Foil Boat That candle-steam-coil is great! Another fun one is a boat made of a small piece of aluminium foil that is shaped such that it is...
Terrific discussion. Bilbo raised an important point earlier which I'd like to re-emphasize - that is that drogues and sea anchors are...
Another example of fuel-cell propulsion (with further links [check the "in the news", e.g. for a few third-party articles]):...
I agree with you, HiRacer - setting aside things like steel drums, I don't think there are designs that are hands-down more storm competent....
Glad that the answer was available. Since the load on any individual "pocket" will not be that great, the details of assembly should not be too...
Maritime Tales (Swashbuckling Distraction!): -my list: 1. Patrick O'Brien (of course); 2. C.S. Forrester (Hornblower); 3. Alexander...
Tough Issue This is a tough one: there are a lot more opinions than experience out there. I will readily volunteer that I have an ear-bending...
Dumb question, but I've been trying to answer it intelligently and have totally failed! So, please help: I'm going to replace the headliner in...
Uses -- Curious KC135DELTA; I've been interested to follow this thread - most of the participants (and I) have moved along from outright...
As a former coach, I've wrestled with the same issues. There are catamaran launches made that are quite popolar. I think that Pocock makes one...
I do not have a personal reference, but if you haven't already, you might check alibaba.com to get yourself an initial list. Best regards, JPC
If the Harken site isn't working for your needs, you'll find similar information on most of the line manufacturers' sites (New England, Samson,...
To my experience, Stampfli, Owen and Douglas were the wooden singles that stayed competitive the longest ("longest" as in into the age of...
I don't have any specific recommendation, but here is one source that might get you started: http://www.seafrost.com/ Best regards, JPC
I also prefer molded non-skid to grit for most situations (as a bow man, I've sawn through my knees and my clothing many times on foredecks!)....
Jose, I haven't tried this out myself, but recalled coming across the description and thinking that I should give it a shot when I next...
The Santana 22 (Gary Mull design) is a well-respected boat and quite popular on San Francisco Bay, where it has proved itself to be able to handle...
Do you mean a Race Course? - if you're discussing a race course, the numbers would be designating that course: marks are previously identified...
Check http://www.bawra.org/ and http://www.takstudios.com/boat.html Neither of these presents a whaleboat in Florida, but these are...
TimB- Maybe you've corrected my error, or maybe I just communicated poorly (or both!), so I wanted to check. What I had meant by my prior...
