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Subject: [world-cruising] Re: Cruising boat search
From: freshairfiend (jldalziel@XXX.XXX)
Date: Thu Mar 06 2003 - 21:29:26 EST
Why not a gaffer? I live on a gaff yawl, it will sail to windward
with a typical marconi cruiser the same size, it performs better off-
wind, and the gaff main is much easier to handle. Shape when reefed
is better, stress on the sailcloth is reduced, and it's also much
cheaper and easier to fix when something goes wrong. With the shorter
mast I can get under lots of bridges. The gaff rig is definitely
KISS, too.
Admittedly, I didn't know all this before I got this boat... ;-)
But if you are looking for a low-cost project, don't squeeze yourself
out of a goodie by being too restrictive on your requirements. Just
look for a good design and a good building job. I've even seen some
very nice FC hulls.
Good luck! What you are trying to do is very much what I did, and it
worked well for me.
--- In world-cruising@XXX.XXX wrote:
> or uncompleted dream, made of anything but cement or old wood, any
rig but
> gaff or schooner,
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