John, Lucky you getting to go to the Northwest Boat show. I was up there last year and just missed the show though I did get to watch some others work on their Scamps. Any boat I build as a potential tender for my Monty 17 will have to be pretty simple in construction as I do not have a whole lot of time to get it up and running. Also, the simpler the build the lighter the craft, I believe. Just ordered a kit from Sailrite yesterday. They will "one off" a highcut 80% jib for me out of 5.4 oz. cloth with nylon hanks. Sounds like just the thing for blustery winter winds coming up down here in South Texas. There will be enough scrap left to add a row of reef points to my 110 jib for the Monty. I did that to another jib on a Flicka and it worked great. A lot easier to tie in a reef than change a whole sail. Twelve months of fun every year when you own a small boat especially down here below the "snowline". Tom Buzzi On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 1:36 AM, John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> wrote:
On 11/17/2015 08:37 AM, Thomas Buzzi wrote: ...
Love those small boats for use on "thin" water. Am getting a hankering to try my hand at constructing a totally wooden boat like a Zephyr or some such. Row and sail only.
Slightly OT but since you mention even lighter/shallower boats... I got a look at some of CLC's boats this year at the Port Townsend Wooden boat fest. Their Skerry would be a great 1-2 person such boat (I got to row it but they weren't doing sail trials due to prior problems with novice sailors...:-). I heard from someone who's tried it that it's a dream to sail with the balanced lug rig option. Their Northeaster Dory would be the next size up, almost twice the carrying capacity but similar weight and draft. The skerry is 15 ft. and the Northeaster is 17 ft. - same as the two small Monty sizes but of course open unballasted centerboard boats. Or if you want a big boat feel, the SCAMP is impressive, got to ride in and sail one of those.
Speaking of balanced lugs - was that ever considered as an option for the Sage 15? Anyone ever put one on a Monty 15 or 17?
It was a very interesting rig to sail on the SCAMP. Points quite well. Jibes are relatively gentle. Simple to handle, allegedly simple to reef.
cheers, John S.
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