I must confess fırst that i never owned or steered a motor yacht like the one shown here. It is a Cheoy Lee 68, but only here as an example, as...
Lookig at the way, race boats evolved, many many years ago i had envisaged that one day, pure raceboats would be nothing but giant open dinghys....
Manufacturing a Lead fin and bulb keel for a sailboat of 35 Ft seems to be one of the most dounting jobs for an amateur builder, as well as one of...
I am trying to find a suitable mainsail sheeting arrangement which can do without a mainsail track, but still provide some control with the twist...
For an epoxy strip planked hull of 37 ft, using red cedar or any other decent wood,would it be possible to finish outside by covering with a layer...
I am not a NA, therefore please excuse my lack of knowledge from the beginning. I have long been thinking about the compatibility of saildrives...
For a total length of 16m keel stepped aluminum mast, if you already had the bottom section available from a used broken mast, (around half the...
I have been wondering about the design process for the perfect fore and aft trim. Do you first calculate all the weights of all the components...
This has been wondering me for a long time. We all know the relationship between LWL, Hull speed, and the wave pattern which dictates this...
For a scale model of 1:10, would it be possible to manufacture a fine powdered material which would mimic water? I guess it is all about...
From general knowledge, we know that fine entry angles are good for windward work. But what are the dynamics, behind this? I suspect, it is...
A very simple and fun mainsail idea occurred to me. I wonder whether this has ever been tried before? Imagine the boom is split vertically and...
Although my question is related to a 40 ft cold molding sailboat, i guess it is also a general question. If one is laminating several layers of...
To me, one of the major u turns in sail boat design is the bulbs attached to fin keels. Whereas this was a commonish application in the sixties...
I am planning to build a sail boat of my own design (38 ft LOA) with help from a friend. Although we built several small items such as rudders,...
We know that masts are always a problem as it is not an ideal leading edge form for the mainsail. STOL aircrafts (short take off and landing)...
I do not remember where i have seen this. Probably a 1950's six metre it was. All the wire shrouds, entered through the deck, went through a...
These are the pictures from 'spirit yachts' web site. Always wondered,how such two very different materials, with different mechanical...
Think of a 39 ft strip planked, custom,cruiser racer, possibly with a mahogany veneer, bright finished,teak decked,+ and displacing something near...
I am an amateur, trying to design a 38ft sailboat. Instead of starting with drawing lines, i wanted to create a scale model. The first step for...
