Big Tip for a Homemade Trimaran SailboatCategory: Hobbies
Article posted by: Joe Farinaccio
When I interviewed the founder and publisher of Duckworks Magazine he shared some great tips for anyone who might consider building their own trimaran sailboat. This article is excerpted from our conversation. One of the tips he gave fell into the category of what he thinks are some of the "biggest mistakes" new boat builders can make.
A trimaran enthusiast who is building his or her own boat may be tempted to make it look "perfect" before putting the craft into water for the first time. This is generally a mistake.
Why?
Because making a trimaran sailboat look "perfect" ... whatever that is ... just isn't important when compared to its overall performance. How the sailboat performs under sail is much more important than whether or not it looks like it should be on the floor at some boat show.
This isn't to say you shouldn't take any pride in your work. Anyone who wants to build their boat well should certainly try and do their best. It does mean, however, that one can get caught up in aspects of the boat building process that just aren't as important as some other aspects.
For example, a homebuilt boat is never "finished." There are always tweaks and changes that can be made. But none of these things should be done until you first get the trimaran into the water and begin testing things.
To do this you simply need to get the boat together to a point where it can sail. Don't focus on how it looks nearly as much as how it performs. So do the minimum amount of work you need to do and then get that thing into the water.
You're going to learn a LOT about your newly built sailboat as soon as you set it in the water. Start using your boat as quickly as possible after you start building it.
A lot of new trimaran builders can get "stuck" on their boats. They may get sidetracked because there are streaks in the paint. But cosmetic things like that just aren't important to anyone standing more than 10 feet away.
This is a personal philosophy, of course. But if you get a newly built boat together and put some paint on it then you can usually go out and have some real fun at that point.
This tip is among many the Duckworks publisher shared. You may download the whole interview at the SmallTrimarans.com website.
Posted By: Joe Farinaccio
Web: http://www.SmallTrimarans.com
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| Joe Farinaccio is a sailing writer ("the small tri guy"), author and Information Publisher. Joe offers info and resources about small trimarans at his website: www.SmallTrimarans.com |
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