Lots of more work on the “Goes around, Comes around” I’m not sure I even remeber what all I have done.
First I welded in a replacement keel guide on the trailer and painted that. I also remounted the leg on the front of the trailer.
Installed a battery and distribution panel. I don’t think that she ever did have a distribution panel before. I cut out a hole and mounted the panel. Then repaired and rewired the running lights. I still don’t have an all around white light. The mast never did have a light mounted on the masthead. After getting the running lights working and remounted I installed 4 led arrays around the top of the post in center of cabin that the mast is above up on deck. Not very bright but at night they light up the entire cabin. I still have to wire the sump pump up to the distribution panel. It is run from a portable battery unit at the moment. Distribution panel $36, 4 led arrays $ 60, misc wire, connectors, and bulbs $30.
I pulled the rubber bumper strip off both sides of the boat that go over the deck/hull joint. It was falling off in a couple places. scrubbed it and joint down with wire brush and then glued it back in place with 3M 5200. Worked like a charm.
Bought fire extinguishers, flare gun kit, noice maker/horn, some floatation cushions to meet USCG requirements and put together a tool kit for the boat.
Took her out for the first time March 25? a thursday.
Chris went with me and we put in under the bridge in north myrtle beach/little river and motored to the inlet. With the engine at what I estimate to be about 75% or 80% it was pushing her against the current at 4 to 4.5 mph according to the GPS unit.
Setup took about an hour and a half. We spent a long time re-arranging the running rigging before putting her in the water. The mast went up in just a couple of minutes. We also rigged the sails and tied them down before putting her in. The trailer neck extension is a necesity. It slides out to extend the trailer tounge about 6 more feet. Even with that extended we put the rear bumper of the van in the water to get her to float off.
It took us about an hour and a half to get to the inlet and out on the ocean. Beautifull blue sky with winds from about 4 to 8 knots. She sails like a dream. Chris helped me out the first 30 min or so and then kicked back and let me do most of the work. For my first time sailing I felt very comfortable tacking and jibing. I played with her on all points of the wind and even sailed running before the wind for a bit with the jib and main wing and wing. It all just seemed to flow almost no uncertainty at all.
She turns on a dime. With out slamming the boom over you can tack in about 7 seconds and even have the jib over and lines reset in another 10 to 15 seconds. though to be honest we forgot to put the keel down. We sailed her all day with it up, it was only as we were going back in that we remembered it. So I’m not sure how that down will affect how she sails and turns. Our best speed of the day under sail was 5.1 mph with an average of about 3.5 mph.
There are pictures of her from purchase thru the first day’s sail at
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