Dear All, The past year I bought a sailin boat in Nederland, where strangely the boat doesn’t need registration. This year I decided to...
Hi Fred, I agree that in the good season it is possible to cross the Atlantic with nearly any boat, but should be good to have a boat able to...
Hi All, I just crossed the Med with an Allied Seabreeze, and was positively surprised from the excellent stability and seaworthiness of this...
Re Hi Bloody Amateur, Actually I have different projects right now end disinterested from the subject. I also loos the contact with those...
Hi, Thank you for the replays. Stability curves are very similar indeed. I checked this with Freeship. Design B have a little bit more stability...
Hi everyone, I am designing my dreamboat. This should be a cruising boat, sailing mainly on coastal cruising, and European internal waters....
Well sandwich construction is not something new. Currently Cup of America boats are building using this method:...
Here's 2 links: http://www.bateau.com/ http://www.bruceroberts.com/ Good luck CapKos
Hi Ari, You can also check the printing industry. Several years ago they used lead letters, but now everything is electronic. Could still have...
I forgot to ask: is the mast really out of the centerline, like in the sketch? CapKos
Hi Bob, Thanks for the sketches. I guess that the boat with the setee will be a fine cruiser. How big is this boat? An advantage of shorter mast...
You are right on both points. The center of effort is verry aft and the latten sail didn’t help. In the positive side a costal cruiser with...
Have fun, CapKos
Oups, here is the sketch
Hi Bob, Thanks for the nice explanation. I suppose that the extreme exploration of this idea is the gaff rig. I like lateen sail because of the...
A picture of Neptune on Geneva Lake....
Hi, Plywood is one of the best materials on stiffness/weight ratio basis, so I don’t think you could improve the weight here. Gougeon Brothers...
Sorry for the question, am not designer either, but why sheathing the interior? This is substantial work, especially when considering the sanding...
Thank you El Pirata. Your experience is extremely helpful. All the best, CapKos
Hi Willma, I suppose she has no pilothouse, since most of the professional fishing boats here haven’t. Most of the hard work must be done out of...
