setting up the stations and planking the mold took us 3 weekend sessions of about 6 hours each. The strips are 8 feet long and ripped on a...
1:1 ratio epoxies are usually made by adding a filler material to the curing agent, nonyl phenol is very commonly used, also a mixture of nonyl...
Alkthough reasonably strong maple is not a very durable wood in the marine environment - it has been used in hulls by Nova Scotia builders but I...
Some co-workers and I just finished a one-off marathon style racing canoe using a male mold of trapezoidal section styrofoam strips over...
You can mix some colloidal silica in gel coat then apply it to your plug with either a smooth foam roller or spray it on with a cup gun sporting a...
san.dam, I don't think the situation re: a canting rig on a monohull vs. a multihull is really all that different at least in a qualitative...
Dick Newick designed a wingmast that could be canted to windward for the original incarnation of Ocean Surfer, a 40' ish trimaran for the OSTAR....
Thanks for the clear explanation Tom, It appears that the multiconic technique I wrote about earlier (as described by S.S. Rabl in "Problems...
Tom, That might explain some of the funny results I have been getting here and there. Do I understand you correctly that the slopes at the...
I do not know of any website describing these techniques - might be a nice project to put one together for someone who understands this sort of...
I also have a probably misplaced skepticism about the algoritms used to create developable surfaces in hull modelling programs. I have lately been...
I think it depends on what school you are talking about. 12 years ago I got just such a test in the mail from the Landing School design program....
I would suggest finding your local composites supplier and developing a relationship with their outside sales representative - these guys are...
Kudu, I would prefer a cable system to either hydraulic or rack and pinion, but this is just my personal preference to be able to feel the...
If you design the pilot house carefully you should still have good forward visibility from the aft steering position - just make it of such a...
I have done a few coastal and offshore trips on a Deerfoot 67' with a pilot house in approximately (6'-8') the same position relative to the...
I have been very pleased to read this discussion of the PE licensing issue - Some very well considered and informed viewpoints on this have been...
I have had good results using the plastic nonskid grit sold by paint manufacturers applied using an el-cheapo gravity feed cup gun. You may...
Both boats and ships, There may be differences in the level of regulation here but I think the recent moves to a PE certification in ship...
I think the Landing School is very appropriate for someone who already has an engineering degree - it is fine for those who do not also - so long...
