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Actually, I suggested making sure that a diagonal that bisects the DWL is fair. Of course, you have to have access to the lines drawing to check...
Spock was a character in Star Trek, in both the television series, and in several movies. He eschewed emotion, and glorified logic at its...
Spock speaks. Numbness, friend, is a failure of nerve function, not improved nerve functioning.
Alas, that a human heart should be so numb Really? I see a world of information when I look at a lines drawing of a hull. I feel narrow...
I think he was indeed talking about long keeled monohulls that heel, but I don't think that this limits the idea. I still think the diagonals are...
I'm surprised no one recommended looking at a diagonal where it crosses the chine in a hard chine hull. In a recent v bottomed design of mine in...
Soft wingsail "If you try to make an unstayed soft sail, then the mast will have to have a thickness similar to that of the wing. To make it...
Junk rig / wingsail Take a junk rig, make it hinging, and make the first half of the junk sail a foil shape with the mast in the center of the...
Tandem unstayed mast biplane rigged catamaran This may be an old thread, but it is still found by Google, so more people will read it in the...
Seabrake You have the "Seabrake" sold down there in OZ, as well. See: http://www.seabrake.com/
Jordan Series Drogue 'I intend to make me one of those sea anchors with the multiple funnels on them... sorry the name evades me now... What I...
Storm management tactics Hi, Fanie My experiences are in monohulls. I am working on building a multihull, and have been doing much reading...
"Now, it has been demonstrated that heaving to is the best way to deal with storm conditions." In all candor, "J" I not only don't agree with...
Hi, Lin Your ideas are great for a day sailer, but I wouldn't cross an ocean with them. I don't think you'll find any experienced takers for...
Alas- New ideas and profit don't usually go hand in hand in the boat building business-
So, where do you live, and do you know enough to do any design job in the firm? Dollars could be US, Canadian, Australian, or New Zealand-
There should be framing to support the plates at the attachment points. I have read claims that an early Bruce Roberts steel design sank off the...
The "Gallant rig" is an example of a wing shaped rig, and it furls just like a junk sail. IMHO, it has two drawbacks-no hinged flap, and no...
Hi, BuildBoats-I'm not sure I understand the question. My rig is basically a junk sail with wing shaped forward batten sections. It would fold...
