The Freeship Crosscurves Calculation Shows As The Righting Lever: Kn*sin(theta). Two Questions: First, What Is 'n'? Second, If The Intent Is To...
I'm Looking For Any Credible Information On Designing And Sizing Gaff Rigs, Ie: Shrouds, Stays Etc. At This Moment I Am Using 'pricipals Of Yacht...
Rig Construction Calculations, Page 181-182. There Is A Formula For Finding The Righting Moment. I Gather The 'dimensioning' Rm Ratio Simply...
Thanks to all who replied to my post regarding the center of effort of a gaff rigged vessel. quite an interesting discussion resulted from that,...
I'm looking for any validation, whether good or bad, of the designing method described in the book "Boat Strength", by Dave Gerr. Is there anyone...
I am looking for general rule of thumb info on finding the center of effort of a gaff sail. Principles of Yacht design (Larsson & Eliasson)...
I am in the process of replicating the design of a mid nineteenth century 'sandbagger' sailboat. I have drawings from books with which to work...
