The first two days of racing at Santa Cruz have been interesting. Three races were sailed on Tuesday in light- moderate and then today the second race of the...
************* My LR2 is for sale. I would really like to build another one and would make a great deal for someone that is interested. I can sell it with a...
I presently sail a P-19 & enjoy it very much .The Boat is a power house & lots of fun when I have crew ,BUT, there are too many days when I want to sail but...
That's a good question. I would like to know too. I bought my A-cat because of the lack of crew and self righting issue. I work nights and sail it during the...
Hi- I second Charlie's view.     I have an A and a Prindle 19 platform with a full Tornado rig, now that has power,and     tend to sail it in under...
I second the vote on the F16- that was the whole concept of the class. One up with main + spi, just add jib and crew for 2 up. We based the F16 class on...
... Blade F 16 or a Taipan 4.9 Bill , Brooklyn NY ... class. One up with main + spi, just add jib and crew for 2 up. We based the F16 class on the Taipan...
... The F16's certainly are great all rounders with low weight and yet can handle one or two crew with good racing whether single handed or dual. But what we...
I agree with the keep your own and buy an older A class. I have a Nacra 5.8 and an older A. You can use the same trailor and just hang the one thats not being...
... Thanks Jeff for the info . I don't have a shed or property to store the boats I already have.In Brooklyn property is scarce! I keep the 2 boats I own on...
... store ... 2 ... too ... find ... the ... Hi Bill, I saw this same post from you exact words on catsailor and they pretty much answered your questions too. ...
I have just started building a new A. The design came from Richard Roake, who also did the LR2. This is the LR3 and I will update this site as I make progress...
John: Forms look good. A little hard to envision the finished product from the pix. Any idea how long until there will be a Finished hull form for us to ogle...
John, The new hulls look great. I see you built female molds this time around. Keep us informed with the progress. Is Ian sailing in florida this winter? ...
... Ian at Aspen snowboarding this winter. Dad doing the new boat. Want it ready when the ice breaks up. Female frames were used on the LR2 too. Looks like it...
Just added some concepts of the new LR3. Had a couple of requests for this.The second hull is now being built. Target weights have been achieved. If anyone has...
John Not quite sure on the foam you are using, you seem to be using a commercial form of cove and beaded foam, is that correct or are you cutting and routing...
The side view is still is very strange to look at, in addition to the top of the deck surface. No complaints, just too many years of looking at hulls that I...
Both hulls are now being prepped for primer. I'm happy with the results. They are very fair and on the way to target weight of 35 pounds. Added some photos...
John, I looked in the new folder and it is empty. All the other photos have picture. I think you may have to reload them. Â Dan ... From: John Lindahl...
Hi Gang. As john mentioned I have designed and started to build an A cat ( Predator ) using the same build method as John and the LR2-3. John has been really...
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Thanks Dan, Photos are now there. Next step is to primer and sand out the hulls. They are very fair. Narrow foam strips (1-1/4" on the bottom) and 2" on the...
The hulls go to primer tomorrow and then I'll add the beams. It's easier to sand out the primer before the beams go on. I've added some detail photos....
John, Nice job on the rudder heads and transom configuration, sweet! I noticed you used both Carbon and Fiber Glass, can you explain why? It must have been...
... Rudderhead mold has clay fillets in the corners which helps the carbon conform. All the 6 oz. carbon and the 10 oz. glass was cut on the bias (45-135)...
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