# Passagemaker in the Wild

**URL:** <https://forum.clcboats.com/t/passagemaker-in-the-wild/46813>\
**Category:** Builder's Forum\
**Created:** [March 11, 2019, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/passagemaker-in-the-wild/46813 "2019-03-11T09:29:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chris\_Larsen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@Chris\_Larsen](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Chris_Larsen)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2019, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/passagemaker-in-the-wild/46813/1 "2019-03-11T09:29:22Z")

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Yesterday, in the USVI, as I was bringing charter guests back to the marina/drop off point, we were passed by a beautiful Amel 53' Super Maramu.&nbsp; I had been chatting with the guests about building boats back in the PNW.&nbsp; As the Amel passed us, I pointed out that I built boats like the one on the back of the center-cockpit sloop.&nbsp; Then as it got closer, I said, "Actually, that's the boat I just finished building".&nbsp; It was a Passagemaker as tender to S/V Kristy!

After dropping them off, I wandered over to S/V Kristy to get a better look.&nbsp; I started chatting with Captain Kent and he invited me aboard for a beer and to talk about Passagemakers.&nbsp; Come to find out, they had the boat built by someone else, so there were some issues there.&nbsp; We talked about the things I did with my build, where I deviated, how I adapted, my recreational use vs. their using it as a tender for a 53' sailboat, and what to do to fix some of the the things done during the build, etc.&nbsp; It was a very enjoyable and enlightening discussion on both sides, and I made some new friends.&nbsp; The fact that we both had chosen the gunter-sloop rig really gave us some common ground, whereas they went with the stock aluminum mast, I went for the optional wooden one.&nbsp; It was interesting to observe some of the differences in the real world.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Anyway, if you have any specific questions about using a Passagemaker as a tender, I'll do my best to try and relate their experience.&nbsp; I love my PM and it does exactly what I built it for.&nbsp; Here are some pics of this PM in the wild.&nbsp; BTW, it's a take-apart version called "Cut Up"....

![](https://i.ibb.co/FXDrs58/IMG-1304.jpg https://i.ibb.co/kSBBrq7/IMG-1308.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Chris\_Larsen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@Chris\_Larsen](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Chris_Larsen)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/passagemaker-in-the-wild/46813/2 "2019-03-18T07:07:44Z")

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So we ended up making friends with the owners of "Cut Up", spent a few days hanging out with them, talked about a few upgrades to make sailing her easier on them.&nbsp; Dinghied over to a nice restaurant one night.&nbsp; I showed them some Dyneema splicing techniques and we took her out for a sunset cruise.

The lady who's taking my wife and son sailing runs a catboat on the east coast, so she was more comfortable running without the jib, especially with inexperienced crew (they also hadn't installed any cam cleats yet, and we discussed "drill/fill/drill").&nbsp; Still, "Cut Up" sailed like a dream back and forth through the mooring field off Honeymoon Beach on Water Island, USVI in Iris' expert hands.

It was a very proud dad who was chasing them around in the dinghy.&nbsp; Thanks Kent & Iris of S/V Kristy (Amel 53 Super Maramu) for giving us this experience.&nbsp; Fair winds and following seas...

![](https://i.ibb.co/ZTYcSvp/IMG-1588.jpg)

![](https://i.ibb.co/ZJgKFs1/IMG-1606.jpg)