Saddle Up!
by Jake on Mar.09, 2006, under Composite Works
I’m sure this will probably count as a milestone – the hulls are wetsanded, washed, and ready for gelcoat. With the assistance of a friend, Mark Hale, I loaded the hulls on the trailer and snugged up the beams for transport to the paintbooth at work soon. I’m going to be out of pocket next week so there won’t be much happening to the boat or here on the website…sorry about that! You can bet I’ll be back getting things going hardcore as soon as possible.
On another note, I have to brag a little. Let me apologize in advance for the ensuing mental image…but without a stitch of clothing, I weigh 165lbs! That matches the lightest I have been in about 10 years. My personal goal is 160 (and that’s still plenty healthy – I’m 5’7″) and Frank, who is a bit taller, is working to 180. Minimum class legal crew weight on the Nacra 20 is 325lbs but that’s generally accepted as very light. At 340lbs we’re going to be pretty well suited for a wide range of wind conditions from weak to strong. Weight is such a critical thing on lightweight high-performance beach catamarans and I believe that 340 is ideal for this powerful boat.
Originally uploaded by Team Seacats.
