Theres an update on the blog. He is planning to launch on friday, test sail on saturday, and leave on sunday, with the possibility of stopping...
Thanks, I have seen it become a problem on other forums, so I was a little surprised that nobody seems to minds here. It seems that expertise from...
Apologies if this has been covered before, but I dont have the time to wade through 14 pages. I have not been around very long, but I have...
Im not really sure what size would be suitable for your boat, i would guess that 22m2 would be a usefull sail but if the sail is intended for...
At the moment I dont own a cruiser, but I am seriously considering building later this year(assuming I dont change jobs). At the moment I favour...
Thank you everybody for the comments and advice. I will have a look at a smaller displacement tender, it makes more sense now. You may have saved...
Thanks for that Pericles. Fanie, when I asked that question, I ment to write XPS not EPS, was just momentarily confused. It just seems strange to...
As I understand it polystyrene foam is dissolved by the styrene in polyester resin. Is is cheaper to build EPS foam with epoxy resins or...
1. It is ok to have the genoa overlap the mast. The major problem is that spreaders and rigging are in the way. 2. You are obliged to keep a...
The more I think about this the more compicated it becomes. I have a couple of ideas, but I need to understand how the mast will fit into the...
I am looking for a small ultralight planing dinghy roughly along the lines of Jacque Mertens GV13 [IMG] That design is for a fiberglass...
Apologies if this has already been discussed, I have not read the entire thread. How do you intend to load the cabin part? A fully fitted out...
Have you seen the 1000 days effort. www.1000days.net They are going on day 275 with the aim of spending 1000 continuous days at sea out of...
[IMG] [IMG] This has been around for a while so apologies if I missed the thread. The guy is taking a beating on the other forums, but there...
Some of the one design classes seem to get this right. For example if you went to Reichel Pugh and asked to buy plans for a Melges 24, they would...
If money is no issue what about boron fibers? Its stronger and stiffer than carbon, but thats about all I know about it.
Reserve buoyancy is the amount of buoyancy above the waterline. Flaring the hull as you describe is one way of achieving reserve buoyancy. The...
Why would a hydrofoil be more effective than simply increasing reserve buoyancy in the bows? Recent thinking is along the lines of keeping the...
Glad I could help:)
My bad, Now I remember.
