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sailing in the driveway
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drop the sail, for the night
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boom at rest in lazy jacks, standard height
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shortened lazyjacks, for more height under boom
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test set of poles to support tent
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poles hang from mainsheet "bails" on boom
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test with scrap fabric
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initial sketch (based on 61" tent poles)
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inventoried poles at hand, selected 78" length for more shoulder room inside tent, and developed key dimensions
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started cutting up an old fly that we found in a curb-side garbage pile
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cut out the "dome" curve of the top edge, and flat-felled a new straight seam that will follow the underside of boom.
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sewed a loop at forward edge, it will attach to the mast with a bungie
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sewed in 4 webbing "pockets" that will reinforce and hold the ends of the poles
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the pockets also capture a loop of para-cord, to attach guy-lines to tension and hold down the poles when we want to have the sides of the tent rolled up, bimini-style
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test fit, and plot side seam "darts"
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cut out and sew big "darts" for each corner (you can see the "pocket" for the pole end at head of dart, showing through from underside)
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corner dart
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darts cut, fly folded along ridge-line on right, forward end in foreground
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test fit, and plot bottom edges of fly
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planning attachments at stern
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sides folded up, bimini-style
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rear view, sides folded up
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side view: seems to be working out!
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bottom edges roughly cut
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further refinement of final shape
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measure three times, cut twice, then do it again!
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final edge profile
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bind all edges, then apply seam sealer
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sewing complete (for this prototype!)
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prototype ready for cruising
