I've decided to change the name of the boat to the Sun Wind HF. "HF" for being in the Vintage Marblehead "High-Flyer" division. It sounds cooler too.
All the deck hardware has now been installed, and I'm just waiting for the sails to arrive. I decided to go with all brass for this boat. The hardware is from Model Yacht Fittings. It's a one-man shop out of Florida by a guy named Roger Cousineau. He makes lovely brass parts, and he has an entire kit for just Vintage Marblehead's. He also does parts for the huge J-Class boats and other classes. Check out his website.
Here's the jib rack:
The mast step and jib fairlead:
I went with eye-bolts for the shrouds, but many people would opt for a rack here instead. Yes, for you very observant folks, I forgot the washer on the left eye-bolt, but they were such little shits to install that I'm not taking it back out just to put on a washer!
Mainsheet fairlead. Yes, I know it's not centered! Drilling accurate holes is so much harder than you think. You try it and see how you do! God...
Backstay eye-bolt:
Sails arrive soon!
Peace!
All the deck hardware has now been installed, and I'm just waiting for the sails to arrive. I decided to go with all brass for this boat. The hardware is from Model Yacht Fittings. It's a one-man shop out of Florida by a guy named Roger Cousineau. He makes lovely brass parts, and he has an entire kit for just Vintage Marblehead's. He also does parts for the huge J-Class boats and other classes. Check out his website.
Here's the jib rack:
The mast step and jib fairlead:
I went with eye-bolts for the shrouds, but many people would opt for a rack here instead. Yes, for you very observant folks, I forgot the washer on the left eye-bolt, but they were such little shits to install that I'm not taking it back out just to put on a washer!
Mainsheet fairlead. Yes, I know it's not centered! Drilling accurate holes is so much harder than you think. You try it and see how you do! God...
Backstay eye-bolt:
Sails arrive soon!
Peace!
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