outhaul and mainsheet - boom aft end

sail up - I'm not 208, its a slightly used sail.

my sail # is 217 but I havent put the numbers on the sail yet.

hulls

carbon spreaders

all in a 71kg as she sits now.

I am iMpressed!!

Thanks Pete.

Your turn to get one.

I think I would be afraid to sail it...no offense, but is it as delicate as it looks?

I'm still getting acquainted with my F16!

Beautiful!

Does it look delicate?

I think everythings pretty solid.

I put one hand on the travelor track and the other on the beam and pulled up while pressing down and didnt hear any cracking noises and nothing flexed.

I used lots of carbon in areas that needed it.

It feels solid on the water.

Time will tell.....

it is beautiful! I am just used to the tank that is the 6.0. I just think of how much your boat weighs and how hard I am on my boat. BUT then again, if I had your boat sand would not touch it and it would get a bath after each splash <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

You've done a beautiful job Bill, you should b e very proud! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

You really do need a F16. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Mine do anyway. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

What I meant was with each splash of a wave <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

The interesting thing is that you put that all together without an instruction manual. That is a beautiful job! Congratulations! I will be anxious to hear about your success on it.

Later,
Dan

One of the guys in the Bristol Acat fleet was very helpful and generous with answering my questions, almost daily at the end. Plus I got some of the rigging measurements from Steve Clark, who has the same boat, plus Ben Hall advised me on the spreader placement, sweep, etc.

So, I had a lot of help.

It looks great. How about some info on it. What are the dimensions of the boat. What materials is it built from? etc., etc. Is there a previous post I should look at?

Berny,
Check out my post a couple pages back, its got more info.

Its an Acat, so the dimensions are within the specs for an Acat. http://www.usaca.info/ - then click "rules"

Its carbon/corecell foam and epoxy. See this link for pics of hull prior to mine.
http://www.intcanoe.us/component/option,com_zoom/Itemid,79/catid,13/PageNo,1/

Bill:

Way to go, it looks NICE!!! So when can we order one from you and how much? LOL You did a great job, Off to get 4.3 at Great Bay Race in Fort Walton Beach. Ever been to it?

Doug and Ashleigh