Hi there, I made my PM (in Australia) during covid,and have had a lot of fun sailing her, both on a nearby lake but also in the ocean where the breeze can be quite stiff at times. I have been thinking about reefing, but haven't taken the plunge yet. I understood that the grommets in the luff were to fix the sail to the mast. I use 4mm cord, fixed with toggles for easy set up. I can see that they could be part of a reefing system, but their main role is to keep the sail well set. I also found the main sheet set up inadequate, as it allowed the boom to float upwards too much, and was hard work in a decent breeze. Rather than a vang or similar, I have replaced the mid boom block with a double block, and attached another double block to the centre thwart. the main sheet now runs from the transom rope through the aft single block, the mid boom double block, the thwart mounted double block, back up to the boom, down again to the thwart, and then into my hand. It makes handling the sheet much easier and also stops the boom floating. A great improvement, especially if the wind is a bit stronger. I would be interested to know what sort of breeze you are sailing in. It looks very gentle, but you are moving nicely through the water

It seems like you have a lot going on but want to join my island on skyblock?

Thanks for documenting your build. I built a non-take apart Passagemaker in parallel with you and watching areas that were challenging really helped me. Appreciate all your work to post these videos. They made a difference for me.

Recommend you put your jib sheets outboard of your shrouds. It will give you proper jib sail shape.

Last video for now I m sure you will be doing aother crazy project one day or may be u ll return to minecraft skyblock 😊❤

Loving your videos. I’m going through the same thing on my 78 gs550! Never had so many issues with a carb… HA!

Thanks for the updates on how the rigging changes went. I'm building the passagemaker and so am very interested. I 'm also starting to think that the Passagemaker is mostly a row/motor boat that when sails are added messes up the seating or you can't even use the seats and have to sit on the floor.

Dolphins went to say u did great congratulations 👏

Thank you for sharing your building experience. Many of your tips have been very helpful for me. For example, I will be incorporating the halyard leads and jam cleats into my build. Question: When the boat capsized, how long did the boat stay on it's side before it went completely upside down?

Like most hard dingy severe lack of floatation makes them dangerous. The open daggerboard trunk is low enough to make bailing the boat impossible. Major redesign necessary to make this boat safe.

cant wait to see the new design on the water

I like it looks well thought out. Also nice job editing the video. I enjoyed it!

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let's go.. you've got this..!!!

are you going to run a pulley line so you can raise it sitting from the stern and not the bow which is the more unstable part of the boat?

😁😁😁😁👍👍👍👍Ходити теж не зразу навчилися))))

wow 😊Watching this video makes me feel so happy for ur effort and dedication to ur project

Не розумію, навіщо було розрізати, якщо є візок?)))

Do you have a link for the gasket material? I have been stalled at this step as well

Where do you order your part from?

you should play some hellbounds

wow man what a hard job is to do this project

You wanted suggestions about how to arrange partitions in the air tight fore and aft compartments? Partial walls (6" or less high) coud be roughly shaped to fit the bottom and run fore and aft. A few dry fits should suffice, then use a piece of scrap to form a brace that sits at 90 degree angle to your dividing wall, slot it to slide down the wall most of the way, just holding it up 1/2" in the middle but touching the bottom at it's ends. This holds the wall upright and the very thick epoxy that you use to adhere it will provide the strength to provide the separated compartments. You could even add another layer or two of wall boards to get more height after you remove your cross bracing. I think CLC probably isn't keen on us using these compartment s for storage?

Your vids are great! I am planning to build the same boat and I am learning a lot from all the content you post on your channel! Thanks for sharing with us! One question: do you have any idea about how many hours you already have worked on this boat? Chesapeake estimated a total of 100 hours for the Passagemaker, but I guess it must demand a lot more than that for most part of the people and especially for someone like me with no experience.

Come back to skyblock I will give you some starter millions

Those wire holes are still making me nervous.

Love your videos. I'm about to start my build this weekend. Curious if I could fiberglass the stand inside of the #1 planks prior to assembly. Seems like less work, but I'm afraid it would affect during assembly (stitching). Thanks.

hey man, how you doing?? Long time . Used to watch your skybound videos, old subscriber, hope you’re well!!

We used thickened epoxy to fill in stitch holes, some took two applications. It looks like your's are filling in pretty nice.

I wish I had noticed the stitch holes earlier. On mine, 25:22 I used a technique I copied from someone else. When I removed the wire, I then went back and glued in tooth picks. I then clipped them off, and when I epoxies the boat, they were covered and sanded.

Way to adapt and over come. I admire your patience and perseverance. That is the craziest boat design I have ever seen. I can't wait to see the finished project. Good Work!

I've got the same problem with my GS550 and this video helped, im glad i found it. thanks!

I went with the heavier scotch bright pad with handle on it, think it was a burgundy color scotch pad from the painting department at Home Depot, worked great and 1 scrub it was done

If ur interested hellbounds released and it’s pretty fun it has like 100+ players

I'm thinking of joining so I have a backup when my own laser is getting maintenance, waiting for a tube, or just being stupid. Thanks for this video so I can see what the place is like. Maybe I'll see you there.

Ahhhhhh, adventures with epoxy :)! Our first batch, to glue the finger joints together on the whole boat, got mixed with one third the hardener! We got to then fiberglass tape both sides of the joints to reassure ourselves of their strength. Your's is looking good!

Getting there! Keep at it!

I think you are right about the holes. On mine I filled them out and put a nylon bushing in the hole. I then epoxied it into place. Very easy to assemble the boat with that.

My adult son and I are building this exact project! We just coated the bottom with two coats of epoxy and are about to turn it over to install the seats and rub rails. Neither of us have ever worked with epoxy and never been in charge of a boat build. I too have had some fun flipping the boat over, so I can totally relate to your solo effort. I will continue to keep up with you and wish you well! Plus I am also old (70)!

He's cutting it in half so he can get it out of the basement. Or install a much needed beer cooler.

It's coming along! I feel your pain! Thank you for bringing us along!

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I think I came into this late... why are you cutting the boat in half. I went to the CLC website, but didn't get any clarification. I built a CLC Jimmy Skiff for my neighbor a number of years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a great project to do with a friend.! Nice Job BTW!

I bought the same boat kit. Haven't started construction yet. So glad I found your videos. Going to be super helpful. Thanks!

I love building these things. These kits are fun and practical. Nice job.

Your skyblock series is very entertaining. Any chance that you'll be doing another season now that it has reset?

If you take a wide strap twice around the middle, you can flip it with more control.

Wow... great project and nicely done! I built a CLC Jimm Skiff of my neighbor a few years ago. Had a blast and really enjoyed it.

U can get in the otherside and push it back out with time and patience and a bent pin, well I did

Maybe your chokes not seating fully