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**GordMay** · 26-01-2017, 03:04

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Thesane.

pcmm · 26-01-2017, 03:14

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Originally Posted by Thesane

He made no mention of weed, but I'll be certain to inquire, as a friend of a friend may know a guy who wants to know if that is truly the case. I'm still trying to figure out what this thing is, though.

...oh, and deadeye rigging. Who does that anymore?

Deadeyes are back! you'll see them on boatswith dyneema rigging ala Collego dux rigging!

Blue Crab · 26-01-2017, 03:29

Looks Letcherous to me. RTW vessel, lost in TN.

zeehag · 26-01-2017, 06:59

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Originally Posted by Jim Cate

Surely NOT a Triton... your dockmaster must have a source for good weed!

Jim

more like magic mushrooms h ah ah ah ah a

**Don C L** · 26-01-2017, 08:04

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Originally Posted by pcmm

It looks very much identical to John Letcher's Aleutka

Aleutka: John Letcher's minimalist cruiser — Nels Tomlinson

That's where I've seen it! I love a good challenge but that one had me stumped too. Good memory banks pcmm! And the Triton suggestion... well yeah, can't beat Jim's assessment.

**JPA Cate** · 26-01-2017, 13:47

Thesane, click on the link. It looks like Aleutka to me, too, and the article explains the reasoning behind why it is rigged as it is.

Ann

Thesane · 26-01-2017, 14:10

Thank you all!

I knew that I would get an answer in this crowd. I cannot fully express how awesome I think you are without the assistance of graphs and charts.

Thesane · 26-01-2017, 14:38

While I'm not surprised that someone here nailed it (pcmm), I've discovered that there is very little information on the interwebs about this boat. I'm positively intrigued by how unique it is and am digging for additional information.

I lurked on this site for years before creating an account, then lurked for another couple before posting. You people really are the best.

**Don C L** · 26-01-2017, 15:48

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Originally Posted by Thesane

While I'm not surprised that someone here nailed it (pcmm), I've discovered that there is very little information on the interwebs about this boat. I'm positively intrigued by how unique it is and am digging for additional information.

I lurked on this site for years before creating an account, then lurked for another couple before posting. You people really are the best.

You ought to check out Lechter's book on self steering, he had a very small boat, "Island Girl" I think, that he sailed from CA to Hawaii and back.

Blue Crab · 26-01-2017, 15:59

Not to sound snippy, but we've read the books we encourage noobs to read.

Thesane · 26-01-2017, 17:08

Be "snippy" all you want. We noobs are simply in search of information. I, for one, am a sponge for knowedge.

Thesane · 26-01-2017, 17:14

This crowd has the answers. I couldn't be in a better place.

**JPA Cate** · 26-01-2017, 20:31

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Originally Posted by Thesane

This crowd has the answers. I couldn't be in a better place.

Letcher's book "Self Steering For Sailing Craft", Copyright 1974. Published by International Marine Publishing Company, Camden, Maine.

See if you can get hold of it. It's not just an interesting read. It's a bit of a manual, a repository of ideas and ways to think about self steering.

When our self steering failed (on the Yankee 30, 3 days out of Kauai bound for San Francisco), it was his memories of this book that he drew on to create the amazing surgical rubber and 17 blocks main sheet to tiller steering, that was what we used for the remainder of the trip.

Ann