Hull panel offsets for the Mistral can be found here.
In the ongoing coverage of John Zs Classic Moth build, last week I stopped over at his shop to gauge his progress and have a beer. The Classic Moth modified Mistral design is now upside down awaiting gunwhales and a layer of 4 oz. glass over the bottom.
This photo, though perhaps a tad distorted, shows how deeply Veed the Mistral design sections are around the midships.
Transom view with a pretty swirly pattern from the okoume plywood.
John, with the about-to-be-opened bottle of stout peeking up above the keel-line of his Moth.
A man and his workbench. John graciously took down a Marblehead RC sailboat he built many years ago so I could take a closer look.
A man and his workbench - take 2.
From the previous photo, you can see that John has some interesting stuff hanging from his walls. This is the box containing his F1 rubber-band indoor airplanes. These are extremely finicky to make, with a minimum weight of one gram. John has all the various tools to test balsa density and strength; tools to strip balsa into extremely narrow widths; tools to check rubber band elasticity; molds to make the tricky propellers, and the various techniques to apply the ultra-thin microfilm covering. To make a F1 takes a methodical, painstaking craftsman.
John also has two half models of the Americas Cup, IACC keelboats, the class that precedes the current foiling catamarans. Surprisingly, it was through his wifes connections and not his Naval Architect circle of friends that these two half-models now grace his shop.
In the ongoing coverage of John Zs Classic Moth build, last week I stopped over at his shop to gauge his progress and have a beer. The Classic Moth modified Mistral design is now upside down awaiting gunwhales and a layer of 4 oz. glass over the bottom.
This photo, though perhaps a tad distorted, shows how deeply Veed the Mistral design sections are around the midships.
Transom view with a pretty swirly pattern from the okoume plywood.
John, with the about-to-be-opened bottle of stout peeking up above the keel-line of his Moth.
A man and his workbench. John graciously took down a Marblehead RC sailboat he built many years ago so I could take a closer look.
A man and his workbench - take 2.
From the previous photo, you can see that John has some interesting stuff hanging from his walls. This is the box containing his F1 rubber-band indoor airplanes. These are extremely finicky to make, with a minimum weight of one gram. John has all the various tools to test balsa density and strength; tools to strip balsa into extremely narrow widths; tools to check rubber band elasticity; molds to make the tricky propellers, and the various techniques to apply the ultra-thin microfilm covering. To make a F1 takes a methodical, painstaking craftsman.
John also has two half models of the Americas Cup, IACC keelboats, the class that precedes the current foiling catamarans. Surprisingly, it was through his wifes connections and not his Naval Architect circle of friends that these two half-models now grace his shop.
Today began the process of finish sanding the strakes before they are stitched into the hull. They were sanded with 100-grit, then 220-grit sandpaper. This took a little lighter touch, so instead of the belt sander, an orbital quarter sheet palm sander was the tool for the job. After reading comments from other builders, I wasnt surprised at how quickly I went through the sandpaper. A quarter sheet of 100-grit wouldnt quite do both sides of a whole strake before it lost the power to "cut" well. Even clearing the clogged paper with a wire brush didnt extend the life appreciably. Luckily I had enough sandpaper on hand today to do as much work as I had time for. But Ill have to buy some more on the way home tomorrow. Finally, I really must say I like my little Black and Decker sander. It might not be heavy-duty enough for the pros, but if it holds up for this project, Ill be happy. The gel pad handgrip really cuts down on vibrations transmitted to the hand. And the dust trap seems to do a decent job, without requiring me to connect a vacuum hose. It also comes with a clever press-in jig to punch holes in new sandpaper squares so the dust collection works. Total hours 17.25.
