[SchockT]

My 1979 Tall Rig.

The boat is very solid! The hull is wood core. I have a core sample from when I installed a new knot meter...there is 1/4" fibreglass, 1/2" wood core, and another 1/4" fiberglass! It would take something pretty catastrophic to penetrate that hull! The whole boat is very solid considering it is a relatively light 8600lbs.

The boat sails very nicely on most points of sail, although the IOR stern makes it a bit of a workout downwind in breeze. It goes like a freight train on a reach, and points like a beast upwind.

The cockpit is typical IOR. 3 or 4 people can sit comfortably, although under sail I prefer to sit on the combing.

Overall Schock Therapy has served our family very well over the past 12 years, although we do dream about something bigger for retirement!

 

[SchockT]

Very nice!!! I see you have a sprit on the bow. Which one? Any issues with the install?? I'm sure that makes an assy spinnaker much easier to deal with. Yes you are correct about the boats handling manners. I find it points to wind very high and hard. Downwind can be a workout although it's not too bad. The best description I could imagine be is its like an old sports car. Fun as hell. Performance is enough to scare you but you do have to respect it. No abs or awd or electronic gizmos to keep you on the road when you good.

I designed the sprit myself and had it fabricated for a lot less money than the kits you can buy. It does make spinnaker handling much easier. It allows us to do inside gybes, meaning the sheet passes between the luff of the chute and the forestay. the biggest advantage of that is that you don't have to worry about the lazy sheet getting fouled on the pulpit or going under the bow if there is too much slack in it. I outlined the project HERE

I agree with you about the simplicity of the boat. There aren't a lot of systems to go wrong, I have very few electrical loads, and there is nothing on the boat that I can't fix myself.