Ahoy Paul,

     On my way back from the wilds of Eastern Connecticut, attended Marco's wedding.  Ask around.  Phone died and I'm out till Sat.  See the blog (link on my member page).  Are you droning yet?

     Relaunch in a couple of weeks or less.  Have to turn in the rental car first.  

     Don't build from scratch, help out someone who did, and buy a half finished project, often with lots of new materials.  Build very bare, just a boat and rig, forget about the plumbing an electrical, just get the boat in the water, then you will see what you really need to spend time aboard.  Everyone is different.

Jibing Downwind,

Andy