====== Natural Born Skiffeurs====== The limace Project is to be built over the [[designs:Slug]] plug lent to the french fleet. The boat should looks like [[boats:2688]] with racks. The boat met the Water on the 1st of april ! She has since done a few race with some success. After a few breakages (rudder cas, spreader) the boat has been proven fast and well balanced. 2007/2008 winter will is dedicated to some upgrade and finalisation which have never been done. First of all, the hull will be completely faired and repaint to have a smooth aspect. A new rudder and board will be done and maybe some lethal weapons. {{:boats:breizskiff2008photo_428.jpg|}} ===== 9th september 2007 ===== ===== 1st april 2007 ===== Unveiling day. was her first time for NBS. In a gently unsteady breeze (4-12 knts) we have been out for the first time. First good news she floats !!!! The boat seems well born. She is light, strong, responsive and equilibrate. She isn't really hight on the water. Bad news, the boom is about 10 cm short. Some spliced have moved and some ropes are too long but I did it willingly as it is always hard to theoricly define rope lenght on the shore. I only broke the jib track due to a mistake from mine. I forgot to add a fix point at its middle. Another identified point to improve is the chute which seems to have to close angle which means the spinnaker doesn't retrieve gently. {{boats:2692-20070404c.jpg?350}} Ready {{boats:2692-20070404d.jpg?350}} She floats ! {{boats:2692-20070404e.jpg?350}} {{boats:2692-20070404i.jpg?350}} D-Day -1 last adjustments ===== mid march-beginning april 2007 ===== As I had so much work to do, I do not have that much pictures :( {{boats:2692-20070404f.jpg?350}} First time withe the mast on. The Jib is so huge ! {{boats:2692-20070404g.jpg?350}} {{boats:2692-20070404i.jpg?350}} {{boats:2692-20070404h.jpg?350}} Fittings on ===== 10-11th Feb 2007 ===== {{boats:2692-20070211g.jpg?350}} {{boats:2692-20070211e.jpg?350}} Racks glued {{boats:2692-20070211d.jpg?350}} Rudder straight from the mould {{boats:2692-20070211c.jpg?350}} ===== 2-3rd Feb 2007 ===== {{boats:2692-20070211b.jpg?350}} First layer of coat {{boats:2692-20070211a.jpg?350}} Launcher throat ===== 23rd Jan 2007 ===== {{boats:2692-20070125c.jpg?350}} Deck layered with 200 g 0/90 carbon and 160 biax E-Glass + reinforcement on some parts ===== 20th-21st Jan 2007 ===== {{boats:2692-20070125a.jpg?350}} Deck glued ===== 13th-14th Jan 2007 ===== {{boats:2692-20070125b.jpg?350}} Tube on ===== 6th-7th Jan 2007 ===== {{boats:2692-20070125e.jpg?350}} Snout On {{boats:2692-20070125d.jpg?350}} Central Bulkhead glued and tubes ready. ===== begin Jan 2007 ===== hyde sails ordered ===== 28th Dec 2006 ===== C-tech mast received with some damages :( ===== 16th-17th Dec 2006 ===== After an intense corporate party wednesday night {{boats:2692-20061218c.jpg?350}} Transom and mid lenght bulhead glued. I also finished the bulkheads and coated the deck foam. {{boats:2692-20061218b.jpg?350}} That's a rock n' roll time, cutting the hull for the daggerbord case ! {{boats:2692-20061218a.jpg?350}} Positionning the daggerboard case ===== 11th Dec 2006 ===== {{boats:2692-20061211f.jpg?350}} With my only mate {{boats:2692-20061211e.jpg?350}} Floor Airex cut {{boats:2692-20061211d.jpg?350}} Sides cut ===== 10th Dec 2006 ===== {{boats:2692-20061211a.jpg?350}} Central bulkhead glued ==== 9th Dec 2006 ==== {{boats:2692-20061211b.jpg?350}} Stem fixed {{boats:2692-20061211c.jpg?350}} Transom cut ===== 28th Nov 2006 ===== {{boats:2692-20061201a.jpg}} Side carbonned, waiting for a stem ===== 26th Nov 2006 ===== {{boats:2692-20061127b.jpg}} Inside coating + sanding + cutting frames for bulkheads ===== 25th Nov 2006 ===== {{boats:2692-20061127a.jpg}} External Skin raised ===== 20th Nov 2006 ===== {{boats:2692-20061121a.jpg}} Side foam raised + coating + sanding ===== 12th Nov 2006 ===== {{boats:2692-20061112j.jpg}} Preparation of the sides {{boats:2692-20061112h.jpg}} First part of the hull poped out of the plug {{boats:2692-20061112i.jpg}} ===== 11th Nov 2006 ===== {{boats:2692-20061112n.jpg}} Vacuum bagging {{boats:2692-20061112g.jpg}} Ready for vacuum bagging ===== 9th Nov 2006 ===== Mast, prod, boom, racks ordered at C-tech[[http://www.c-tech.co.nz/classcherub.htm|C-tech]] ===== 5th Nov 2006 ===== {{boats:2692-20061112m.jpg}} ===== 3rd Nov 2006 ===== {{boats:2692-20061112e.jpg}} Small patch on an unglued part ===== 2nd Nov 2006 ===== {{boats:2692-20061112d.jpg}} The same after fairing {{boats:2692-20061112c.jpg}} Airex C70-75 8mm ===== 1st Nov 2006 ===== {{boats:2692-20061112b.jpg}} First layer of 200g/m² carbon (without resin) {{boats:2692-20061112a.jpg}} Slug plug ===== 16th Oct 2006 ===== Materials ordered at [[http://www.Sicomin.fr|Sicomin]] {{gallery>*:boats?*2692*.jpg}} ====== 2692 ====== {{boats:2692-20070404c.jpg?250}} * Name: [[boats:2692]] * Designs: [[designs:Slug]] * Builder: [[people:Ghislain Devouthon]] * Construction: Carbon and Foam * Location: Paris (FRANCE)