The dihedral as designed is perfect. It allows the amas to just clear the water as the boat comes nose into wind whilst tacking, enabling the very...
Chris. You and I have been sparring with each other on this matter for years now on this and other forums. Can't we just call it quits and...
I can't get out of my mind the image of a yacht club board member standing looking at a Trimaran and saying, "Every time I see a Multihull I have...
Thanks Doug. At least I have one supporter. :p PDW. I do not need to make "A substantive rebuttal". If you click on my pseudonym you can see...
I think Shakespeare really got it right. Methinks the lady doth protest too much.:rolleyes:
Chris. The only people I call "Luddites" are the ones that would like to see the AC go back to racing 12 metre yachts. Some people can't grasp...
Shock Horror :eek: Australia 1 has been dis-masted.:(
As a footnote to the above post, I have been following the Pittwater to Coffs Harbour on the on line tracker and have noted that the Mod 60 tri...
Fair enough Chris. I can't understand what you said about friction between multi and mono sailors in your Pittwater club. The RMYC has a...
Quote:- Luckily we don't have the bigoted anti-monohull crowd to deal with where we sail now; Quote. Where are you sailing now Chris. :rolleyes:
My big box rule was deliberately left vague enough to cater for multihulls....Quote. PDW, I like that. Perhaps attitudes will start to change...
You are right R R. The proof of the pudding. :D
R.R. That really is a good "Belt and Braces" way of doing it,------however it is also an expensive, time consuming , and dirty job, working...
I still think you can't go past the Piver Frolic. I built one for my teenage son in the mid 1960s. He had the urgent need to visit his GF who...
Doug, If you go to the "Hobby King.com" website you can buy for an incredibly cheap price, a three axis, solid state gyro which will control a...
Fred, Please don't laugh, but I do all my cutting out by what I call my "Zen" carpentry. You mark out your cutting lines really accurately, then...
Thanks for the tip bruce. :D
Getting back to the Thread - I have now got an all in one printer, copier, scanner with wi/fi, so As soon as I figure out how to use it I can put...
Most wood stored in outdoor areas has a water content of about 20-24%.To make sure we got our wood down to at least 12% moisture content we...
Jillian and I are off on a tour of Tasmania in a couple of hours. We will be away for 10 days and so will be incommunicado during that time. So,...
