tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post1709138134929254625..comments2024-02-25T10:43:07.698+13:00Comments on STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: _______________ CANOE YAWL 'AUTUMN LEAVES' UPDATE _______________Alden Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-25581818193910597152018-03-18T11:51:55.935+13:002018-03-18T11:51:55.935+13:00Thanks Al - you have really made my day today!! I ...Thanks Al - you have really made my day today!! I have registered on the BYYB forum and posted a comment there. You are making a great job of your 'Autumn Leaves' design - she looks fabulous. <br /><br />I dragged one of your photos onto my desktop and will use it to do an update on this A.Leaves design and a link to the BYYB site - (I hope I have your permission to use your photo??).<br /><br />Mate, you really made my day - I fucking love this little boat.<br />Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-85964690354864675832018-03-18T10:25:38.058+13:002018-03-18T10:25:38.058+13:00Your best bet is to check the building autumn leav...Your best bet is to check the building autumn leaves on the byyb forum. it is listed under the builders bulletin board. in order to see the pictures, and there are a lot of them, you have to register for the forum. it is worth a look.<br /><br />AlIndies Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00365606112083480281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-45634150225839760562018-03-18T00:16:58.805+13:002018-03-18T00:16:58.805+13:00Here's a better bet. I have a thread on the B...Here's a better bet. I have a thread on the BYYB formum (back yard yacht builders) in the builders formn, building autumn leaves since I started the build. There are lots of pictures and a fairly complete narrative of my adventures. In order to see the pictures, you will have to register on the site. <br /><br />I sail a Stevenson Weekender which is my favorite boat right now so when I compare sizes Autumn Leaves is easily twice if not more volume than my weekender which I cruise comfortably in. Even though J Harris claims that AL is a solo boat, it is a tandem cruiser in my eyes. For a trailer sailer, she is at my limit for size and weight. My goal is to have her at the lake Pepin messabout at the end of May. I think I can still make it.<br /><br />AlIndies Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00365606112083480281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-14924861086989508572018-03-17T08:54:58.328+13:002018-03-17T08:54:58.328+13:00Al, that is absolutely fantastic news, I have been...Al, that is absolutely fantastic news, I have been searching the internet for the last 12 months looking for news of a build.<br /><br />I have seen a rig modification on the Wooden Boat Forum with a lug sail 'cat' main i.e. no jib.<br /><br />Your version, A gaff main, jib and mizzen is an excellent idea in my books, especially from the aesthetic point of view and very much in keeping with the canoe yawl ethos. <br /><br />Boxing in the seats is also a really good idea and I have always intended to do this when I build mine 'Autumn Leaves' sometime soon.<br /><br />I am heartened to hear that you think it is a really big boat - makes building one even more appealing.<br /><br />I would really love to see any photos of the build, especially recent ones - well ANY photos would be great (one of you next to the boat to give a sense of scale). You could send some photo attachments to my email:<br /><br /> aldensmith@xtra.co.nz <br /><br />I would be most grateful, I am dying to see what she looks like!!!<br /><br />Regards - Alden<br />Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-40728444433097172722018-03-17T08:13:29.197+13:002018-03-17T08:13:29.197+13:00I'm building autumn leaves no 1. At least I t...I'm building autumn leaves no 1. At least I think I am. I started jan 20 2017 and I am at the stage of glassing the topsides with almost the whole boat assembled. At this point I am trying to get her on the water by late May or June. My boat has some deviations from the plan in that I am rigging it with a gaff main. The other major modification is that I have reduced the volume of the cockpit by quite a bit. I have boxed in the seats and under the side decks so I now have abundant floation all through the boat. <br /><br />I agree that the boat is fairly easy to build, but it is not for new builders unless they are moderately skilled in a wood shop, and dedicated to spending the time. The hull is pretty easy to assemble, but there is a good bit of what J Harris calls patient wood work to work out the rest. <br /><br />To me this is a really big boat. The volume will surprise you. I can't wait to set up house in mine and sail someplace for a good long time.<br /><br />Al Indies Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00365606112083480281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-737832037115990842016-09-08T07:50:42.472+12:002016-09-08T07:50:42.472+12:00Sure will Graham - all my compass needles are poin...Sure will Graham - all my compass needles are pointing to a build on this one.Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-29853923148088715532016-09-08T03:51:20.561+12:002016-09-08T03:51:20.561+12:00Go for it, report back.
It's later than you t...Go for it, report back. <br />It's later than you think.<br />Graham Graham Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799325184475918080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-29633825482423607232016-09-07T11:50:17.440+12:002016-09-07T11:50:17.440+12:00Steve, there are a few boats I want to build befor...Steve, there are a few boats I want to build before I pop off to that big spinnaker run in the sky - A small cat boat (I have the plans for two contenders here) and a canoe yawl (and I have the plans for two contenders here). The simplicity and relatively speedy building time for 'Autumn Leaves' makes her a very strong contender in the canoe yawl stakes.Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-23648206071488620862016-09-07T00:35:37.507+12:002016-09-07T00:35:37.507+12:00That's a nice looking boat... will you do it?...That's a nice looking boat... will you do it??? :o)Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.com