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Many people say that full battened sails are awkward to raise and lower, especially downwind. However if the proper gear is used lowering a mainsail can be fast even downwind. Video taken while sailing to the Bahamas on board a Transit 38 catamaran by Woods Designs. You can build this live aboard cruising boat from bare hulls We also have a large range of other multihulls, both power and sail from 14ft -45ft that you can build yourself from plans. Check out www.sailingcatamarans.com for more details


Part of doing an engine check before going out is to check the raw water strainer. Because the water is, well, raw. It is seawater that helps to cool the engine and move the exhaust out of the boat. Grass can show up in seawater, so can critters. We opened the strainer, and something popped out. I told Cindy, "Keep track of that spring!" Then the spring kept flopping around. WOW! Truckers would call the procedure a pre-trip. I never caught a fish while pre-tripping a truck.