i did and tryed but not me or my dad could work it out im just going to cut 72* to the boom and cut just under the hole at end of the boom on the sail i need to get it done quickly if its wrong i dont mind the markers wont no that ill get it cut tomorrow.

yeah thats pretty much it. sending it away this afternoon for cutting

ohkkk thankyou landyacht yes that helped a great deal i didnt get the curve on the boom thanks for that alot , Cameron

haha thanks jmurry , one thing with the 50mm curve in the boom , i was going to use a pvc pipe or conduit for boom how will that go with the bend?

Droped the sail off to a sail maker that has made landyachts before so he said hell fix it up for me .

Just another thing at the bearing supplyer i bought 6 nylon bushes for the wheels apparently better for on the beach just because easy to clean out and there only 5 dollars so not expensive to replace .

Bearing supplyer also doesnt think the fallshaw wheels will be able to go faster then 20kmh?

Thanks for that how much are the bearings you all use for your landyachts

I get my cheap chinese bearings from a discount hardware store for less than $5 each (last time i bought them)......but you can pay lots more if for high speed sealed, or stainless steel or even ceramic ones.

What you all think?

2 things

yes the seat is about 20 centermetres off the back x member not sure if thats a sin or not , sail wasnt cut perfect so only using 3 pulleys on the whole thing , tested it and works well and easy

Cameron, you have displayed great determination and perseverance with this project but it is not quite complete yet.

You need to get some downhaul into the luff (leading edge) of that sail. I will not say more than that as I am sure you are able to discover it for yourself.

Excellent effort and execution for a young guy like yourself still at school.

You are not quite there yet, but please keep going to the end as you will be more than gratified by the result. Cheers Cisco

Good work Cameron!

If you need a bit of extra length for the mast, its acceptable practice to "borrow" a vacuum cleaner tube (preferably when your mum isnt looking) and push it onto the top of the mast for that extra length.

I had better clarify- its only acceptable if mum/wife doesnt know

tube internal diameters can vary- but the chances are good that you will have one that fits.

your getting there cam . the front forks are to long for the wheel. you will need to shorten them till the tyre has bout 1.5-2cm clearance at the back of the fork.
well done on getting the sailmaker to do your sail so quick, sadly what he/she"s done to the sail just isnt going to work.. Im guessing the sailmaker ddnt have the neccesary measurements to recut the sail to fit your yacht
your boom that you made is just the right length, and the sailmaker needs to flatten out the angle of the foot so your sail will fit the yacht and mast .
when sheeted it the boom needs to be parallel with the ground.
is it possible to take the yacht to the sailmaker and show him , or even take the sail to him and log onto the website whilst at the loft and show him the photo I posted , or even the sail cutting thread?

after marking, you will need to alter those forks. the yacht will b e almost unsteerable.
I have a very similar sail pulled apart at the moment , I will finish it in the near future, so let me know a mailing address in a PM

Just waiting for landy to come on the forum and reply to my comments im not sure what he meany by his last reply

Yeah i see the steering what im going to do it when i have finished marking etc get the angle grinder out at school cut it grind it and weld it , might be a little crude but will work :P

could you post a pic of those 2 sails you were talking about in pm?