Better Trim With Ballast

Now that the ballast has been added Festivus sits a bit better but still needs more to aid in self bailing

More pictures of Festivus at the dock

Here is another possibility for the next build

Looking for plans for the next Wonderdog Boatworks project

We have been searching through books of plans for our next build and this may be the next one

Old Keel helps solve trim

Today we put 305 pounds of lead that was salvaged from an old sailboat keel into the stern well of Festivus to see if it would help correct the trim issue.  It was a partial success but we need about 1 or 2 hundred more pounds of weight to make it truly self bailing.  At least a bit better.

Thursday, July 24, 2008, Launch Day

Festivus is ready to get her feet wet.  Still needs some hardware, touch up of the paint job, some ballast or something to improve trim but the basics are all there.  Motor, a used Honda 25 four stroke runs and starts nicely.

Some of the launch crew