Go talk to people at http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/index.php Kaa
Electricity is a form of power, not a source of power. If you want a 30hp electric motor you will need a generator to supply it with...
Let's do the math, shall we? 1 hp is about 750 watts. One watt (since we're talking DC) is the current of 1 Amp at 1 Volt. 9 hp = 9 x 750 =...
What are my choices for a NOT shiny (not varnish) transparent (not paint) wood finish for a boat? There's the traditional boat soup -- easy and...
Unfortunately Charlie Whipple's Sundowner Resolution is at the moment breaking up on rocks of the Great Barrier Island, while Charlie himself was...
Speaking of small gaffers... Ian Oughtred's Eun Mara: [IMG] and a sister ship [IMG] Kaa
For legal aspects of living "independently" in the international waters, you might want to read up on the history of the Principality of Sealand....
Well, speaking of full information disclosure for boats I think something like this should be OK. I envision three levels of information...
Generally speaking, I'm interested in the maximization of choices and limiting the power of the government. Forcing full disclosure does nothing...
This might be a start http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautical_terms Kaa
There is certification for sailing. ASA, for example, would be happy to give you a bunch of certificates in exchange for money and some of your...
Well, I, personally, is very much in favor of freedom. As one of my favorite bash.org quotes goes, "The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not...
You understand that the first part of your post -- about people having the freedom to do stupid things -- directly contradicts your rant, which...
There's a point which I don't think has been mentioned in this thread yet. Maintenance. Ocean racers are new boats that are maintained and...
Talk to these people: http://www.woodenboatvb.com/vbulletin/upload/ Kaa
I think it's a trade-off without a "universal" optimal spot. I can think of a guy who says "In my area the winds are not too gusty, and I am a...
Well, the staysails have lazyjacks, so I don't think it's a canopy :-) These could be a pair of xebecs (aka chebecs or zebecs), re-rigged for...
Well, first, definitions can be useful to suit a single person and second, again, you haven't defined a conversation in which such a definition...
Funny, I would say that "its taxonomy, its anatomy, likely a history of its evolution" belong to an extended description, but certainly not to a...
We don't need multiple definitions for words like "lift" and "drag" because there is a very clear implied context for them -- that of physics, and...
