there you go. say, bout two liters per person per day.
but the work on each plank would take less time, being as that you're removing half as much wood. actualy time savings is more like 5-10% when...
didn't know i could do that! i'll have to see what they have. any idea where to contact/what to ask for?
i've seen it. it's a little much. i'm talking about something cartop portable, that collapses into a package oh, three feet across? the mast(s)...
i've seen more than a few of these about, but i'm curious. were they production run, or built to order, or built from plans? but in any event,...
one of those guys i've been hoping to hear a few words from on this. i've been mulling over it, the whole double planking, single planking...
fair points. the other problem with the new tech is that you have to drill a new line down. i ask why we can't just start pumping water down...
okay, revising what i said earlier. yes, double woven, yes, 560 threads minimum, but that 560 doesn't count the doubling. so technically it's in...
i might have thinned it down that i'm gonna need to make my own. this could be interesting.
you're right. hard book to chase down.
of course, you're still going to need those big diesel powered, 35-50kt freighters for time-sensitive cargo. so only for non-sensitive cargo,...
the material was a minimum 560 thread per inch, according to one old book i have.
well, most of the old books that refer to linen as a material describe the cloth as a heavy canvas, specifically a double woven linen. might...
NICE ketch. me like. what are you planning on for masts? modern materials, hollow wood, solid spars? i'm planning a gaffed ketch rig for my...
those books i've got on the list. steel's an option, or at least it was, until i found out that it's getting hard to insure steel boats....
that's a bit different, from a stability standpoint, than what i'm thinking of.
as i intend to stow the primary sails topside, and they'll have a chance to dry out first, even after the freshwater spraydown, i doubt mildew...
the best part is the unspoken assumption that i'll be doing it all by hand. and no, no high-tech substitutes(save on the masts), just clever...
fair enough. the fun part of a gaff rig, especially in this configuration, is that the watch can indeed be stood by one man. especially with some...
heh. my experience with linen as a bowmaker shows it to be far superior to cotton in strength to weight ratio. cotton has these incredibly short...
