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[mikeroth]

   Here some pics from this weekend. Running wing and wing with the spinnaker. I made a very nice ladder for climbing the mast. I made it from 3/4" teak rungs and 1" tubular webbing. A friend of mine volunteered to climb it for me to make some changes to my jib halyard. Also a pic of me at the helm.

[mbowman]

thats a pretty spinnaker... is that a assyametrical or a radial spinnaker...  
it's good to have a rail rat to go up the mast for you!

[c_amos]

I made a very nice ladder for climbing the mast. I made it from 3/4" teak rungs and 1" tubular webbing

   Looks pretty sharp.  Bet that is much easier to use then the ATN chat climber that I bought :cool: (save your money...).
 
  Great pics, thanks.

[mikeroth]

Here's some pics from last weekend. We had our first sailing club regatta. My boat is the fastest!!!

[mbd]

Great pics Mike, thanks!

RE: pic one. Something just looks soooo "right" in pictures of these boats under sail!

[mikeroth]

Here's some pics of my boat on the tennesse river.

[mikeroth]

Here's some new photos of the inside of my Ariel. I bought some hunter green and white striped material to cover the cushions for an outlet store. I did the sewing myself. It's not perfect, but it will work for now. I also installed a window a/c unit under the cockpit and ducted the cold air to a hole in the steps. The return air is pulled from the from vee berth thru the starboard cabinet and under the starboard berth.

[Lucky Dawg]

You've come a long way!! http://pearsonariel.org/discussion/showpost.php?p=15208&postcount=4 Nice work. No need for A/C up this way.

[mikeroth]

I installed a teak bi-fold door recently. I bought it from the marina. It came off a power boat that sank in the harbor. I had to cut it down 4" on the width and 6" on the height. Not bad for $20.

[ebb]

Mike,
great pics, great work.
great find on those loover doors -
Cutting them down makes them totally custom!
great  way you mounted them!

What is so fine about varnished stuff?
we forget sometimes
it's so good to touch.

Fabric you got there, works too!!

[mikeroth]

A picture from this weekend. Me and a friend made a trip to Joe Wheeler from decatur Harbor. He was sailing his Pearson Wanderer. A distance of 28 miles in only 5 hours! Not bad for river sailing.

[Hull376]

Mike,

Great work.  Great ideas.  Couple of Q's....
Is your spinnaker symmetrical or asymmetrical?  Looks like symmetrical, but not using the pole.  

Also, any photos of how you mounted your air conditioner under the cockpit and how you piped the air back to the unit?  I have one of those cruisair units in the hatch, but it barely keeps the boat cold in heat of summer.  Plus, have to lug it on and off the deck and storing it is a pain!.  Does your setup cool it down in July?

Thanks.

[mikeroth]

I just finished making a stainless holding tank. I also designed and made a folding table. The top is only 14" x 24". It can be tilted to an angle.
It can be taken apart to store or just folded and stored as shown.

[bill@ariel231]

mike

nice bit of fabrication on the table and the tank. I was considering swaping my flex tank for a rigid tank at the same location. Curious about the capacity of your new tank. 6 gal? 8 gal?

cheers,
bill@ariel231:)

[Tim D.]

Great looking little table Mike, I just may have to try copying it:)