After 3 1/2 years of sitting in my garage I've finally had the first maiden voyage of my PocketShip christened "MS TaTas". She is a kit build and I am amazed that it came out so well. It's a true tribute to John C. Harris design and product.
I promised my wife when I started her that I wouldn't give up our time together to build another (this is my 3rd and by far largest) boat. So I shut off the TV and used only the time I would be sitting and watching the tube to work on the boat. That's probably why it took double the time of most people to finish.
Last thursday she was christened and took her maiden sail. Wind was fluky and about 3-8 kts. Mind you I hadn't done much tuning of the rig but the boat sailed perfectly. I could literally let the tiller go for minutes at a time and she would hold her course like she was on a rail and it would only require gentle input to the rudder to get course corrections. She also tacks easily and heaves to with no problem. She is sitting a little high in the bow but I haven't put in the group 27 battery yet. I hope that will take care of the problem. If not I can add some weight under the battery platform. Also I will probably completely remove the Torqueedo while I am sailing in the future.
She's all that I hoped and dreamed while I was constructing her.
Regards,
Bill