It is a georgous ship. Love the ivory over green scheme. A real touch of sophistication at first glance. However I noticed the running rigging (side shrouds) are a bit loose. Very loose. Before putting a full head of wind in her sails, please walk about the marina and compare side shroud tension wi...

You can see a couple "scuffs" there on the port side from the rubber bumpers on the dock.

Whats the best way to get those off without rubbing down my gel coat too hard?

Thanks!

Just a couple more





More pics of what I did with the rigging to come... Probably next week. Taking her out on the water this Sunday if the weather is fair.

She's in the water


Natalie and our dog Sam




We used this one for our Christmas cards! HaHa!

Natalie and I have named the boat....

" The Nautalie "

(Nau-talie)

What do you think?

A funny story about the Champagne ... We didn't crack it over the bow, but about an hour into showing it to her, it started to rain. So, we grabbed the bottle and went inside. Well, i should have paid attention to where i was pointing the bottle, bc when i popped the top, the cork went right into th...

Hey everyone! Well..it was a total success! SHE LOVES IT! I still have a little work to do on it, but we cant wait to hit the water. I put up some new pictures of the almost completed cabin also. http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n622/ShipFaced22/DSC00018.jpg http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n6...

Hey everyone! I am brand new on here and would like to share my Venture 22 with you that I have been working on for the last few months. I'll give you a little background first... I'm a 29 year old Fire Fighter in Central Florida and have never sailed a day in my life. My girlfriend of 2 years has a...