Is green going to be the new fast?

OK, so the pictures never do seem to end up where I want them ...



That's OK, you learn to just accept some things ...


Besides, who knows what will happen when I post this? I certainly don't.

The green I was referring to was the green bulb plug. One more application of fairing compound and one more painting and it should be ready. This is the plug given to TFord by Knotracing and then TFord graciously forwarded it onto me. It will be available to whomever after I am done and so you might just want to get your dibs in early. The rule is, and yes, it is my rule, as it was given freely to TFord, who then freely gave it to me and even paid shipping, I will continue the trend as long as you agree to do the same. This plug could end up being used for many. many bulbs if everyone takes care if it and passes it along.

The other pictures are of what we did recently to get green so we can pay for the green. We actually only made new finales to match the old ones (the fancy turnings on top of the newels) and we installed new newel lights, all in a very nice 100 year old house.

Also over Labor day, we took strider and did a couple of short ocean races. basically from Mayport, St John's River entrance to Fernandina Beach, St Mary's River entrance and back the next day. We took third of ten and then third of 6 in the hotly contested Cruiser Class. Racing in comfort...a far cry from our Ruckus days. strider, by the way, is a 1986 S2 35C shoal draft. And proof that a balsa cored boat can be done right and not have issue one after twenty odd years. I do check it often with a meter though. The picture is a bit old now, and she has a shiner hull and new sails, still white as required in Cruising Class, but radial cut and they seemed pretty fast over labor day.

And one more picture of the deck still being faired and sanded. Another week and we should be actually onto glassing the deck.