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@@LG-ct8tw hey, thx for history! I drilled five holes and stuck in plastic 1/4” bolts. They (plus spares) weigh less than vice grips ;). Because of the purple paint we thought it was Lyman’s boat. But as I got in deep finding many assembly problems I realized there’s no way. She is hull 15, originally delivered to FL. Sailed there for about 4 years then trucked to San Francisco where she has never been in the water since! She’ll get launched finally next week. Very excited

You should put them back in their original position, unless you want to change the geometry for folding. I moved mine inboard so that hopefully the capshrouds can stay the same length when hulls are folded and open. I can let you know in about a week if I succeeded. I was advised by another F25C owner who had done this a long time ago. Also, because you have an aluminum mast, are you sure you actually have an F25C? Do you know where your boat was built, and when? Where are the building plans? Maybe it’s an F25A.

Hi Giles. These boats were spec’s for carbon masts. There were two options, one from Omohundro and one from Marstrom. Omo is gone now. Marstrom is in one of the Scandinavian countries, and very expensive. It would likely cost more than the scruffy boat is worth. I would weigh the mast you have; perhaps with modification it is workable. Ctek in New Zealand is today’s go-to for new carbon masts. They come with a splice, so shipping is reasonable.

Hi. Well in retrospect I think you shouldn’t have to mess with the timing if you can disassemble and put it all back in same position. Use a marking pen or fingernail polish before taking apart to mark how everything lines up! These engines are SO worth fixing!

Marking is a good idea. I'll be doing that. I have taken a lot of pictures but I think I'll take some more showing how everything looks with different throttle settings.

Alan, $1k/YEAR??? Which yard exactly? I want to go there for the summer and haul her out but I’m not getting a response. Can you tell me who to call or email? Thx!

Hi. Everything I’ve been showing is done with West Systems 105 resin and 205 or 206 hardener (slow or fast). If you’re doing much larger projects, you should step up to their ‘big brother’ product, ProSet. Same company. These people were pioneers in boat-build and aerospace composites. Can’t go wrong if you follow their directions.

Hi Brad. Durability of your rigging is very dependent on the actual rope/cordage they used, did they do a quality splicing job, and how much UV sunshine has it seen? Ten years is the current rule of thumb. Running rigging controls should have come out of Corsair quite standardized, but people modify stuff over the years. Your best bet is to visit a boat that is currently racing. If none around, post pictures on the Fboat forum and we can talk you through it. If you're really jammed up and want some 1x1 time, I could do a FaceTime call while you're on the unfolded boat. What's your specific screecher question? Mast rotation should be a set of two little blocks on a bar coming off the mast, and the lines run back to cockpit. Anything like that evident?

The mast rotator in the F-24 is often rigged with the rotation arm at the base of the mast connected to the boom with a block and tackle. It’s really more of a rotation limiter in that the mast wants to rotate itself and this keeps it from going too far! Do you have a continuous line furler for your screacher?

@@Ravenswingsailing That would be great. I'm hoping to raise the mast in the next few weeks in the driveway. When that happens would be best for communication. I don't have a Apple phone. What about WhatsApp?

@@SailingTipsCa Thank you that makes sense, more of a Limiter. As for the Furler I will get back to you. Your Tips for Trimarans are greatly appreciated. The mast raising video gave me some good ideas.

@@bradwhite3894happy to do a WhatsApp. My availability will be tricky after Monday, as I’m going to my boat in Mexico for a couple weeks. I use WhatsApp down there but only when we’re in a decent cell spot or near a marina WiFi. Look me up as RavenswingGreg and we can connect.

Thank you, and yes I’m enjoying seeing the finish in our backyard, vs the complete mess when I picked the boat up originally. Yes the knots around the lashings hold themselves tightly. I haven’t trimmed the excess yet as I still need to fold the boat once to check all the net fitting. So the lashings are still long. I will tie little overhand knots then cut with hot knife to finish. That will avoid fraying. I still owe you guys a video of making the bow nets from dyneema fishing net stock.

Can you explain more about inverting the eye? I do the 8 lock stitches on that second eye (that isn’t free). What exactly gets inverted the way you’ve seen it? Thx

This is how the Colligo guys do a locking Brummel when only one end is free. The “inversion” I was referring to is shown at 6:00 min in the video. czcams.com/video/IxSi8igfChk/video.htmlsi=zQUBVk2UvTQQhpwr

I’m taking time to do this work in a very personalized manner. For a long time I’ve thought the lightweight 25C would be a good senior-sailor boat; I hope to share sailing her with my adult kids but it might be a long time til they inherit it ;)

Yes, but i didn't know about the misfit when punching the grommets. Didn't really show up in zip-tie mode. The net is fine & fully functional; it's just one little finish item that will drive people like Keith and me a bit nuts :)

That's such an awesome boat. I used to crew on one - so capable, powerful under sail, and easy to trailer/set up. I'm trying to set this one up to be so user-friendly as a MKII :) Hit me up with any questions you run into. I've been f-boating for almost 30 years now.

Thank you. We are launching June 21st and I'm sure I'll have some questions.

and i'm looking forward to bringing this one south to sail with you guys. Rally to Catalina, eh?

@@Ravenswingsailinglet’s go!

Miss Ruby just had a GREAT time playing on Ravenswing in Mexico :) Happy to rehab corsairs, but those are pretty hard to find for free!

Omg yes, I've always loved them, but the affordability wasn't for me.

Thank you. She’s paying us back from all the yard work with some really nice sailing ;)

Rudder was just a paint scratch on the tip. Going to use it for a couple weeks gunkholing trip now, then I’ll repaint, which was already on the list ;) I haven’t asked Dave yet for permission to talk about Bandit. I’m helping him now with rigging stuff. An amazing build! See it here: facebook.com/F32SRLilMonster?mibextid=YMEMSu

How’s your cash situation?

Yo, A, you getting any good sailing in these days? Miss chatting with you around the steering wheel!

That Nissan. Seriously! Dec-Mar the air and water are cool. So more of the active boats are south another 300+ miles. These cruising grounds are so vast that crowds are rare. Except the marinas. Which are full. Thx Starlink for allowing people to continue careers afloat. New problem- no slips left! I’ll try to keep the talking about useful stuff :)

You should come down and partake, amigo. I’m confident these hulls would be just fine tacking down the kite. But that would be a pretty extreme angle that I’ve never seen done. And the tack line routing would be ugly. But I am going to splice more line onto the whiskers and remake the float hull terminals into static turning blocks so the whiskers come back far enough to be adjustable. Then we can articulate the sprit end to windward. I built the inboard end as a beefy double swivel so no problem for it to swing out to the side some. And of course first I have to move the forward solar panels, which is already on the list because I don’t like how they block access to those bows. I keep long lists, can you tell ;)?

Whoa, you read my mind. Last day of recent cruise the guys went off on a hike and I thought, hey, I’ve never done a boat tour video. So I grabbed a bunch of footage. It’ll get edited soon…

Thx! And I only showed you guys about 25% of what went down that week ;). Great dog breed ID. Yard owner Salvador Cabrales loves that breed. Photo is Drake who has learned to bark loudly at the yard fence along with his litter mate Ripley. In my Nov’22 visit they were 8week old new arrivals, joining the other two adult Malanois. Effective guards and total sweethearts. I’ve spent about four months cumulatively at Cabrales over the boat being there 2.5 years of past five. All nights spent aboard or in our pickup camper parked next to boat. I enjoy it but it’s truly living in the dirt, and many Americans prefer to go rent apartments nearby.

Same frustration here, literally just a few cents to Raymarine for tiny spades you can’t get in a small Mexican (or any other) seaside town. Argh.

@@RavenswingsailingMan oh man I hear you, no luck finding them at any Raymarine dealer here in St Maarten either so we ended up botching together our lovely new $700 anenometer install!!! Anyway, great to see her back in the water and looking forward to yours and Ruby’s upcoming Sea of Cortez adventures👍