My Distraction

Here's my other Boat, a Ross 780. This Boat is frekin' cool. Around the same speed as a J24 but 5'6" headroom (okay for me to camp at 6'5" tall). Lifting keel and rudder we can beach the boat and sail in about 3' of water. Big main (31'luff x 13' foot) and self tacking jib. I'm adding a spinnaker launcher and with the self tacker you don't have to take the pole down in a rush. Great for racing, fun for cruising.

Check out my thread on SA:

http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?showtopic=92361

When I got her, there was damage to the keel trunk and the transom was J24ish (full seats and a thin transom. We cut out the transom, fixed the keel trunk, and painted her.

And a few more things

Scroll down, I updated the Picture of Kaneohe Bay taken last Friday.

The main reason the Donavan 20 took precedence over the 370 rebuild is twofold:

1) I'm learning a bunch from Jim. This guy has built AC boats, AC Masts, and designed for Far, Mull, and RP. Re-building 370 will be a peice of cake compared to what I was going to do.

2) I'be bought a new toy and draggin my feet on 370 will give me a chance to get it going.

Update 10/09

Hawaii Fleet has 1 Boat back in the water. 621 is painted, rigged, and a few new sails. 732 is still at the shop with the spinnaker launching box, tube, and new bulkheads going in in the next 2 weeks.

We have a Donavan 20 being built in the shop by Jim Donavan himself and as soon as it is out, 370 will go in for a complete rebuild including new core in the floor and a new built in place deck (no more Schock-a-like tupperware hull to deck joint.

See the Donavan 20 at: http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?showtopic=95302

I'll get some pics of 621 for you.