New to me Venture 22

[Skysail]

[Skysail]

Here it is finished painting

Almost all the hardware is installed

And from the cockpit. All of the wood was refinished, some remade that were damaged.
Everything is almost done, just gotta finish up the interior which is in good shape, install a battery, an inverter, maybe a bilge pump.

[grady]

That is looking really good. Would like to see a pic of it on the water!

[Sailing Virginia]

Very nice work... I would like to see you interior when done as well. Great Job!

[Paulieb]

Great work. Looking good.

Paulieb

[Skysail]

Thanks! I'll get interior pics up as soon as I can and on the water pics as soon as the ice melts.
Does anyone know any proper way to wash sails? Mine are in good shape, I would just like to whiten them up.

[Catigale]

Washing sails...other than soft brush, mild detergent this is a dangerous area for the uninitiated. Sails are infused with resin which gives them that crisp snappy feel...you not want to destroy that. Sailrite has good reviews here of reworking Mac sails to like new condition as an alternate approach.

[dlandersson]

Sweet!

[Skysail]

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[Skysail]

I got my boat in the water, I just forgot how to post pics haha, Il try again....

[Skysail]

Well, everything is pretty much done. Today was a big day for me as I got to launch it and keep it at my own slip. I need to install a bilge pump and a radio, and I think that will be it. Feels good.. Cant wait to get sailing!

[Catigale]

That is a smoking fast looking boat. Throw the gauntlet down at Newell and let us know what the front of his boat looks like at the finish line..

(Dashes out back door of bar fight...)

[dlandersson]

Nice looking boat.

I got my boat in the water, I just forgot how to post pics haha, Il try again....

[Skysail]

Thanks! I was wondering, should the mast be straight, or should it be angled back? If so, about how much. I was looking at other sailboats and noticed they were raked back, some even curved back. Is it for performance reasons?

[dlandersson]

Good question,.

Mine (a 1997 26X) angles back a touch.

Thanks! I was wondering, should the mast be straight, or should it be angled back? If so, about how much. I was looking at other sailboats and noticed they were raked back, some even curved back. Is it for performance reasons?