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Owners: Dale and Lindsey Finney
Email: kfinney@mtaonline.net
Boat Name: Eleven Charlie
Model: Constant Camber Cyclone
Sail Number: Unknown
Date Launched: 2000
Where Launched: PWS Alaska, U S A
Present Location: South Central Alaska,USA
Remarks:
The boat isn't a Searunner or Seaclipper but is from the same folks and retains the character of the Searunners (center cockpit, centerboard, etc). I added lots of tortured shaping, big radius edges, larger rig, squartop, striking guy and screacher (electronics even). I used aircraft grade Sitka spruce framing mostly with Doug fir and hardwoods too. The main hull is 5 layers of 1/16th " Doug fir and the amas are 4 layers of 1/20th"sitka spruce (guitar wood) and a 5th outside layer of the fir. I went with vacuum lamination method. If I had it to do over again, I would use 3 thicker layers of cedar to save labor time and I like cedar. I am out of touch with multihull rigging here in Alaska and I had to swami it up as I went along. There were a lot of indulgent "back to the drawing board" mods. I'll bet my various inventions are still inferior to industry standards I could have tapped into down south. Good sailor and all but I overspent. She does stand up well to close inspection though both in fit and finish and always creates a minor commotion where ever she goes. I built another trailer to facilitate faster single handed erection and launching last year. It works well so far. I've sailed in Seward Alaska with it and was the fastest around some pretty large mono hulls (big crews pressing hard), but was just too wet to be any fun in such cold water and I was afraid to let her off the wind even a bit under full sail. It was an exercise to see if I could break something that I probably won't repeat. It's best to just putter along and I have some plans for a bit of canvas to duck under just in case. Nothing is better than ghosting in a near calm. I am considering a rowing frame aft for the exercise. I currently use a silver seagull for the ocean and an electric motor on lakes. With just a small solar panel the electric is ideal on flat water. The dream is to come down south or put her in a connex to Hawaii. I have an antique motor home I pull the boat with. Time building? I was a young man when I started and I'm getting to be an old one. It will never be done I suppose. I have also contributed in building a Searunner 40 and a Crowther 33.
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