A key question in the design of a crab claw sail and rig for your sailboat is whether to fix[…]
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Pahi 26 beams & masts from Pacific Northwest fir
Here are some photos of Kiko working hard on getting some beautiful fir logs from the Pacific Northwest (via[…]
Read moreStripping fir bark from Pahi 26 mast & spars
Ty and Tim and I raged with draw knife, bark spud, Nisaku (Japanese digging trowel), & an old machete tonight.[…]
Read moreOil canvas dodger construction
Mike has started sewing up a permanent dodger for Milagra. I realized how much I’d missed the shade it provides[…]
Read morePolynesian main sheets
Matt J, Eric, Dave & I rigged up a main sheet system that doesn’t need a traveller & leads sheets[…]
Read moreNew aluminum mast
Mike and I decided on a new mast that should enable us to support either the typical gaff wingsail or[…]
Read morePreparing for San Juan voyaging
The last couple weeks have focused on preparing Milagra for its first trip up the San Juans. The plan (starting[…]
Read moreMast reinforced with basalt sock
By the time I arrived, Mike had managed to get the basalt sock over the mast using a plastic cup[…]
Read moreRigging the 13 m^2 crab claw
Jim Luby and Matt Johnson joined Mike, Christian, and I in pondering the Tiki 21 crab claw plans, lacing and[…]
Read morePrepping spars for the big crab claw main
The evening started with Thomas and I having a hoot bouncing Liam and Cora around on his big “bread loaf”[…]
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