With the sailing season rapidly approaching, I'm working hard to finish up a couple sewing projects. During my spring vacation, I completed the drifter (ahh, the life of a teacher - I know, it's rough; I won't mention the free trip to England as a chaperon during the preceding week). It feels great to have at least one item crossed off the list.
Here are a couple of pictures:
Hopefully the sailmakers on here will go easy on my finishwork; I know it's not the prettiest.
The Sailrite kit was complete and went together smoothly. I'd still like to try my hand at lofting my own sail, but Sailrite's kits sure make the process much simpler. I guess the final analysis will have to wait until we hoist the sail and put it to use.
Now that the drifter is complete, I'll turn my attention to the dodger and get it done before Ariel splashes. I can't wait!
Regarding my earlier post about the LSZ-1, I've added another complaint: the bobbin is too small. It's terribly frustrating to run out of bobbin thread in the middle of a long panel. I've gotten to the point where I change the bobbin early and simply discard the remaining thread.
Best of luck with those winter worklists!
David