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Now, go get a canoe, a battery, a trolling motor, a cooler full of beer and see the hillbilly equivalent :/: Extra points for fishing poles, the biggest fish basket they sell, slingshots, trapping gear, a shotgun, a bow fishing setup, bank poles, or trotlines :D

Yeah i only can do hand stuff, haven't learned the sewing machine yet. The wife can make all sorts of stuff tho, but i need a heavier machine before doing sails and stuff. Sails are pretty much like upholstery rather than regular sewing because of the material.

If you have a sailboat you almost have to lol

What is it? Almost looks like a flika but i can't tell for sure. I'm sure you will have an absolute blast with that

No reef points at all on the mizzen? Or am i overestimating the sail area/ underestimating the tonnage when running jib and jigger? Or did you guys just run bare poles often since it's a double ender and likely took care of herself just fine? I haven't done hardly any heavy air, so hearing first...

Did a quick Google search, 72 foot? Holy crap that's huge!!!!! Who did the design? Built in wood, ferro, fiberglass? How many people helped building that, especially if you guys did it all in a year! Absolutely amazing!

I want to hear about all of them!

You can go crew on a boat, i forgot the website that lists it, I'll see if i can find it. You might need to go take a few courses tho

I would love to read that if you could please.... such a cool thing.

I can't even fathom the amount of capital or time it would take to build a boat of that size, especially in airex. How long did construction take? Seriously Fiona, that is about the coolest thing ever. I've dreamed of building my own sailboat for years now, and to say i know someone that has...

That is such an awesome boat!!!!@!!

Some pics of that would be awesome Fiona!!!!!!!

Agreed. That is from 2012 or so tho :lol:

I've got a 25 foot macgregor, haven't been on it in years. Life got busy and it got put on the back burner. However i absolutely love sailing, there's nothing better in the world for me. The silence and violence of it is awesome, all contained by ropes. Me getting into sailing was the impetus...