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Leo Goolden answers viewer questions about Tally Ho's sailing performance, maintenance demands, and future plans while hauled out in a boatyard in Panama, where mosquitoes and no-see-ums make outdoor work unpleasant.0:28

Tally Ho sails better than expected overall, though she struggles to point high upwind — a problem Goolden plans to address by tweaking the rig on the next windward passage.1:32 Her weight, roughly 8.5 knots hull speed, proved an advantage in light air: momentum carried her through lulls that stopped lighter boats dead.2:13 She is stiff rather than tender, a result of extra ballast added to offset heavier-than-planned frame construction; Goolden considers this the safer direction to err.2:43 Tool storage in a salty environment gets a practical answer: he keeps power tools — three drills, an impact driver, die grinder, battery router, angle grinder, jigsaw — in dedicated bags below.8:08 On going aground twice since launch, he explains his risk calculus: confidence in the hull's strength and keel shape, sole ownership removing financial accountability to others, and nearby anchored boats eliminating life-safety risk.18:38 An autopilot software conflict with the trim tab causes an erratic course; he is working with the manufacturer to fix it.12:50 He holds a B1/B2 visa after an O1 "Alien of Extraordinary Ability" visa expired.23:55 Annual haulout and antifouling, biennial topsides painting, and constant small projects are normal for a cruising wooden boat, especially a custom new build in the tropics.31:47

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