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I am very happy to see your DUO 800S is progressing nicely. I was particularly thrilled to see some photos of the cockpits and companionways. This is a portion of the design that I have been contemplating since I purchased the plans and it was a main selling point for me because?of the protection it affords from weather being a New England sailor. I have not gotten any farther than a model of my vessel, and the pragmatic half of my household informed?me that one of our three other boats would have to go first, oh and then there is finishing my 133 year old farm house...

Wishing you the best with your project, and looking forward to more photos.

Scooter

thanks Bernd . This is my third catamaran (and smallest ) that I am building , among many dinghies?and kayaks?in the past . First big boat I built was based on Bob Orams design,? 53 foot performance cruising cat built in Duflex ,?I had?plans for the?hulls only , but designed?the rest of the?boat myself under?Bob's supervision .I sold it after?6 years of cruising and living aboard . That cat is now regularly winning races? in Sydney and is renamed Wild Goose , for a good reason , very fast boat (wild goose chase) . New owner is no regrets , a reckless?sailor and he capsized the boat in the race at 35 knots of wind while?having full sails ,?no reef . nothing?broke on the boat ,?zero damage . The boat was back racing next weekend !? ?. My second cat was James Wharam Tiki 30 , I built that boat especially?nice and well , but had to sell it as soon as it was finished , reluctantly , due to circumstances . So after owning many different? boats besides ones I built , I came to conclusion?that the ideal?boat is generally?small and simple , basic . just needs to be big enough for intended use . I really like the size of the DUO 800 . its like a big cat but?in small package . I am very excited about building?those carbon? masts . i have all the materials for it , but need to finish the rest of the boat first , then assemble it? out in the yard so I can free the building space for the masts . My progress is a bit slow these days , nothing like I was years ago , due to comforths of having my own house , getting older and related issues . but I work? couple of hours every day , weather permitting . So far we were COVID lucky here in QLD , nothing ever happened , no masks , no lock downs . I feel sorry for rest of the world ,how badly everything is disrupted?in so many places . so , cheers now , i send you some pics of my pride and joy " Colors" and two??kayks?I built?

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and here comes some crazy capsize pics , ha ha?


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