Oops I missed it. Was April 5 and 6 here in Seattle. But the guys from Alii Nui were there with a booth.  http://www.divenewsnetwork.com/expo/

When I was at Fiberlay last week I saw numerous rolls of carbon fiber with the prices marked down as blowout list items. I recall seeing one as low as $10/ per yard. At http://www.fiberlay.com/

The KHSD 65 daycharter cat Alii Nui out of west Maui has a blog now.
http://www.aliinuimaui.com/Blog/

Below a construction picture from the shop at Schooner Creek in Portland.

The price of plans has to go up.  It looks like the magic date is June 1. I’m thinking it has been about 20 years since the plans prices were raised. I have been told my plans prices are low; and it has become more work then the cash flow reflects.

We are a bit closer to sorting that out. It seems the shopping cart cannot tolerate no shipping charge. Waiting for answers but for now, again the best work-around seems to be order a book, tell the cart bot that you live in Botswana, and email me the study set you actually want emailed to you.

A nice shot of James’ plywood box beam bowtube end. A composite chainplate.

Unit #2 of the Lake Victoria catamaran ferries is waiting patiently. The lee side looks like it needs a bath. I hope they get it cleaned up and going soon.

John here on the west coast of Canada has some cost figures for various core approaches to his 40 trimaran.

“I just got a quote for cedar strip 1/2″ x 11/2” for a $1,05/ lin ft…that $8/sq.ft.

Resin $317.60 – 5gal pail

hardener $142.41 – 1gal”

Delightful meeting with Dan. Turns out a wave stove in the door in the front and it all went downhill from there. I do stand corrected about it having too much windage for offshore;  it was never intended to go offshore.  Except when it did.

Dan thinks he might rebuild, but ship it home in bits safe in a container. It would need accurate 3D modeling to sort out the pieces then. Glad to meet Dan.

I just got word yesterday that this 61′ Kelsall powercat Twin Coves sank and was lost at sea.  I see no mention of it online.  I will know a lot more after a meeting tomorrow. I would not have felt safe going out of the harbor with that much windage on a sled that small.   I always declare that whatever the sea can’t hit, it can’t hurt.  The inverse that it will hurt what it can hit is true too.  I feel badly for the owner.