You may want to consider a hoop or a line loop between your top spar and your mast. It helps control the sail when raising and lowering. Also the down haul may set the sail better if moved aft on the boom spar about 18". Thats from my experience with balanced lugs.
Sound advice. I have a hoop on the yard of my 15ft skiff. Don't find it to be necessary for this 12. It allows me to stow the sail easier when rowing. I'd be curious to experiment with the down haul position. I know it's a little funky as is, but it gets the job done.
@@shanelawrence8969 You know, I've experimented with them a lot, without much luck. I like to minimize things that need to be set or adjusted. Tried a kick up on the 15 last year, and I'm actually in the process of going back to a fixed barn door (but shallower than original). I guess I'm weird lol.
Congratulations on over a thousand subscribers. I like your lug sail. If you want to do some experimenting with sails there’s a great book called “The working guide to traditional small boat sails” by David Nichols. Not a thick book but very informative. Cheers.
I have a boat and sailing question: I don't see any sort of hardware holding the boom to the mast (and in fact when you were raising the sail at around 2:18 it looked like the boom was loose), but the boom and lug both stay close to the mast. Is it just tension between the main stay and the sheet keeping them in line, or am I missing something about the rig? FWIW, I have sailed a lateen rig (on a Sunfish "sailboard") fifty or so years ago at summer cap, and second handed on a small sloop the same summer -- but I don't really know much about other rigs and what makes them work. One of my bucket list items is to build a small sailboat similar to a Sharpie or your mini-Sharpie, something I can get to the lakes around the area with small vehicles (I currently drive a Fiesta and my partner a Kia Soul, but a small pickup might be possible), and part of that is choosing a rig early on so I can build the mast step and partner in the right place.
Always a nice cruise with the Rover. Sun-shower= A Fox's wedding!
These videos are so chill
I would love to see how you rig up your sail. It's very intriguing.
Splendid little craft! Really enjoyed this outing with a fun creek crawl. Well done. Thank you!
Ha creek crawl! I like the sound of that. It's an accurate description.
You may want to consider a hoop or a line loop between your top spar and your mast. It helps control the sail when raising and lowering. Also the down haul may set the sail better if moved aft on the boom spar about 18". Thats from my experience with balanced lugs.
Sound advice. I have a hoop on the yard of my 15ft skiff. Don't find it to be necessary for this 12. It allows me to stow the sail easier when rowing.
I'd be curious to experiment with the down haul position. I know it's a little funky as is, but it gets the job done.
Will you try to describe what you have learned in building your boats?❤
amazing video, love your content, keep it up
Nice share, thank you.
Cruising along the shore line, nice! 🤩
Very scenic. As to the rocks and stumps, have you considered a kick up rudder?
@@shanelawrence8969 You know, I've experimented with them a lot, without much luck. I like to minimize things that need to be set or adjusted. Tried a kick up on the 15 last year, and I'm actually in the process of going back to a fixed barn door (but shallower than original). I guess I'm weird lol.
Congratulations on over a thousand subscribers. I like your lug sail. If you want to do some experimenting with sails there’s a great book called “The working guide to traditional small boat sails” by David Nichols. Not a thick book but very informative. Cheers.
I have a boat and sailing question: I don't see any sort of hardware holding the boom to the mast (and in fact when you were raising the sail at around 2:18 it looked like the boom was loose), but the boom and lug both stay close to the mast. Is it just tension between the main stay and the sheet keeping them in line, or am I missing something about the rig?
FWIW, I have sailed a lateen rig (on a Sunfish "sailboard") fifty or so years ago at summer cap, and second handed on a small sloop the same summer -- but I don't really know much about other rigs and what makes them work. One of my bucket list items is to build a small sailboat similar to a Sharpie or your mini-Sharpie, something I can get to the lakes around the area with small vehicles (I currently drive a Fiesta and my partner a Kia Soul, but a small pickup might be possible), and part of that is choosing a rig early on so I can build the mast step and partner in the right place.
Ahoy,great to be on the water!
Yet another beautiful day on the Cumberland thanks😅