Monday 29 July 2013

Small Trimarans blog, update on the relaunch of the Cross 26' trimaran POCO LOCO

From the following entry on the excellent http://smalltrimarans.com blog

http://smalltrimarans.com/blog/?p=10082

Cross 26 Trimaran POCO LOCO Sailing Again

The Cross 26-foot trimaran named POCO LOCO is sailing once again. (We first featured this boat here).

Sailor-owner Brandon Walters worked hard (with lots of help along the way from others) to complete its restoration. And he is very pleased with the results.

Apart from the boat itself being a great, original design from Norm Cross, the foundation for this project’s success was the fact that the boat was at least structurally sound to begin with. That is key.
There has to be some point at which a prospective sailor says to himself or herself, “Hey, I’d rather build a new boat than restore this one.” But such decisions are subjective, aren’t they? Such is the nature of our individual desires and dreams.

read more here

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