I understand the "new" theory of how the sails work has to do with lift in the same way an airplane wing works: 1. how did the early sailors...
I was looking at pictures of schooners from late 1800's and wondered why they put the masts on an angle. I think they call that the "rake" of the...
I'm in the "getting" information stage. I was thinking of caravel planking. I read that cotton was used so that the planks would swell when the...
If I use this method of planking and use some "new" type caulking between planks...after I sand and seal or paint hull will the planks still swell...
