Thanks for the info. I expect to build a number of upgrades.
Tom28571a: Yes, the mast or spar bending and its effect on the foil shape and resulting wrinkles is a question I want to see play out. At this...
EponoDyne: Yes I have concerns, I haven't weight it yet, but one person can easily carry it. Daiquiri: I expect this whole rig to die at some...
I posted a thread last year and for drawings look there. My current foil has a five foot chord and is fifteen feet tall. The hounds are at the...
I'm planning to branch all of the same control lines from each batten down to one master line. There are five of these lines per batten. I'll...
Thanks for all the input. I'm going ahead with this project to make a proof of concept mast/rig- 15' tall with a 5' cord. It should be a fun...
Also, one might be able to head lower on the wind with a thicker foil section too.
In lower wind conditions, one might want to use the thicker more powerful foil with the higher drag properties.
What I like about this rig is the fluidity, the multiplicity of shapes that can be tried with this rig. What the challenge of this rig is is the...
[IMG] also: [IMG] I hope this works for you?
the camber controls: http://www.trikini.com/Cheapwingsail/cambercontrol.htm How it works page: http://www.trikini.com/Cheapwingsail/HowItWorks.htm
Take a look at this site: http://www.trikini.com/Cheapwingsail/cambercontrol.htm I have been researching wingsails for both multis and ice boat...
Info on this rig is at: http://www.trikini.com/Cheapwingsail/cambercontrol.htm --The rig is double sided and thus a foil. The battens are...
I'm interested in anyones experience with the Chinese Dragon Wing type of adjustable wing sails. I'm planning on building a concept rig for some...
Well, you better tell us about your project: where and how the boat is going to be sailed, purpose of the boat (race, cruise, speed record)?
Thanks Tom for your advise. I'm following up on the symposium site. Weather vaining the boat using dollies might very well work but I think we...
We can talk all day about shapes, but what is going to hold up to 100+kts of apparent wind? To add to the insanity, you can't leave anything up...
The traditional ice boat wing mast has been the stripper mast or bent plywd mast. The newer masts have been glass or carbon, over foam. But ice...
The current plan is to build a two element mast 17' x 4' which includes the second part or flap. The mast to flap ratio is projected to be 60% /...
I'm planning to build some prototype masts this summer for some ice boats next winter. The plan is to build some wing masts for the Nite Class...
