rig Steve, I am considering a lanteen rig on a wishbone mast, reason, to be able to lower the mast quickly, easily, single handed on a boat...
odd rig Thaddeus, you are quite right and I agree, however, my reason for asking:- Designing a modern boat, which, in one form at least an...
316/2205 I replaced the standing rigging on my 26' Superseal (Ron Holland design) in spring 2005. 1x19 s/s 5mm wire Boat is on a swinging...
cad I completely agree. Cad stands for computer Aided design. i.e can ease tasks for the designer; does not do the design. What I like...
rudder steering the boat Bob, Please explain. I have a fixed keel Superseal 26. Lifting keel Superseal owners find that the angle of the...
trimaran I would think that it would go in two containers, one for the central hull and two sponsons in a second. This would need a careful...
Maxsurf Mike, Makes me pleased those nice people in Freemantle wrote that excellent software
container lifeboat I have Maxsurf. Rhino and Turbocad, Turbocad can output in Autocad format. I have just been checking, and explain my...
containerable lifeboat No, could not get the plan back. New design will be a similar design but a shorter version. The container constrains...
containerable motorsailer/lifeboat to A****** boats, Three part boat may be better as a trimaran, perhaps. My old containerable design is no...
rudders as inthe rudder can steer the boat hello! what is this guy talkin about that is what rudders are for. Except, they can...
rudder design I think that the whole issue of rudder design is not well understood
With cars the important thing is the body design, the rest needs only to be appropriate With motorbikes, the engine rules,ok? For yachts is...
containerable boat Does that mean that 8ft beam is acceptable?
concept boat Yes, agree, I was concerned that handling in ports may not be all that is desired. The necessary baulks would also reduce the...
Concept Boat I have asked BMIF to see if they have retained a copy
Concept boat Mine was only a design, never built. When I saw some designs submitted which were 'Highly recommended', nothing more than some...
Concept Boat I designed a similar boat as an entry in the BMIF (British Marine Industry Federation) Concept Boat competition three years ago, the...
Foam sandwich Hello, Building method There is some good information on this website:- http://www.sailingsource.com/cherub/bldfoam.htm...
Does anyone know of research on the best shape for ballast on the tip of a centreboard?
