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  1. MichaelW

    Boat Building thread

    Unfortunately, I haven't seen Dave on these boards for a while now which is a shame as there were a couple of boat related topics I wanted to bounce off him... ;) Cheers, Michael
  2. MichaelW

    Boat Building thread

    You're right about seeing the dark side. Suddenly I'm thinking Seawind 1000 as my first serious boat instead of Beneteau Oceanias. In the short term it will probably be a cheapie Compass 29. I ain't made of cash you know... And, I'm glad you haven't chinesed on your cat. Would be a bit...
  3. MichaelW

    Boat Building thread

    Dave, You're killing me! I used to think I wanted a cruising monohull, but the more I read your thread the more I think I want to go cat. Gees that gunboat looks amazing under sail... PS. I'm racing the Sydney-Southport on that DK43 monohull next weekend. We leave Sydney Saturday...
  4. MichaelW

    Boat Building thread

    Dave, I agree completely. I had dinner on Sunday at the Newport Arms with my parents and looked out over all the boats in their moorings in Pittwater and lamented the fact that they were so wasted! I also am completely envious of yours and Bloss' dream to escape to Malaysia on your dream...
  5. MichaelW

    Boat Building thread

    Dave, Great thread, I've now subscribed! You're a few years, and quite a lot more experience, ahead of where I want to be. Maybe in 10 years time~ish. I'm still racing on a DK43 out of MHYC in Sydney. We always take line on scratch, but can't race to our rating on IRC so struggle to...
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