found this at the dump a while back and had use for several parts.decided to put the rest to use.

thinking about making it a 3 piece,rear axle, front end,main frame.one main aim is to keep pilot and sail as close to ground as possible.the following mock-up specks are ,rear axle 1200 [1300 ish wheel centres]with front wheel where it is the length is 1450 wheel centres,laying down in sailing position with legs straight for vision over knees the steer pegs would come of at front wheel axle.i could push the front wheel 250 mm forward and mount steer pegs from rear of forks..??in the sailing position my arm pits are level with front of rear axle..??should i try and get my body weight back a little further??thinking i would mount rear boom pulleys from top of head rest frame,and have a boom height of around 500mm[boom 1400 long from mast to top head rest frame]

Pirrad, you done good at your dump......eeeehhhhwwwwaaa.... what' s the longitude and latitude
No doubt your taking fitness to a new level. How's the dog on the grinder....how, he go???? Good aussie working dog. Check out the working dog story's book, an abc production that the post office is now selling for around $19.something.

I guess you couldn't help yourself pirrad when you saw that lot at the dump. On seeing that I think any home hobbiest's first thought would be, "I can make something out of that, don't know what it is yet but I will think of something. Better grab it."

Unfortunately they have put up a "No scavenging" sign at the steel section of our local dump. Insurance issues again.

Looks like it will be a great build mate. Hope you keep going and posting pics.

I would be thinking version 1 with V2 steering, mast at 6 degrees with a seat that allows alot of body movement fore and aft. with these little micros myexperience has been to have the weight Waaaay back at speed , and waaay forward to turn and punch upwind. this small and light the yacht will have a tendency to "chicken wing", (lift the front wheel and try to flip backwards)

Reworked forks again,and got axles done


Ive shifted my body weight forward again,but not as much as first mock up,wheel centres are 1300 rear axle,1500 length and could mount foot pegs off of forks as pictured. What would be the advantages of stretching the length out a bit more and using a linkage for steering.

I think Landyacht once said on here that 10 degrees is about as much as you'd want to go. I'll see if I can find his post. (that or just wait for him to correct me ;) )

My loft.3 sail options awaiting the cut,just updated my sail quiver and these 3 well worn preloved sail are destined to extended life on a land yacht.Handy storage area,to there left hand full battens to there right old mast bits,bent and damaged booms ,windsurf board awaiting mods,just out of view selection of dirt boards,and that's only half of it.LLM specks[1640 centres x1510 overall width] ,its doable,still set up in shed so just stretched it out and had a look.Does this mean it could be raced?

Wont get much done for a while ,back to Roxby tomorrow,4 nights,off to the beach next weekend.

Eat my salt spr.. YOUR ON. Might even make a trip to Port Gawler.I've got several phone no's filed away re access to the lake ,keep you posted on that one.

rear axle 50mm ,side tubes 35mm ,havnt measured wall thickness but id say at least 1mm[same as trampoline frame]

Rear wheels 5 deg, mast rake 6 deg, and what a find i had today ,didnt realise i was entitled to BHPB employee discount at blackwoods,a new toy for $44.00,bargain. http://www2.blackwoods.com.au/infoBANKproduct.aspx?SG=2000165&S=31&G=2004743&P=2028310.Cant get the shack at the beach this weekend so back to the build it will be,LLM specs are now the go[1510 max overall width.1640 max length wheel centres]Solid rear axle as planned[drop axle though because as i bring the wheels up to 5 degrees the frame is getting higher than i would like].Steering still in the think tank but plenty to do in the mean time.Paul, your yacht PROMO is giving me inspiration for my stearing,are the foot controls adjustable on her for different height pilots?

BUGGER! Having download problems ,got the rear end all welded up and cant post any progress pics.

Mast base welded and templates cut for front end,2 bolts through mast base ,drill holes in side pieces to weld to front tube and box in as mouch as i can.Total weight without sail-rig should come in at under 30kg.

Front end attached,decided to use a third bolt through the back of the mast tapped into a end plate on front tube,only 50 mm ground clearance could be a bit of a worry.Steering was to be next but i got side tracked and got the seat out the way.Also did a mock up with sail[pic in gallery]new mast tip req -100mm and suitable boom and it will do for a test.

Not happy with version 1,it would prob be alright with another knuckle set up at rear the same as the front,had the front one already made and cant be bothered making another.Went out in search of something like they use as a tendon in the tendon style windsurf mast bases,think it would work ok but came home with a hand full or worn go cart bits instead. This should work ok.

The rear is a little to agricultural,two half chain links.

3 pce or 5?The weakest link as i see is the rear axle,think the shear affect on the bolts will stretch holes and let it all sag in the middle,the quickest fix would be to weld it up as one....Apart from rear wheels,200mm mast base and some 50 mm flat bar i bought a while back its all been done with recycled materials.Checked some measurements to, larger pipe 51mm OD 1.6MM wall,smaller 38mm OD 2MM wall. edit;frame 28.1KG

You could make a telescopic steering link, so that you can make the adjustment to suit your foot pedal position, ie one tube inside the other.
A question, I like the way the balljoints are trapped so in worst case failure they still function, but is there sufficient movement like this?