Here are some photos of my just completed Vacationer. I used the same mast setup as in the Weekender. Building time was 6 months and about $2000.00 not counting sails from Mike Stevenson and a 2 HP Yamaha. I took the boat out for a day around the lake and it sails great, alot different from the weekender - much more stable. I'll send some sailing photos when I find someone to take them. Special thanks to Paul (PAR) for all the wise advice.Â
Congratulations. Very nice job!
Interesting that she is more stable than the Weekender. I would have guessed there would be little difference between the two. Makes me anxious to finish my Vacationer to compare sailing characteristics.
Dave
Thanks Dave, I built the boat quite rough, workboat finish and with as little investment as possible as I am new to woodworking with only a Weekender behind me, so I did not want to go to the expense of good wood and what if the project failed. ( I was originally thinking of purchasing a Mac 26 M. but I wanted to try to build a bigger boat first. )
I spent July, Aug and Sept at it last year and when I returned home from wintering in the U.S. I worked May until now.
It is a big boat! More than I expected! I feel lucky to have completed the project. I had to finish the last bit outside fighting bugs ( Northern Ontario ) and weather. I've probably used more insect repellent than epoxy.
It sails very smoothly with very little heeling, even with myself and my wife sitting on the leeward side.
Congratulations, a big reward for all the cussing you had to tolerate from the other half
Do you need so much forward rake in the mast? Have you tried to "plumb" her up and get good helm response? With that much of a kink in the mast/stub arrangement, I wouldn't take her out in strong winds, for fear she'd tear something out.
beautiful job and thanks for the porn
Paul, That kink in the mast/stub really bothers me. How do I plumb it up to fix it.
can you adjust fore/ back stays to plumb it then
maybe a shim to keep it straight?
Yep, what Bob said. Slack the headstay until she's plumb, then adjust the shrouds for uniform tautness.
(08-13-2013, 04:35 PM)Dave Blake link Wrote: [ -> ]Interesting that she is more stable than the Weekender. I would have guessed there would be little difference between the two. ...
If I remember correctly, initial stability of a hull varies with the cube of the beam. So while the Vacationer has only 33% more beam than a Weekender (8ft vs 6ft), she ought to be about 2.4 times more stable at the low angles of heel you will likely be sailing them (less than 20 degrees) - all else being roughly equal. It might be actually closer to three times the stability because the difference in the beam at the waterline planes is more like 44% (4.5ft vs 6.5ft). Add to that the fact that you (the crew = movable ballast) will be a smaller fraction of the total displacement, and the differences in stability will be quite noticeable. The same will be true moving in the other direction. A 3 ft wide sailing canoe that has 50% of the beam of a Weekender will have something like 13% of the initial stability.
Cheers,
Tom