Milestones in a Sailing Catamaran Build, don't get much bigger than the installation of "rand New Sails". The preparation is part of the deal and this week we ...
Firmly back at boat building and loving every second of it. Projects continue and running rigging is finally complete ready for the installation of our sails. ...
As a young bloke I had spent years on Dive Boats as a Scuba Instructor and I never saw Humpback Whales in my travels. Nowadays, it is not uncommon to see ...
It has been a 7 year wait to see our Catamaran become Sailboat. This week we finally see our Sails for the first time and they are simply amazing. This boat ...
A boat build will steal your time, your money and your home will fall apart around you whilst you build your "Dream Catamaran". Enough is enough, it's time to ...
When you need to go , you need to go, and for nearly 6 months I have been promising an operating toilet to my crew as using the camp toilet has been getting a ...
An owner built DIY 42 foot Catamaran carries with it it's very own unique characteristics. What to expect is anyone's guess, how does it perform? , how does it ...
With so many elements in this build project it is clearly easy to make a mistake, but this one was almost a catastrophe. Sail design is a part of performance, ...
Well the gear box is fixed, the deck rigging is never ending but there is light at the end of tunnel. Our sails are ordered and we visit the Barracouta Sails ...
It's an amazing leap from a Power Cat to a Sailing Catamaran and this week is another massive step towards our dream. to have the sails measure and on their ...
The perfect day, cruising on our local waterway, testing out the Catamaran's performance with our brand new rigging, will it change the performance under ...
With the rigging in place, the challenge of wiring the mast electrics is ahead of me. Simply getting it into the Catamaran is hard enough, it called for some ...
Second time lucky, we moved the Catamaran to the wharf and spent a day comprehensively Rigging Synergy. Morphing from a Power Cat to a Sailboat is yet another ...
The Day has finally arrived, our Mast and Boom has arrived and is ready to be stepped onto the Deck of our Custom Built Catamaran. This will be the final test ...
It's not just a matter of throwing a massive stick on a boat and call it done. Rigging a Catamaran of this size requires an epic amount of design, thought and ...
I have been thinking about this day for the entire 7 Years of Building Synergy. Will it perform like I hope, will it function like it's supposed to. Will there ...
We haven't even had a Sea Trial Yet and I am thinking about what happens of the steering fails. A back up steering mechanism is the priority before we head out ...
What I thought would be a relatively simple project. In reality, one of the most complex components of this project since the Boat Electrical Instal. A ...
I am the first one to admit that privacy on any boat is next to impossible but the ability to have a door on a cabin is a luxury we are yet to experience, so ...
We have been staring at the cabin ceiling's green raw fibreglass for years now and today we start the big cover up. Our Cat is feeling so much more special ...
I never seem to be able to escape this issue as I get the deck rigging sorted. Every job requires drilling and these are some of the biggest holes I have ever ...
Hold on a moment, have we finally found the best feature of our home built Catamaran. Even though the design, the rigging, and the drivetrain are essential, I ...
Since we launched we have had a deal that somehow I have failed to come good on. Although I have started on the plumbing, the hinging of doors and door ...
Getting down to the nitty gritty now, we seem to getting very comfortable with some soft furnishings going in. That doesn't mean the boat building has taken a ...