Hi Fanie Im no expert on sail shapes but hopefully this will get some conversation started. The angle of the pictures makes it quite difficult...
Okay, I stand corrected. How common is the 26s version? I have only come acoss the 26x and read about the 26m.
This should be a relatively simple decision to make. Do you find the thought of starting the engine and being able to plane appealing? If you...
Oops, Fixed it.
The hobie is one of the few legitimately trailerable big boats. It has a deck stepped mast, some have sliding keels, a beam of 8'/2.4m(road legal)...
What about a hobie 33? [IMG] Link to class website
I am a big fan of the non-overlapping frac rig for the following practical reasons 1. Short foot non overlapping jibs are very easy to tack. 2:1...
I dont have any pictures of my rudder sleeve, but the attached pictures give the basic idea. My rudder has a tendency to ventilate when pressed...
Wow Wynand, I love it. There are a whole bunch of new designs around of this size, this seems to be on the more conservative end, something like a...
I'm in the same situation as you, I live in South Africa where we have mostly 70's and early 80's generation IOR boats.
Hi Doug Just a few links you might find interesting. Dix 23 Coleson Yacht Design Regarding importing second hand boats, Trade Me - Trailer...
Here is a copy of the letter that was sent out by SAS. It is intended for the Category R(inland waters) sailors, but I think the coastal guys will...
I really like the bainbridge heavy duty mesh, it is a woven polyester mesh with a vinyl coating. The tramps are made by welding the material, not...
www.amtcomposites.co.za - They carry a very wide range of products, I think they keep the SP Systems Ampreg resins, which is good stuff but...
What are you trying to achieve? You can either put the edges back by selecting the nodes(click while holding ctrl) and then click edge>insert....
Sounds like a double braid eye splice is the correct splice. They are one of the more tricky splices to do but its just takes a little practise....
I presume that the rope you have is double braid. I like the new england ropes splicing guide http://www.neropes.com/SplicingGuideChoice.aspx, you...
There are two marinas in Richards Bay, Zululand yacht club and Tuzigazi marina, it must have been one of those. Im sure that you got quoted on a...
What type of mooring is this for MBZ?
Was that from Tuzi Gazi or Zululand?
