I have plans for several older racing style sailboats. They include International Contender, Australis catamaran, Windmill. Florida Moth also...
The virus has kept me close to home, cloistered actually. To relieve some of the boredom I have messed around in my garage workshop. It is too...
I am about to build a tiny little eight foot sailing dinghy, a pram or possibly a pointy dink.. There is very little foot room in such a wee...
Is there anything that human adventurers will not try?...
I have about 50 of these beautiful magazines dating from 1993 to 20001. I will give them to whomever might find them interesting or useful....
The devil has made me decide to buy a little outboard for my small skiff. I will go for the 2 to 3HP variety because they are light in weight and...
Not a boat for casual use. Pretty interesting however.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zumwalt-class_destroyer
I have used a windsurfer mast on my little skiff. It is too bendy for the sail that I have chosen.. I'm figuring to build a birdsmouth mast with a...
Here is an interesting developement for your edification and enjoyment. It seems that we have some serious plastic eating bacteria. Just thought...
http://planingaround.blogspot.com/2013/03/everglades-challenge-friday-pre-start.html A crafty dude hitched his camera to a kite and walked...
I am having a mental episode of sorts. It goes like this;....... There are two perfectly good bicycles in my garage. There are also numerous...
http://news.rice.edu/2012/06/28/rice-researchers-develop-paintable-battery-2/ A most interesting item found here. These Rice University...
While watching olympic rowing events I made some observations about which I am puzzled. Everyone is using offset blades. The blades seem to...
Stumbled on to a fascinating web site. Any of you interested in kayaks, more correctly baidarkas? This is a building system almost rivaling...
Has anyone else seen the youtube video of the lunatic who is rowing around Cape Horn? Some guys are all guts and zero brains.
Lets hear it for Jessica Watson, the 16 year old Aussie girl, who just completed her solo, non stop, unassisted, round the world sail. (I wonder...
There is a concept called dynamic displacement. As I understand it, or not understand it, There is a body of water surrounding a moving waterborne...
Intrigueing article at Discovery.com/tech/waterpipe_flow. The brief article describes methods to reduce or eliminate turbulence in pipes by...
In deference to C.A. Marchaj and his considerable contribution to our boat knowledge, I would like to learn the pronunciation of his name as he...
Cannot find the right forum for this question. This forum is as good as any. I have read, several times, that cotton clothing is bad news for...