I think the flying dutchman might be a better avenue to pursue with what you are trying to do and I'm pretty sure plans are available.
Yeah we used to soak it in the river for 3 days first.
White oak turns into an almost rubber solid after soaking and steaming, like almost no other wood. which is interesting because softer, naturally...
Twings are the control line that control the angle of the spinaker sheet fore and aft, and gives a more outward trim angle usually to help keep...
Hey Frank, I think a cat schooner might be an ideal rig, it cuts down on halyards, winches deck organizers and would make it simpler to buy used...
I believe that HogFish is the quickest to build and least expensive of all the boats mentioned on this thread , though you might have to find...
Though if you want to learn about inexpensive shallow draft boat building contact Reuel Parker: http://www.parker-marine.com/
Excellent point, Tom.
The Ovni is basicly a keel boat with a retractable keel, form stability does not come into play with righting moment...Ovnis are cool boats! Have...
Hi Dennis, Look a little bit closer at the bottom of this boat, I believe she's an arc bottom girl!
The bouyancy centers will change when you change the angles of the topsides, making a more tender boat.
I personally don't see any advantage in adding an extra chine, I think your efforts would be better spent making an arc or v-bottom, especially...
Try this website under plans, though I think you'll find it much less commodious than HFM: http://www.nisboats.com/ Briggs
You might call Waters sails in Lexington South Carolina for a tuning guide....He's a class sailmaker who has also done extremely well in the class.
I remember when Mark Bayne was building that boat, I was not very interested in the sharpie concept at the time, but Mark insisted that the boat...
Well he's been AWOL for a couple of years now, so I don't know.
The hogfish is also 6 feet shorter, a real lead mine...
I believe Kirby put a shallow ballast fin on the 43 to keep the boat in the light category, if memory serves me correct the 43 was somewhere...
All of this stuff was passed on to me by a someone who has been very generous with his time and information. I have not been able to get a hold of...
I have some drawings/study plans and some interior photos of chrises boat. I'll post them in this thread, probably tonight...
