Foiled Again!

For a variety of reasons, my goal of foiling this weekend will not be accomplished :( There are several reasons for this, not the least of which is the fact that the guys at the machine shop did not come through with the parts, but its also the July 4th weekend, my daughters birthday, company is coming, bla bla bla, so maybe this is best anyway. The good part here is that instead of rushing the last few jobs and then splashing the boat I should be able to do a bit more refinement over the next week and I promise next Friday will be the day. I even ordered some additional fiberglass rods yesterday to ensure that I will have a functioning push-rod available by the end of next week. The glass rods may not be as good as a stainless ones, but it should be good enough to last a day of beginner mothing if needed.


But speaking of foils, check out the mostly finished products. They still need a small amount of fairing and need to be pained, but should be quite functional and honestly look quite nice. I added the bullet on the main strut at the last minute, but it turned out really good and should help make the joint stronger. The thing seems pretty stout, I didn't test it to destruction but I pulled on the ends pretty hard and it gave no sign of even flexing. Do note that the rudder seems to be slightly longer than the daggerboard, this was just a function of how they got assembled. Once installed on the boat the foils will be pretty much in line going through the water. The rudder foil is currently screwed on so I can change the length if necessary. Does anyone have an opinion on having the rudder slightly longer or shorter than the daggerboard?