

No offense intended to owners of other Paceships, just a little family pride. My project is hull #13 - hope to have something to show in a couple of months.
That's about it. I left the Eastwind at the top of Lake Champlain, about an hour south of Montreal, and keep the Westwind up here. I am half-heartedly selling the Westwind, but I like her so much, I'm not trying very hard :)Summersdawn wrote:I would think it depends on which way the wind is blowing...How do you decide which one to take out - or do they work shifts, on and off the hard?
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Should there be a skeg in front of the rudder, as there is in the actual photos of the boat above?Duncan wrote:By the way, can anyone spot the mistake in this drawing?
Actually, I think the line you're seeing (which does look a bit like a rudderpost) is the "cutout" line in the drawing that's allowing us, the viewers, to see "through" the hull of the boat and into the interior. The draftsman should have made the line squigglier (more like the corresponding one in the bow sections) to prevent this sort of confusion.Rachel wrote:Well, it looks like the rudderpost would have an awfully hard time actually reaching the rudder -- or am I missing something...
That's it, the tiller is drawn a bit too high/too far back to connect properly to the rudderpost.Rachel wrote:Well, it looks like the rudderpost would have an awfully hard time actually reaching the rudder.
True enough - the skeg and rudder are drawn as one piece here - I guess this sketch wasn't intended for that level of detail.Tim wrote:Should there be a skeg in front of the rudder
Wow, very similar indeed (above the waterline) - if you are referring to the Coumbia Contender 24?xroyal wrote:Duncan, believe (?) Columbia made 2 versions of the 24, one with a raised cabin top more like yours and the flush deck version I had.
Funny you should say that - "solid" and "smooth" would be two of the first words I'd use to describe how the Westwind sails, as well. She feels like a much bigger boat. The Westwind boys in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland claim they are the last ones who have to go in when the weather kicks up.xroyal wrote: I loved the solid feel of her, especially when sailing in choppy waters outside the Golden Gate.