Building a clone

Submitted by Bschless on Sun, 03/16/2025 - 19:43

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Good day…

I’m a retiree in the US. Several years ago I built a Geodesic Aerolite classic 10 rowboat. I’m thinking of adding a sailing rig, and the Mirror has very similar measurements as my boat (you can google geodesic airolite to see the boat).

I’d like to build a gaff rig, and would appreciate finding out the sail, dagger board, and rudder dimensions. Also, what diameter are the mast, boom and gaff?

Any suggestions as to diagrams of each with dimensions would be most appreciated!

Regards

Beau Schless
Boston, MA USA

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PuffinInTegel

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 23:32

Hello and Welcome to the MIrrorist hangout!
As the plans are restricted to potential kit/hull manufacturers, you'd have to refer to the drawings taken off a hull (see https://mirrordiscussforum.org/Drupal_02/comment/2559#comment-2559) and all the documents of the class association (rules and measurement forms at https://www.sailing.org/classes/mirror/#Documents).
The rig is not really a gaff rig, but a Gunter, i.e. the spar is almos vertical and an extension of the mast. I believe that the intention was to keep the individual spars shorter than the boat and so facilitate car-top transportation.
Your best bet would be to find a Mirror somewhere near where you live, of course.
Cheers;

Gernot H.