I'm rigged up and ready to go on a weekend where I got in three consecutive days of sailing -- first time ever. Next acquisition: tiller extension. It is now clearly in the must-have category.
Fantastic weather, three days in a row
I'm rigged up and ready to go on a weekend where I got in three consecutive days of sailing -- first time ever. Next acquisition: tiller extension. It is now clearly in the must-have category.
4 Comments
BrerChicken@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
That's a beautiful little boat there my friend! Instead of an extension. You could get a longer tiller that tilts up and out of the way when you're not underway.
rtbravo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Yeah, it surprised me how short the tiller was. I constructed it just as the design described it, but this was one of Dudley Dix's early designs, I believe. It's the Argie 15.
I did make one change early in the life of this boat: the tiller definitely swivels up and down now!
BrerChicken@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
You built that?? Nice!
rtbravo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Yep! It took about 6-9 months the summer of 2021. It's a rough ride, and I'm not always thrilled with the performance. If it breaks, though, I get to keep all the pieces, and sometimes I even know how to put them back together!
The design was chosen because it was about as big as I could get and still fit it on a trailer in the garage.