First splash in our Sunmaid 20, fibreglass boat restoration projects

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First splash in our Sunmaid 20, fibreglass boat restoration projects

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After many months of repairs and upgrades, we took the Sunmaid down to the Bribie passage for her shakeout sail. BREAKING NEWS I have a new boat project to announce next week The Sunmaid is complete apart from cosmetic work and tweaking the rigging. An unexpected opportunity has me going in a new direction away from the Sunmaid project. It is a project that is very close to my heart, and I am looking forward to launching a new series of videos.
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@davejrich Жыл бұрын

Thanks again for a Great day Sailing and all the Great work you have put into the project Chris

@SmallSailboatCruising Жыл бұрын

The cockpit is faired and prepped for coating now. Pesky rain showers interrupted the work.

@jameswembridge7395 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting and lessons to rember for my shake out sail, I have been thinking up excuses to for get about the keel and cable inspection, because of lifting the boat, or laying it on its side on the lawn as suggested. Watching Baz and crew in shark infeasted water, getting his boat on the trailer. I best just do the job propley, and avoid the crack in the housing to fix as well. Looking foward to your wooden boat restoration, and Baz when he post his trip with you, not often that two people I have subcribed to are together, big thumbs up from me.

@SmallSailboatCruising Жыл бұрын

Makes a very strong case for dyneema. When my one failed for the third time I ended up swimming in croc and shark waters to fix it up.

@JohnSavage1984 Жыл бұрын

How do you get a boat that size on it side on the lawn?

@jasonstork9606 Жыл бұрын

Great boat name. I have a Saffron too, a Flying Fifteen at Sandgate. Funnily enough it's a rich golden yellow colour too....

@SmallSailboatCruising Жыл бұрын

Interesting thing that saffron the herb is actually red. But it imparts a yellow colour to food. Like boats it is extremely expensive to own.

@VentureOffroadAustralia4x4 Жыл бұрын

It was a fun sail and great meeting up Chris. Nice to see our little Ultimate 18 from across the water too. Unfortunate end to our day but we'll have Lady Emma back on the water very soon. Hope to catch you again down the track for another sail.

@SmallSailboatCruising Жыл бұрын

I’m also keen. Will allow more time. I was under the pump getting Saffron in the water.

@DanielSmith-vp5vn Жыл бұрын

Another great video Chris. Don’t neglect the sun maid though. Want to see her finished and where yiu take her.

@4kays160 Жыл бұрын

Cant wait to see this wooden boat project.. sounds fun

@SmallSailboatCruising Жыл бұрын

I’ve been into the wooden boat project for 3 weeks now. Videos are underway way. My wife is struggling to get me to come in for meals! So nice working with wood again.

@4kays160 Жыл бұрын

@@SmallSailboatCruising great to hear, im in nsw near bathurst atm.. i plan on building a wooden trailer sailer very soon, the more i research it though the more likely i will build something larger like rediviva built by the channel salt and tar.. im in love with that little wooden yacht..

@SmallSailboatCruising Жыл бұрын

@@4kays160 I’m enjoying Salt and Tar too. Keep an eye on my channel. I have been working on a wooden boat project you will appreciate for about three weeks now. Small but beautiful.

@4kays160 Жыл бұрын

@@SmallSailboatCruising cant wait mate

@RobertSmith-jl4yw Жыл бұрын

Dear Chris. I may have commented earlier on my Sunmaid 20 project plans - you were kind enough to help me contact the association in Victoria. Well, the boat is on its trailer, in my suburban Adelaide driveway, stripped to the bone and with a tarp over it. A large workshop would be super, but a pipe dream at present. I am on the cusp of taking the multi-tool and other devices to the cockpit, as I cannot resist the challenge! The templates are ready, the FG and epoxy purchased and a plan laboriously worked out. Wish me luck. I've been filming my (slow) progress for a possible future channel. I just need a run of warm, dry days, elusive at the moment, to dive in. Wish me luck. So nice to see other owners' approach to typical problems on these boats. I have enjoyed watching your friend, Baz's channel, too. Cheers.

@SmallSailboatCruising Жыл бұрын

That’s very exciting stuff! You are taking a good approach stripping everything down to the bones. I work in similar circumstances. It’s frustrating sometimes but you get by. I look forward to seeing your vids. The cockpit sure could do with a work over. I’m interested in how you approach it.

@RobertSmith-jl4yw Жыл бұрын

@@SmallSailboatCruising If at all, in any way successful, I may write you with a personal, pre-KZfaq channel description! I will cut the ply for the seats and floors from today, glassing them on the undersides first. Next week will be fitting. Gulp! Nothing ventured, nothing gained, eh?

@sailingcitrinesunset4065 Жыл бұрын

7:32 Trim on the back satay on a beach reach or close reach & ease off the back stay on a broad reach or downwind. My Sumaid will pull on the back stay downwind if you dont ease it off

@SmallSailboatCruising Жыл бұрын

Makes sense.

@chrisobrien5138 Жыл бұрын

Really good to see you two channels together😎

@SmallSailboatCruising Жыл бұрын

It was a bit of a brief encounter but very enjoyable.

@sailingcitrinesunset4065 Жыл бұрын

I bump stop my Sunmaid20 off the trailer! at the bottom of the ramp 1 metre short I remove the winch strap & chains, I tie a bow line and lead it back to the vehicle and hold the line in the drivers seat wearing leather gloves! I reverse back 1 metre and tap the brakes and the boat keeps going straight off the trailer. I lead the boat around to the jetty or beach without getting my feet or the car wet.

@SmallSailboatCruising Жыл бұрын

I like the idea of keeping the bearings out of the water. If I let my safety go it would scoot off and land on the ramp.

@thebrizrobbo Жыл бұрын

Fabulous Chris. The Bribie Passage looks like an awesome place for a shakeout sail. Did you have any problems with the water depth? The charts say 8-10m in the centre...did you find that pretty accurate and not too many 'rogue' sandbars?

@SmallSailboatCruising Жыл бұрын

We didn’t come across any shallows sailing east west out of spinnaker sound. The only hazard there is jet skis. 😂

@jasonstork9606 Жыл бұрын

Yes there is a big sandbank on the eastern side of the passage just north of the VMR base (Sylvan Beach). I comes right out and is marked by a red marker. Then as you go north there are more shallows here and there. The channel is well marked though.

@ericpeacock100 Жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, I have a Sunmaid 20 and it doesn’t have a backstay. I see that yours does. My shrouds seem tight enough but under the load of the jib the front stay seems to slacken. Would you recommend rigging a backstay?

@SmallSailboatCruising Жыл бұрын

The back stay is part of the original design. I have drawings showing a bridal on the transom so that it becomes like a split fork to where is attaches. The backstay enables you to shape the main sail and it provides reinforcement if you are flying a Spinniker. I would highly recommend reinstating it