Typical...there's never a good Idiot Savant around when you need one <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

Will an idiot do?

If you make something idiotproof along comes another idiot

Gato
Stealing the thread slightly but there again it was way over my head anyway. Your F16 is really coming together looking at the website. Have you started painting yet? have you weighed the Hulls?? Did you get the centreboard out OK??? Are you traveling to Mumbles in August???? Have you seen the Sun recently!!!!! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Mark

Or a better and improved idiot <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
After working with users of IT systems for over 10 years, I am convinced that there is no such thing as idiotproof. No matter how you build things, somebody will do something not anticipated and ruin your day. Training is the only, true, way..

How IS the boat coming together Gato? On hold for the winter or soon two (or is it three) sailing Blades in Suomi?

My cat is doing like the bears, sleeping in the winter.
Still waiting for the mast for the Sydväst Blade, and I am not happy about that.
Mumbles... I have planned to sail around Corsica in June.

Winter is the time to build and prepare for the next season. I usually loathe november and december. The two darkest, longest months in winter with no snow and nothing much to do. This winter we have been working on the Blade project and it has been the shortest winter ever so far <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> We'll have to come up with a new project for next winter!

What is the problem with having the mast delivered? And what boat are you going to sail around Corsica?

Well, everything from cat parts has been taking a h... of a long time to get here.
Crsica will most likely be done with a Pixie 14, it is possible to put it on top of the car.
If I make a mast that can be taken apart for my Blade I guess that it would be possible to take on top of the car.

Depending on the car, you can put pretty much anything up there. This road-show pulled up at the scandinavian Tornado champs last year..
Owner was pulled over by the police, but they had to let him go as it turned out that it was road legal, much to their surprise. Legal roof loads depends on the car and quite possibly national regulations <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />



Good luck with the Corsica project! Please test whichever boat you take down there thoroughly before leaving. Nothing is worse than having boat problems forcing you to abandon the project. It would be very to interesting to follow the project..