❤❤❤❤ your sharpie. Just perfect.!! Length, cockpit space, a bit of deck. Nice bow sprit (not really a proper one; but nice and hefty!). Simple all white and clean lines. 🎉
The placement of your camera was perfect and your boat is wonderful to watch sailing. my favorite video I have seen this year. I could watch more like this. Going through the shallows and seeing the shoreline pass by was a treat.
We've been happy with the boat for over 10 years now. We love the simplicity. It goes well for being so primitive. More on building at mackhorton dot com
Great looking boat, nice job building her. Would love to see a video of you reefing her. I just bought "The Sharpie Book" and plan on building one myself. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks James, Tempo's sail was made by an older, experienced, sail maker and uses "slab reefing". There are two Clews and Tacks. The sail is lowered (about 1.5') and the upper Clew and Tack are attached, and the sail raised. The reefing lines sewn into the sail only bundle up the bottom, now unused, part of the sail and carry no stress. It's an operation best done of the beach. Cheers, Mack
Great video. I love the camera angles, you've given me some good ideas.. Recently lost my flip camera was trying to decide on another flip or go pro. I think you convinced me to go, go pro. Thanks. Tim
Camera is a HD GoPro compact and waterproof mounted on a bent composite pole stressed by 3mm Spectra lines. Search photobucket for "tilroh" album for a pic of the mount. Cheers, Mack
That looks very much like the boats used here in southwest Florida in the early part of the 20th century. How does she handle? Does the flat bottom ride the chop well? Everything I see in this video indicates a fine sailing boat!
I bought a Core Sound 17 and Love it. Sail in under 1ft of water. I can cut across the flats and explore the mangroves and fish and camp the islands of west Florida.
