For any boatscum in the PNW. The twice annual Fisheries Supply Swap meet/Yard sale is going on tomorrow morning.  Often some great bargains there and sometimes very odd stuff.

Did I just step in it? I have been using this plywood both on boat projects and the lunar lander dwelling. Seal Brand.

The ferries for Uganda were also made from this brand as I was told. I looked it up and it turns out they might be one of the major bad actors in the Indonesian forest devastation. Does anyone know more about this brand?

This little unit is designed to take 16 passengers off of the beach and out a few hundred yards to the sailing cat waiting beyond the reef. The USCG is making us work for it like it was an exposed waters expedition cat.  Try it out at https://www.holoholokauaiboattours.com/

I want to remind people that my friend and collaborator, Andre, has DVDs and training available on infusion and molding of parts. It looks like we might do the power tri finally.    http://www.grpguru.com/

One of my taller customers, Joel, is having this stretched KHSD 37  built at the Betts Boatyard in Anacortes. It will have an unstayed Aeroesque rig also.
The 3D model is thanks to the Betts shop. They modeled the house to more resemble the new KHSD 45 that is not yet released. I’m sure there will be many more progress pictures. Foam/glass.

After dropping its mast, I see that they got that fixed and Fujin sails very well.  For a design fee of over $100,000 it better sail well.  And, I’m sorry but it still looks like a pickers shack sitting there on the bridgedeck.

Gorilla glass is the amazingly strong and durable glass that makes iphones and droids possible. Ford is starting to use it on cars. 30% lighter than regular glass and more durable. Maybe some shapes will fit on catamarans in the near future.

This ill fated Gunboat got its windows blasted out some 18 months ago and was abandoned. And recently rediscovered.
Note to MSC. They float forever. I once did these calculations for Ganulin showing that the foam in the hulls and bridgedeck would take care of all the damage stability. He was unimpressed.  I still had to do the damage stability calculations.

This is the only on the water photo I have so far. Expecting more soon. 

From this view it kind of looks like Chaak.  Well, both are of 1980s vintage designs.

I was going to include several of Owen’s finds but I see that the antivirus chose now to update and it locks up the system when it does that.  It could go on for an hour.  Back Monday.

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