I tried some paint with ceramic beads in which was stated to have incrediable U values. So I did a test with a copper tube painted on the outside...
I have plenty of space for the swan neck - inside the deck saloon, and it can go well above the water line although the paint would suffer. How...
Does the exhast really have to go at the back of the boat? Why can't it go at the side in the middle - the boat only heels when it is sailing...
Having nearly finished my boat ( 53 ft) I realise that if my centre cock pit is swamped there is no where for the water to go. OK for the foot...
You dont say if you are building or if you already have one. It is easy to remove the corners during construction with large dia steel pipe for...
OK So I will keep the original sail plan and just make the boom a little bit longer so the mainsheet drops behind the cock pit seat and fit a...
What's a tripping reef?
I need to connect the mainsheet to the boom. The traveller has to go either behind the cock pit in which case the boom isn't long enough or on the...
I am building my boat 53 foot Roberts, the design the end of the boom ends up over the steering wheel. If I lengthen the boom there will be...