There IS a dagger board in front of it - perhaps 12 feet forward and angled outward a bit (10 degrees maybe?) On that day I had one board down...
Thanks Phil - That's another thing to try. Thanks for the idea. Experimenting at the high speed is tough - I am the only person I trust at the...
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Saturday we hit a new High on Terrapin. 18.5 knots, single reef, one dagger down, both rudders down, True wind 18 gusting to maybe 23....
Tungsten, is there a good primer out there on the process? I'd like to make several panels roughly 1X2 foot....
I've noodled that through as well for my 20 foot beam. I'll likely have it hauled.
Nice work, Bud!
How does it look when you are standing on it?
Groper - What type of whipping do you have on there? Just regular polyester? I need to do something like that because I often use my shrouds a...
I can definitely see how chafe would be an issue there. The cord kinda needs to wrap around something smoother and bit larger in diameter....
It might be the latter since DUX is supposed to have much of the stretch worked out of it while being heated during the manufacturing process. I...
catsketcher - with regard to soft hanks, i am using them also. On balance I like them. Be advised, they take longer to hank/unhank than pistons,...
Hey Cat - The previous owner installed DUX diamonds on my wooden mast. After four years they seem to be holding up great. This is a 43 foot...
So, what's the best GPS speed thus far on this thing?
Yeah - it sails Ok on one rudder. I'm sure glad I had redundancy though, and at some point I expect a hull will come out of the water! My...
During a gybe yesterday on my cat at about 8 knots, I heard a POP and lost most of my steerage. We quickly got the motor going and dropped the...
You're a Gentleman, Phil! You could have just as easily said "Bloody Yank didn't put 'is bleedin' boards down!" cheers As interest Guys,...
Well Gentlemen, after a few tweaks on Friday evening, we had a couple of very nice trips over the weekend. Based on your responses, we made two...
Clipper - you might be on to something here. According to the plans the boards should go down about 4 feet (1.2 meters) and still have the top...
Thanks Phil. I have several questions. Can you tell me what the term "rudder loading" refers to, and how it differs from weather helm? I...
