Magnolia
- Thread starter Bill Nelson
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- Apr 6, 2013
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I keep a canoe , a kayak , paddles, and and life vests at the dock. my last boat, which was unsteady due to insufficient ballast, and insufficient displacement to cary more, the wife was out in a kayak .
this one got it's first watertest in the tup at the lake, ( without the bowsprit , as with the bowsprit, it would not fit in the tub).
the next watertest is going to take place in my daughter's pool, where I can fine tune the ballast. I'll wait for a warm weekend so I can wade in, wirh it, and have grandkids to fetch and cary
this one got it's first watertest in the tup at the lake, ( without the bowsprit , as with the bowsprit, it would not fit in the tub).
the next watertest is going to take place in my daughter's pool, where I can fine tune the ballast. I'll wait for a warm weekend so I can wade in, wirh it, and have grandkids to fetch and cary
it has been a while since I had my desk top fired up. we are back in Texas, after a short trip to TN turned into a long one, with some possible covid exposure
back in Texas, I founf the magnolia will fit in the back of the 2017 expedition. it is going to have to be completely der rigged and de masted to make the trip to the lake in the spring, when there will be two dogs, a cat, a travel fridge as well as suitcases, projects and tools, but it can travel a couple blocks like this to my daughters pool for pool testing
I have sewn sails, that was an ordeal, but my stitching is getting much better
I built a tiller with almost the last of my mahogany
i did some work to tighten the fit of the forward, and midships acress hastches. the forward hatch fit so tightly I had to pry it out with a knife blade before adding a tiny screw eye and a loop of chord as a pull handel
the mahogany railing, deck house trim, companionway doors , hatch and tiller look sharp I'm particularly fonf of the transom art
we are having a bit of a cold snap, the sails are rigged to RC now, I'm waiting for the next warm spell, and I'll float this in my daughter's pool, finalize the ballasting levels, do a leak check, and it will be ready for Kentucky lake in the late spring or early summer.
back in Texas, I founf the magnolia will fit in the back of the 2017 expedition. it is going to have to be completely der rigged and de masted to make the trip to the lake in the spring, when there will be two dogs, a cat, a travel fridge as well as suitcases, projects and tools, but it can travel a couple blocks like this to my daughters pool for pool testing
I have sewn sails, that was an ordeal, but my stitching is getting much better
I built a tiller with almost the last of my mahogany
i did some work to tighten the fit of the forward, and midships acress hastches. the forward hatch fit so tightly I had to pry it out with a knife blade before adding a tiny screw eye and a loop of chord as a pull handel
the mahogany railing, deck house trim, companionway doors , hatch and tiller look sharp I'm particularly fonf of the transom art
we are having a bit of a cold snap, the sails are rigged to RC now, I'm waiting for the next warm spell, and I'll float this in my daughter's pool, finalize the ballasting levels, do a leak check, and it will be ready for Kentucky lake in the late spring or early summer.
You obviously need to build a trailer for her. 
I bet stepping the mast would be a chore for the little people sailing it. You DO have little people, right?
of course… THREE eyed ones to boot!
I bet stepping the mast would be a chore for the little people sailing it. You DO have little people, right?of course… THREE eyed ones to boot!