DIY Yachts

Hi, I am also building a Sarah. From your posts Iit looks like we are at similar stage. The outside is complete and am just finishing off the insides now. Already have the mast, rigging and sales. I am sure you'll agree that it will be great to see them finished and in the water. Cheers Chris and Mi...

I just looked at the web site and all the contact details are there. The phone number is
(08) 9303 9040

Hi Michaelo, I am building near Melbourne and would like to speak with you if thats OK. Would you mind getting touch via a PM please.

for what its worth "Take It Easy" flies very successfully a loose luffed spinnaker, Big Red they call it, from the bows or the forward beam. Both Outback Dreamer and Marctica being Sarahs have provision for proders by early in the build installing pad eyes at the bow of each hull 200mm above water l...

Today we received the netting for the trampolines and I thought I'd share the finding of our research. Haverford P/L in Sydney have a suitable polyester netting (ie low stretch)which we bought. They will by mid march / April have Dyneema netting (no stretch)also. Oxley Nets in Melb have nylon nettin...

a two hulls and one mast the only way to sail

The building of Outback Dreamer is progressing very well to the point where the decision on the type of batteries to be used needs is required. AGM or Lithium :?: :?: :?: The following link provided by another catamaran owner who replaced his lead batteries with Li gives a good summary - http://psyb...

Romeo, how's the fruit growing business in WA its very sad in the Victorian Goulburn valley. Hey I lke your 300m radius instrument. Obviously has a couple of uses.

I'm currently on the central Queensland coast helping out with the internal construction of another Sarah 12m catamaran. While it does not help get Outback Dreamer built it has let me get away from the currently horrid Victorian winter and enjoy more pleasant temperatures. Even went out checking cra...

How did you go at the the dinghy hanging point? Is there enough distance from the back of frame 9?