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I search things alot and it seems for sailboating, things are very hard to find. How do warps and drogues, fair on trimarans and their specifications requirements. I'm more interested in modified warps. Are there warps that you can use while sailing downwind to prevent pitchpoling, that tug at...

https://phys.org/news/2022-01-low-speed-impacts-liquids.html "They showed that even at speeds as slow as one meter per second, the impact can decrease the local pressure sufficiently to cause cavitation. This comes about because the liquid is slightly compressible, and so the impact creates...

I would like to build a one off fiberglass without mold that has complex concaves. Can anyone provide a resource for the most modern comprehensive review of how to go about complex concaves on a non mold fiberglass hull? Thanks so much. I am having a difficult time finding resources on it.

What is the strategy to prevent small bumps where fiberglass is overlapped on the hull? Are we just using fiberglass bondo, and primer surfacer and hopping there isn't a ripple.. I want a professional superclean hull with no small ripples,, that suddenly appear when I put the wet paint on. I...

Do 3/4 retracted curved dagger boards function and feel the same as a standard dagger board when the ship is under increased load. I would like a concept I'm building to be able to haul game from hunting, or extra concessions for long yoyages. How do retracted curved dagger boards with non...

Can anyone suggest a what are the best furling booms? I would like long rubber rollers and am thinking about small suspensions for the rollers that pinch the sail. I have only used a few furling booms and wondering what's the state of affairs in 2022. I would like to hike my boom with a high...

Has anyone here had parts made on a radial loom? Are there any US radial looming businesses? Fiber Composites https://herzog-online.com/fiber-composites/

Does anyone know the name of this type of bowsprit? And/or the inverted concave on the hull of reversed bows above the waterline? Or any structural analysis on this type of design?

Hi folks. I'm looking at building a very large kayak type trimaran that is like a holopuni, but with adjustable arms and built for extreme strength for large waves like holopunis. Does anyone have resources on the equations of strength required for the arms for the load? I'd like a large...