Featherwind Boat Building Page. |
It's not a place. It's a state of mind. |
Tranquility Island. |
Tranquility Island. |
Featherwind Boat Building Page |
Constantly holding the main sheet makes things inconvenient. I added
a jam cleat made of PVC pipe to free up the hands for important stuff like taking
a cup of coffee and lighting the pipe. |
Rudder before painting with the lead insert showing at the bottom of the rudder.
This is unpainted with the push-pull tiller arrangement. |
Here's a closeup after painting that shows the new hinge arrangement. Eyelets
with a steel rod for the pintle. It works better than anything I have
tried so far and is easy to mount and dismount from the stern. A wooden piece
on the lower right of the upper rudder mount stops the blade from swinging
too far forward |
Here's the rudder in the up position with the final steering linkages shown.
In this pictue the rear storage-flotation chamber can be seen with the hatch
installed. More on that later. . |
Modifications Page #1. |
Modifications make the boat much easier to sail. |
