All my life I’ve had a dream of exploring the world from the sea side, i.e. looking shoreward. With that goal in mind I worked hard and with a...
I’m confused, for years I have believed that the distance the Center of the sail area is ahead of the Center of Lateral Plane is the positive...
With all the talk about passagemakers I got a chuckle out of the boat Passagemaker featured on this months cover. About the only passage that...
Perhaps I'm having a senior moment, however, I can't seem to find a reference on how to convert a solid mast to a hollow mast. The masts in...
Does any one here have expereince with, The Evolution Marine Shaft System? It looks to me that it solves a number of shaft and stern tube...
I've been going through all my books and I can't find scantlings for glued lapstrake construction. Specifically I looking to eliminate...
After reading posts that ask if a power boat can be made into a sailboat and if a displacement boat can be made to go fast I wonder if the people...
Is there a reasonably accurate formula for calculating the horsepower required to move a displacement hull at various speed / length ratios? I was...
Starting from a clean sheet of paper, which is better Mast head or fractional rig. Correct me if I'm wrong, however, I thought the fractional rig...
Which is more efficient in 18 to 30 foot trailerable sailboats, a centerboard or a centerboard mounted in a stub keel? The stub keel does give...
Of late I’ve noticed that some trailer sailors have centerboards offset to one side, I can see where offsetting the centerboard would help foot...
Seeing the work some designers have done with unstayed masts and wishbone/spirt rigs has stirred my interest. However, I am finding it difficult...
