You more commonly see the OPPOSITE arrangement: e.g., outboards on brackets. This is due to, at high speeds, one wants the CG as far aft as...
Nope, you don't want the glass fibers going bow to stern. You want them on the diagonal. You might, perhaps, use bow-to-stern orientation in...
As always, Tad, you know the most beautiful boats!
Its really all about the strength. A glass fiber (or carbon or whatever) also needs to be primarily laid up on the diagonals. For example:...
Has anyone investigated frameless hatches? These seem to be gaining popularity in many custom yachts, as they are easily made and flush to decks...
Can't this spreadsheet just be posted somehow?
For open classes, they will soon be scows, and considered so ugly the classes will die quickly.
I think Paul B nailed it.
I agree, CT, that kids learn organically when sailing boats. The Bic Open seems to be effective for kids: fun, cheap, safe, tough, and fun!
A use of foils I'd like to see: reduction of effective displacement, not the elimination by totally flying. Another: stabilizers that are more...
Chris, I do find it interesting to hear that foiling moth performance is continuing to improve. It reminds me of the early days of Windsurfing...
CT, you are just discovering what a lot of other people have discovered. While Doug does have a fertile mind, he also has some recurring...
In one light air race in the third video, I saw three boats in a row move their sliding seat back a bit at as they round the weather mark.
The biggest reason for narrow beam is for a smooth ride. Second biggest reason is for efficiency. Third is to eliminate the resistance hump above...
Sounds like it would work. However, perhaps you might consider using door skins instead of plywood over the forms, and then just lay up a...
Well, kinda. Two props are more lightly loaded, therefore less pressure differential, therefore less likely to drop the water pressure to vapor...
The coupler. The engine has a stainless splined shaft. The outdrive has a coupler that is aluminum. To replace it, you need to remove the engine....
And those boats are all carbon, so there is a LOT of NOISE!!! Those things ring like bells!
What an excellent and simple presentation on the criticality of a low VCG (vertical center of gravity) and high AOVS (angle of vanishing...
Tague, it looks like you did not have an adjustable jack plate, that these engines were simply bolted to exactly that location. Its that correct,...
