Eric, Johnathan, Andrew, thank you you for the kind words. I kind of thought I was hanging out here with a crazy idea better suited for monster garage.

Eric - I do have the captive mast base and rigged for only the main and jib. We need to rebuild our basic sailing skills before I add a spin. Maybe by the end of this season we will be ready. FYI - You can't see it in the pictures, but I have most of Airborne's 5.2 rigging (sails, barber hauler setup, main and jib blocks, and spares). The hulls need cleaning and polishing then I plan to install our CF numbers, grip tape, foot straps and new graphics. That should make it presentable and functional.

Before we head out to sea, we also need to replace our 10 year old sailing gear (wet suits and splash jackets). Hate to be cold and uncomfortable the first few times out as I try to rekindle the family buzz for sailing.

By the way Eric, thank you for the youtube recommendation. I learned something new last night (how to post a video)... that every 14 year old already knows. Now I just need to figure out how to shoot a short movie that doesn't consume 100MB of space in less than 2 minutes.

Dean