Coastal Cruising in a Pathfinder: Grinding, sanding, grinding, sanding...

Monday, February 2, 2009

Grinding, sanding, grinding, sanding...

Most (likely all) of this week will be spent grinding and sanding the profiles that the planks will lie onto. I'll be tidying up areas that have epoxy dribbles and other minor details. Sanding the inside faces of the stringers. Basically making a big mess. It will be interesting what my version of "fair curve" looks like.

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About the Pathfinder

Pathfinder is a 17’-4” gaff rigged wooden sailboat designed by John Welsford. Born out of the drawings and lines of the Navigator. (a smaller design which have been built in the hundreds) The Pathfinder is the big brother for more extended cruising with larger crews and cargo. Its many features include a swing up centerboard for beaching, buoyancy compartments, storage lockers, inboard motor mounting, and is lightweight for its size. It’s swing up centerboard enables the Pathfinder not only to beach, but the ability to be launched at any slipway with a regular vehicle and trailer. This opens up a weekend cruising range envied by the big keel boats that must return to home port. It also means that the owner need only to trailer the boat back home at the end of the sail.