I am working for a client who intends to keep his yacht in Chesapeake. There are numerous papers written on Lightning Protection and no two...
Could someone point me in the direction of the appropriate CE regulations regards keel attachments. This is a retorical question because ISO...
Curve of Areas There is a Sparkman & Stephens curve of areas in Skene's, I guess that this is probably as good as any (respect I think is the...
IRC Optimisation Have a look at the IRC form in the IRC yearbook. Anything that is performance enhancing but not measured is worth exploring....
You might also make a group of a group, before exporting to modelmaker, this tends to be cleaner, without the wayward points. i.e. make a group...
Three people have tried varients of the theme, one with an adjustable tab on the bottom of a rudder daggerbox cassette, one with tilting pintles...
Lofting Lines I would agree with Andrew, I dont think I have had much success using programs where you press the button to loft a surface...
I use the following method in Autoship; Trace the stations onto drawing film as cleanly as possible, ensure that there is a centreline and...
You don't need to set an assymetric on a pole fixed to the hull, you could set an assymetric spinnaker on a conventional pole (or longer) which...
Perhaps I should have re-phrased my question "Has any idea what leeway angles are acheived when sailing a monohull to windward?"
Whilst on this thread, any thoughts on leeway angles?
Angle Of Attack Having a new centreboard and looking for a good section (National 12 slightly slower than Merlin Rocket!) My constraints are,...
National 12 Hi Tim, How about designing and building a National 12, they are cheap to build, have a great fleet, and are probably the most...
I understand that there is still much revision due on this standard. Alternatives are the ABS standards, on which the ISO has much in common or...
Freeboard & GZ Curves Freeboard to an extent will be driven by accomodation requirements, and the proportions will be driven by length, and...
I tried posting this in the software section but couldn't log on! Not really design but; Does anyone know of a simple package for adding...
Some thoughts; Some yachts are built with structural foam between the hull shell and the inner liner, some of these hold up well, but there...
Maybe what I should ask is how long is the boat, and are you a home builder looking to keep the boat for more than 5 years? If you intend to...
RCD If your boat is intended for design category C Inshore or D Sheltered Waters, then you can self certify. You still need to complete a...
Small fortune As the boating industry joke goes; "Q. How do you make a small fortune in the marine industry? A. Start with a large one" Or; "A...