I have a question on epoxy filler. I am at the point of a boat build where I need to glass in many bulkheads, stringers, cabinets,...
I also need the other engine for output....to get to speed....so yes, redundancy, but also to get to design speed.
I have owned about 8 sailboats in my life...all with “emergency tillers”....and never used any of them once, ever. True, these boats had...
Yes, that is a good point. And yes, the engines are widely spaced...
Mechanical not an option, as stated. Hydraulic. Already purchased system and semi installed....intergrated with the autopilot system. Just...
Yes, the unsteerable engine locked straight ahead. But....there will be no cavitation near the fuel dock when traveling at 1 knot or less of...
To reply... The steerable motor will have the same hours as the non-steerable...both on at all times, just one steers and one not. Not sure I...
Designing and building a custom 28' power cat...dual engines...hydraulically steered... It occurred to me...why go through the expense and labour...
Sorry but I do not see an answer there...you only mentioned a single taller board as better, and I agree, but that is not my question....
Thanks all but no one has come close to answering the question. And I am NOT interested in a single centerboard centered...? Again...if you cut...
Designing now either higher aspect boards or lower aspect fixed keels for a small custom sailing cat...weighing the pros and cons of each. My...
How does one determine the proper NACA section for a daggerboard or rudder?? Building a catamaran and would “love to know”!
Hello: I am building a custom mini-cat...27' by 15'. It would be very hard to install any type of vang system for the boom on this boat as...
Hello: I am building a custom foam/glass micro cruising cat (sailing). 27' by 14.5'. Have decided to build LAR (fixed) permanent keels. One on...
Building a 27' mini cruising cat and designing/thinking about the keel(s). Considering both fixed and sliding boards at this juncture....
Thanks for the replies and links to other discussions on this topic... The pic I uploaded on the first post was not complete....I have uploaded a...
Designing and building a custom sailing catamaran...thinking.... My question (and I think this applies to any sailboat, really)... Why have a...
The situation: I must run a 3” diameter hot air duct “near” an icebox in a new custom boat build. Boat is foam/glass/epoxy. Designing and...
Not sure if the "contact a rigger advice " is serious or a joke. Of course I have already tried this. Five different riggers in fact in my local...
I do not agree. A 50' long boom on a 30' long luff, I think, would not allow the sail to generate much lift. Airplane wings, and high aspect...
