Once again, gravity scores an Assist for helping to clamp on the bow.
The transom connected to both sides.
Okay, I am getting to the point in the construction of my cardboard PD Racer that I need to start thinking about the sail rig. I like the...
If I had any real idea what wing sails were all about, I probably would. Living so near the modern home of private aviation (Mojave, CA), I've...
Okay, so where does one get Tyvek or large sheets of HDPE for nothing/next to nothing? I know where I can get cardboard in basically limitless...
I've posted a few pictures of my "work in progress" in the member galleries. It's working title is "CBD Racer," but that probably won't be it's...
This picture shows the edge of my bow. You can see how it has six layers of corrugated cardboard.
This second picture shows the four side panels prior to lamination.
This first picture shows my PD Racer in her humble beginnings as a cardboard box.
I spent most of the morning looking around the PD Racer web site. I realize that it isn't the end-all-be-all of wind-powered watercraft, but I...
"Set Of Requirements...?" I know, total newbie question... I had already looked around the Internet for information about the sailing trip to...
Heh, heh. :o I overlooked or forgot the part in the plans where it says that the spreader is actually attached to the mast. When I wrote my...
Take a look around the site, tomas. On every thread where someone asks about modifying a design, someone always responds, "Don't." Often it's...
Why would it be a slow boat? And how could I make it faster? I did go and look at that Glen-L website, and every plan I looked at gave...
Okay, after a few minutes of searching, I haven't been able to find anything about the Long Micro other some references to it (mostly on these...
Okay, this all makes sense, and I tend to agree. I had already thought about adding a deck hatch forward of the cabin. But then I have to ask:...
Hello, I have decided that my Spring Break project for this year will be to begin construction of my own sailboat. And, being the frugal...
