, but even with no pin at all, after the first shroud is connected you can pull tight to the other side and as long as there is tension on the pin it's not going to come out. So then you can get the other side connected without worry.