My first project fell in my lap before I finished the shop. It's a 1977 Force 5 that followed me home from the interwebs (free boat on craigslist). I sailed one as a kid at camp and have many fond memories. I'm close to getting it back in the water, and then I will finish the shop.
After that, I am looking at a number of small boat designs that embrace beach cruising and camping. The Maine Island Trail is something I've wanted to do for some time and I want to build a boat that would suit that type of sailing. I've been looking at building a Caledonia Yawl, Ness Yawl, Goat Island Skiff, Core Sound 17 or 20, and a few designs of my own.
Thank you for leaving the Magic blog up. I can say for myself, as the owner of an Alberg 35, this site is an endlessly helpful resource for projects on my own boat. Recently I had Pendragon pulled for the first time for a bottom job. It was my first chance to see the underbody and what I saw is that one day soon she will need a new rudder. First move? Check what you did about yours! While I won't be installing a tiller (I like the wheel actually), the process you describe of dropping the rudder and rebuilding one is bookmarked. I look forward to the new site, but I will still be coming here to check on things as we continue to maintain our A35. Thanks!
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