Sea Minor, a John Welsford Navigator.

This blog is about Sea Minor. I'm not sure about the name but that is what she was been called by the man who built her and changing a boat's name is a tricky business because you have to avoid upsetting Poseidon the god of the sea.

Sea Minor is a Navigator, a boat designed by John Welsford. Her vital statistics are: overall length 4.5m (14ft 9in), beam 1.8m (5ft 10in) and design weight is 140kg (309lbs). You can read more about this design at http://www.jwboatdesigns.co.nz/plans/navigator/index.htm.

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Saturday 4 February 2012

Looks Like It Could Go Sailing

The centreboard is in and it looks like it will go up and down, no obvious problems but it can't be tested until the boat is in the water. I put the masts and sails up this afternoon; most of the control lines are there and it looks like it could go sailing. However, my list of things to do seems to get longer as I get closer to the end. Maybe there isn't an end, boats are always a "work in progress".

Still to do: rudder up/down hauls, topping lift and lazy jacks for main, mizzen halyard, mainsail outhaul, various cleats and bullseyes, some touch ups on the paint work and cradles to carry the mast and spars when the boat is on the trailer.

Here are some pics:





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