[Public-list] Sailrite Dodger

[J Bergquist]

Richard-

Thanks for the thoughts. I really appreciate your insight on this. Based on
the photos you sent, it looks like you did a phenomenal job. 70 hours is a
little less than what I am budgeting for the project. I had actually been
thinking more like 80-100.

Before I undertake the dodger project I am going to build a jib which was
ordered in December and being shipped today. I am expecting that job to take
about 40 hours. I'm not going to start the dodger until after the jib is
done.

I am not doing this for economics. I want to know how to make and repair
sails and canvas, because I want to understand how to do it. I feel like
it's an important skill to have in order to be fully self-sufficient as a
sailor. Also, I feel like going through the process of building my own jib
will demystify the black art of sailmaking somewhat. Perhaps I am a fool for
thinking this, but in the end, I think that completing the project will
really help me to better understand how to be an informed customer when it
comes to buying sails. In the past, I have just been kind of...whatever the
sailmaker says...sounds good. I don't like the fact that I don't understand
the whole sailmaking process and the variables involved. So that's what I'm
working on changing.

Your boat looks awesome. I hope that someday my boat looks that good!

I hope to see you at the annual meeting this weekend!

Kind regards,

J Bergquist

On 1/9/07, richard.hazlegrove at wachovia.com <richard.hazlegrove at wachovia.com>
wrote:
>
> A couple of comments to J Bergquist's plans to build a dodger from the
> Sailrite kit.
>
> When I purchased Quest about ten years ago,  she was equipped with a
> serviceable dodger on a well made stainless steel frame.  After a few
> years of patching,  replacing the glass, and re-sewing seams,  I obtained
> a quote to replace the dodger that considered excessive.  I decided to do
> it myself using materials and an instructional video from Sailrite.   What
> takes them an 45 minutes on the video probably took me 70 plus hours of
> work over the winter.  Overall I am very pleased with the outcome but it's
> a lot of work.  There are few right angles, so much of the work involves
> sewing seams with very precise compound curves. Tolerance must be less
> than 1/8" or you get wrinkles. Much different than sewing slip covers. For
> those of you who have a lot of down time over the winter and want to take
> on something different it's actually fun.  It probably doesn't  make
> economic sense to do it yourself but then again if we considered the time
> value of our labor,  I doubt any of us could afford these great boats.  If
> anybody is interested,  I have some photos of various systems on Quest
> that includes a few of the dodger.  They can be found at:
>
> http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareSignin.jsp?shareCode=ADB7962C1BD&cp=ems_shr_alb_pml&cb=PW
> (It's a little easier to view if you hit the full screen button,  then the
> pause button and use the arrow buttons to advance the images.  To
> temporarily remove the play/pause screen from the image,  move the cursor
> outside of the picture frame.
>
> Richard Hazlegrove
> Quest 433
> Mobjack Bay, VA.
>
>
>
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