Ulua Pre-launch Check

[@OmarLemusTactic]

It looks AMAZING!!

[@floflo617]

Nice!! Why don't you launch from Alameda? It's quieter there shall a problem arise.

[@shinnosuke150]

Awesome! How did you make the cassette rudder? Was it in the plans?

[@SamuelLanghorn]

the cassette rudder was not officially in the plans, but Gary Dierking had some reference in another design. It actually took me some "learning" to get it properly done, i.e. the rudder box broke twice. The forces are substantial, I had to wrap a sufficient amount of carbon (glass should work too) around the critical corners.... eventually it worked quite well.

[@PESCADORDORIOSAOFRANCISCO1]

Me diga o nome da vela,já que é diferente do veleiro.sou grato irmão.sou pescador.

[@boatert2]

Beautiful!

[@PA96704]

Wow how did you do the iakos? Do you hacmve a video?

[@SamuelLanghorn]

Iakos: top and bottom are cedar strip alternating with uni carbon (300g/m2 I guess), the cedar strips were around 2-3 mm so I can bend them over stations to get the shape. Occasionally there is a small wooden block to maintain the proper spacing. In the end I covered front and back with 6mm marine plywood. It definitely felt rock solid 🙂sorry no video about the iako building process.

[@PA96704]

She's a beauty.