^^^^^ This.
A trimaran daysailer for aging boomers
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skirret
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yes the wind blows you around docking especially, in 6 months I dinged up my astus pretty good..
*surfer tip use ding all sun cure for the little nicks
*surfer tip use ding all sun cure for the little nicks
Seems like I've seen or heard of this before. Anyone know the story? Its at the transient anchorage in Anacortes, sans mast. Anchorage liveaboard said someone was on it yesterday and except for the odd net suspension it looks pretty tidy. I wonder what it is.
skirret
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For your reference this is possible with a 500$ amazon floating dock platform. Not allot or any of info out there, I inflate/deflate each time with a jimi rigged 12v V mount Camera batter powering the air pump..
Just looked up the Ding All product you recommended. Seems like a great tip. They sell what appears to be a variety of great little epoxy / Polyester repair "kits", some UV cure, relatively cheaply ~$20 or so. I have been very unhappy with the last few quick repair products I tried, which were for all practical purposes white automotive Bondo with fancy labels. Marine-Tex was good, not perfect, but became annoyingly expensive and due to 5:1 ratio, was difficult to mix without doing the entire container. Making your own epoxy or polyester repair meant buying excessively large quantities of filler, glass, plus sand paper, smoothing film, etc. They put all the stuff conveniently in the box. Sometimes all you need is a small quantity and 2 oz is a pretty decent amount of stuff. I like it!
Dex Sawash
Demi Anarchrist
The UV cure repair is tits. I buy SOLAREZ epoxy because that's what I always have bought, it's clearish resin with a bunch of kittty hairs in it. They have several varieties.
skirret
New member
yes the kitty hairs(fiber fill) is the best. You can add white powder to color although these gels are pretty thick to mix but still can, I either do it at night and use a UV light to cure or day time a thick towel over my head(prolly looks like Im trying to light a joint in the wind) to keep the light out.
skirret
New member
How cute is this thing boomers??!! Would you sail it?
MultiThom
Super Anarchist
Uh, No. It is a toy. Boomers want toys, it is true (I have a bunch of them), but none "Look" like toys. What we want is something that looks like we are still vibrant people, not something that looks like we've reached our dotage.How cute is this thing boomers??!! Would you sail it?
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Tom Kirkman
Anarchist
I wouldn't sail it, but the ironic thing is that it's likely still faster than most monohulls....
skirret
New member
I know this is not a serious contender lol but not a complete joke either.. Say you live on a golf course with decent size ponds, its Chinese made and found it on one of the market place apps here.. its a good study piece to determine how small is too small or for kids I guess but anyway hard to find trimarans here and seen this and thought you guys would get a kick out of it..
I grew up on Long Island (NY) not far from JFK airport, blocks from very shallow bays and coves not really suitable for anything more than a Sunfish outside the channel, in anything less than high tide. I can assure you that there is all kinds of fun to be had in a crappy plastic boat. In my childhood it was a Snark, or Triumph trimaran, from a department store, or Sport Yak with a little motor. It is funny that you mention the "golf course" lakes. I have seen a number of golf course Yacht Clubs among the retirement communities of FL. Somehow people think that it will confirm that Utopia awaits me in later retirement. Its rather sad.
