Reading this thread I searched for my garmin foretrex 201 in my storage. Just to see it was really set to nautical miles and it is. With average winds...

cisdubs wrote: Just my 2 cents worth. I have the Contour with GPS. I use it at 720 and watch my footage on a 50" TV. The picture is awesome even in sl...

On topic, camera-positions fixed. - On tiller - On tiller-bar - On bowsprit, and if you're flying a spi, a 3 feet pole extension. - At the rear of th...

Sorry Guys, Was called away from this project for a big work project , returning home, a mishap in my personal life made me decide to postpone this...

Thanks, Damon, I consider the restoration half done at the moment. To many things to sort out after hull repair. Rigging, sails, blocks etc etc . Havi...

This is what Sailspar replied to my mail: " Good morning, what a lovely job you have made with your restoration! I have asked both David and Derric...

Hi, Since there's no vin number to be found on this T, I am curious who is the builder. The rear-beam has 1 end-cap stating " sailspar" , the othe...

Work got cancelled today (I am freelance) So got the hulls out in the open. The second layer of lacker gives it even more gloss. Since the weat...

Update. Tada !!! Today, we did exact the same thing for a second layer. And went of for work. Smile. André

Update. We started early today and sand the hull 400 grain. an Man, they felt so smooth !! So we decided to speed up a little and put the first la...

Nice ! Not to be offensive, but is there a downhaul on the wave ? fxloop wrote: Can't watch video on an iPhone.... Bummer 😕 😕 iOS 8 ?? Runs fin...

Work kept me away from the T , and temps are slowly going down, overhere. So, we sharpened our weapons (a 3Kw heater) and started on the primer. We...

No, a 2-component paint based on polyurethane. rondog wrote: Epoxy Paint?

It doesn't look as a dart 16 at all in the bow-section. it does in the rear-section. Roto-moulded hulls are great for sailing schools and kids, in Fr...

Some-times I play this quiz to keep me awake, don't do a lot of racing, so a evening or 2 before race-weekend helps me. Don't know if the rules ar...

So left you with 2 shiny hulls. Was called away and left the hulls outside. Had to work a couple of days and when I returned ..... Disaster !!!!! T...

Damon, Did paint inside and took them out when the paint was dry. The garage is to cramped and dark to take good pics. DamonLinkous wrote: Did you m...

Sorry, can't remove this.. AndréEdited by catmodding on Sep 19, 2014 - 04:35 PM.

peterk123 wrote: Alrighty.............. this was helpful 🙂 :top: :top: :top:

First day of paint. I was early, so dried the hull with a cloth. Then cleaned the hulls with a cleaner that came with the kit Taped the tangs ...

Overhere, in Europe I have liability, but its only for inshore, lakes etc € 52,00 For racing I have a separate insurance, 12 miles coastal and € 2000...

My Tornado had a black undercoat as well, only on the decks. So You shouldn't be to worried about the black layer. I used a 2-component polyurethane...

The side of the hulls are going to be painted. The new deck gets new gelcoat to get rid of the glas-fibre structure.. André the-renovator wrote: ...

Hi, The weather is turning bad, 2 more days without rain, maybe 3. So we decided to leave the deck as it is an started sand the hulls 300 grain. ...

This morning, a surprise, A sturdy, stiff new deck Its good, I can't push it in. It doesn't flex. Happy !! The rest of the day we sanded the hull ...

Pete, No stringers whatsoever, just a thin under-deck, balsa ( grain vertical ) and a epoxied deck with gelcoat. About 2 centimeters thick. In the b...

I left You all with a glass deck and 1 layer of foam. This is the way it looked the next morning, lots more strength but still flexible . Time to ...

Edchris177 wrote: Andre, is it not better/cheaper/lighter/stronger to borrow aircraft technology & utilize a couple of ribs/stringers to give support ...

Hi, Yesterday started a bit disappointing , 3 layers of glass is not enough to make sturdy a deck, it was floppy like a mousepad. So I added 2 more ...

Hi, so, went to a professional boatbuilder-shop today and bought; Some foil to cover the deck. Pre Impregnated foam 5mm. 3 Kg of epoxy. Boy, now I kno...