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I have some Concept 2 oars with the green hand grips and they feel fine.
The shaft they mount on is .995" diameter. I have no idea if they would be practical for wood oars.
Leather seems like an...

Wouldn't my beloved cabinet scraper take care of the raised grain stickers in a jiffy?

I think the designer is competent, some in the sail racing community have a negative opinion of Mr. McIntyre. I have no opinion on him myself.
As a fast compact cruiser, the boat would be pretty...

Kids...

If you are a subscriber to offcenterharbor.com, Russel Brown has some good videos there too. They are the main reason I subscribed.

Green is the stage when the epoxy has become a solid but is not hard yet. It is easy to cut, scrape, etc. but clogs sandpaper and is toxic to breath the dust. Your fiberglass should slide on it. If...

I have a Ski-Image mirror which helps some, but I really need to work on making a habit of looking over my shoulder regularly.

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IMO you are creating extra work, mandating a week downtime and giving away the chemical bond.
Green does not equal sticky or even tacky.

I have never pre-coated a panel but if I did, I'd take a cabinet scraper to it while it was still green to knock down any high spots and put on the glass right away.

When I was new to sailing two different people I took out to try sailing ended up buying power boats.
In my defense it was in the Columbia Gorge and to me 25+ knots against the current was just...

Watching with interest. I have eight small boats and should at least sell the 15' dinghy to free up space.
I don't do Facebook so that's out.

Watching Goldfinch with great interest. They are moving very well for a swing keel day sailor.

Money will always benefit racers. What do we do, have income brackets?
The event is about the event. Yes, there is a winner but the R2AK is much more than that.

Most of us have heard of the story of Greenland kayak builders that thought the driftwood they used was some sort of sea creature's bones.

Is that a Coho? I had a heck of a time choosing between the Coho and Arctic Tern. Ended up building 14' and 17' ATs.
Being lazy I chose paint over varnish.

Being a technically better boater that makes foolish, dangerous decisions does not trump discretion and knowing your limitations. It does qualify for the idiot prize though.

Team Mustang Survival, a team of teens average age 16.5 years, had the intelligence and good sense to immediately turn back and they are in a Santa Cruz 27!

My knickers are twisted up in a Gordian knot over reckless people that take 14' daysailers out in storm conditions and invite restrictions on the competent sailors.

It's a good event mostly because of the lack of racing rules and protest committees though its popularity is attracting some who are not up to the challenge.
In addition to the first leg qualifier,...

Quoting myself from another thread:

The Pt. Townsend to Victoria leg being a qualifier seems to have done its job. A bit harsh perhaps but everyone survived, and a strong message was sent.
I'm...

The Pt. Townsend to Victoria leg being a qualifier seems to have done its job. A bit harsh perhaps but everyone survived, and a strong message was sent.
I'm good with the race committee granting an...

Glad to see you pampering her!
For future reference you can remove the bottom leaf to lower the spring rate. The result is a guess but it's an option.

Let me suggest you put a SOR, statement of requirements, together. Be honest, set priorities and include your needed comfort levels.
I got a small sailboat 10 years ago that had marginal comfort at...

One has to wonder if the proprietary and tradition bound nature of the boat building culture kept the builders from learning from each other and evolving better boats.
Just a random thought.

Congratulations on the build! I have a Skerry with the lug rig. I really appreciate the simplicity and capabilities of the balanced lug. The Skerry, I think, is okay for someone younger than myself...

Someone (Don Street?) called that becue-ing the anchor.

Wait! Anchor advice from a guy called Breakaway???

:D

You mentioned the beauty of double enders. Let me suggest small double ended boats are a double-edged sword. One edge is the aesthetic, the other is how they make a small boat effectively smaller. ...

Try all of the simple fixes first, no matter how silly they may seem. It's possible that several small issues are working against you.
To turn a kayak without using a rudder or sweep strokes, you...

Is that near Stevenson?

A 2.5# Mantus dinghy anchor for my 17' boat. I got it based on Steve's (Panope) test results. Next up is a Danforth 5H I bought used 40 years ago.

In my limited experience, a bit of weight helps a boat with no or limited rocker through a tack.

I still have some good, very dense 3/8" New England three strand from years ago. The difference between it and the punky, soft imported crap is shocking.
It would take an exceptional chain of events...

SV Panope has a YouTube channel where he has spent many thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours testing hundreds of anchors. These are real tests, not the all-too-common advertisements disguised...

Glucosamine and chondroitin?

On my power boat, which was used mostly in the Salish Sea, 20' of chain and 350' of three strand with thimble and shackle.
On my new sail-n-oar boat, which will see a variety of waters around the...

VC Performance Epoxy is tough, a possible option. I painted a couple kayaks with it twentyish years ago and they still look good.

Agree on the painter.
Those are some gorgeous chocks and I'd want to feature them too. In the same vein, I have a beautiful art deco mooring bit that does not match any of my fleet, so it is...

My wife picked up a couple generic big box store versions of the HH. Call them Humble Hoisters, they are a bit crude but fine for our Pygmy kayaks.

I see the Alaska as inspiration, it was the first serious sail-n-oar boat that caught my attention. For me it is too lean though. (See what I did there?)

My novice concern is how much do you...

You 'spose any Alaska builders have installed a third mast step ahead of the daggerboard? She does seem to have a lot of sail area/displacement.

Alaska at 425# to Myst's 1,200# is significant. It's been said one average man can reasonably row 1,000#.

Let me (over?) simplify Mist vs. Alaska as sail-n-oar vs. oar-n-sail. IMO the rigs are secondary to the hull forms.

I had a motorcycle that was officially black cherry, and it was beautiful in the sun. Out of the sun it was eggplant.

I agree visibility is a concern. If you have a white sail, it is quite visible. I consider tanbark sails to be too dark for that reason.
Consider one of the off whites. My Skerry has Brightsides...

I appreciate a clean, simple boat. It looks good!
May I ask what color that green is?

My wife and I appreciate the Albin-25. We encountered a very nice example in the San Juans, gave contact information to the owners and requested they call us if they ever decided to sell. They must...

That cutwater looks battle ready!

Ocean Rodeo is no longer making drysuits, Mustang Survival bought their drywear business. Per an email from MS:
"At the moment, Ocean Rodeo Drysuit is not available. We are expecting to have this...

Beach roller, flotation... and super duty fenders!
Not cheap but tough.
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