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Natural Born Skiffeurs
The limace Project is to be built over the Slug plug lent to the french fleet.
The boat should looks like Atum Bom 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.
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.
Ready
She floats !
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 :(
First time withe the mast on. The Jib is so huge !
Fittings on
10-11th Feb 2007
Racks glued
Rudder straight from the mould
2-3rd Feb 2007
First layer of coat
Launcher throat
23rd Jan 2007
Deck layered with 200 g 0/90 carbon and 160 biax E-Glass + reinforcement on some parts
20th-21st Jan 2007
Deck glued
13th-14th Jan 2007
Tube on
6th-7th Jan 2007
Snout On
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
Transom and mid lenght bulhead glued.
I also finished the bulkheads and coated the deck foam.
That's a rock n' roll time, cutting the hull for the daggerbord case !
Positionning the daggerboard case
11th Dec 2006
With my only mate
Floor Airex cut
Sides cut
10th Dec 2006
Central bulkhead glued
9th Dec 2006
Stem fixed
Transom cut
28th Nov 2006
Side carbonned, waiting for a stem
26th Nov 2006
Inside coating + sanding + cutting frames for bulkheads
25th Nov 2006
External Skin raised
20th Nov 2006
Side foam raised + coating + sanding
12th Nov 2006
Preparation of the sides
First part of the hull poped out of the plug
11th Nov 2006
Vacuum bagging
Ready for vacuum bagging
9th Nov 2006
Mast, prod, boom, racks ordered at C-techC-tech
5th Nov 2006
3rd Nov 2006
Small patch on an unglued part
2nd Nov 2006
The same after fairing
Airex C70-75 8mm
1st Nov 2006
First layer of 200g/m² carbon (without resin)
Slug plug
16th Oct 2006
Materials ordered at Sicomin
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- Name: Natural Born Skiffeurs
- Designs: Slug
- Builder: Ghislain Devouthon
- Construction: Carbon and Foam
- Location: Paris (FRANCE)