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HOISTING/STREAMING A KITE FROM A VESSEL. For a sailing vessel, I would suggest that the design of kite be such that it has a horizontal cell, that can be inflated to go rigid, thus acting like a spar to the wing. With a quick release fitting [...poss remote control? Or maybe a slip-hitch on...

Hi Alan, Well yes, that would be my reservations to such a project. A sensible reply. But.... I am only musing over the question as to how often these modifications are made. Plus, I would argue that perhaps the extra buoyancy would partially compensate for the extra weight. My concept...

Does anyone have any experiences, knowledge or ideas on how practical it would be to extend a hull LOA/LWL forward. Vessel: LOA - 70' [21M] Beam - 15' [4.54M] Draft - 8.5' [2.59m] Keel: Long Keel Bow: Minimal rake Stern: Round/counter...

Oh dear... Been off-line for ten days [some bar-steward disconnected my power supply, so no interweb!], I've obviously missed an episode or two... But the literary 'fire-fights' are as active as ever I see... [with my Machiavellian circuits switched on, I revel in the downfall of nerds...]...

"Go on and get it over with then, find you a bridge and take a jump..." [Zappa] I think your comment is an over-generalization. People may harbour misanthropic tendencies through various reasons or conditions - socio-economic/medical/theistic etc... As an optimist [albeit a slightly...

I have spoken to many people lately about population and humankind as a whole. Many of those individuals are of the mind that humankind is the blight on the apple of the earth. However, if global warming was designed to reduce population, then who is the designer? Us? Sort of shooting...

Funny you should comment on that fact, I was quite surprised to hear it too. We were told of this fact by a program televised in the UK called Mighty Ships. The fact was exposed when the Emma Maersk was profiled. The Emma Maersk was the largest container ship afloat [one of a number in her...

Hoyt, Please refer to yours and others diagrams for assistance. A brief lesson on Tectonic Process [example: The Americas, The Pacific] and the plight of those on coastal margins. The Juan De Fuca, Eastern Pacific, Cocos, Nazcan and a portion of the Antarctic plates are all subducting...

"...If we are to stand any chance of influencing global warming, it would be to build more nuclear reactors." [Prof James Lovelock]. A rather bitter pill to swallow from the father of the Gaian Principle... But maybe "The Lesser of two weevils."

Quite! But IN0, this forum is full of <rude remark towards other members removed>, who have not anything better to do than scorn at the obviously useful and important [and official] data...:rolleyes: Keep the data streaming mate, I'm still learning more from you than anyone or thing else...:cool:

Re: Your post #350 LOL :D Love that analogy IN0...

I fail to understand what you are doing on this forum, all I have noted is that you are negative to everything that we are about.:rolleyes: There are some fantastic ideas being aired on this site, with relatively amateur ideas being mixed with informative and forward thinking inputs from...

Exactly! Jeremy, this is what I have been advocating all along. I propose a catamaran design [Wharram springs to mind due to self-build ease and sleek hull form...]. But a vessel incorporating all of your criteria and with the possible future development of my SKS [Solar Kinetic Sail] idea, a...

It's early days for the info on whether the solar-pv fabric can be employed, I'm still researching this avenue myself, but take a look at the tent designed as a joint venture between the erstwhile 'Orange' and Kaleidoscope [Google it...], which was unveiled for the UK Glastonbury Festival...

Ah, but what are YOU doing about it....?

Been off-line [off-shore...]lately and this thread has moved on I see... But the gist of the argument for/against bi-planar rigs appears to be down to cost... Let us remember that it is down to persons like ourselves and the serious naval/yacht designers to 'push the envelope' in innovative...

You mused over the cat downwind in goosewing config, then add the square spinnaker between the two foremasts... In fact I thought tonight, that one could construct a lightweight [carbon fibre comp] catwalk between the masts, that could hold antenna, small aerogens, radar, even a lookout...] And...

Well dude, thats why I'm here... Coz I want to design a rig along those lines, yep loose-footed maybe, but imagine if the sails were made of solar photo-voltaic fabric as well[!?!], I'm working on it... In fact I have loads of old insulating block foam and I will be building an RC model of the...

:D Roger that!!!

Disagree with that [nimblemotors]. You are assuming that the kite will be used at the same altitude as that of the surfers. To work efficiently it will have to be streamed higher as I mentioned in my thread. And would be an augment or replacement for the spinnaker even... Afterall, the...