I'm coming from the sailboat world where it is preached that running your 50-80hp diesel regularly at low loads charging and making water is a...
I am about half way through wiring up my power distribution board using traditional barrier blocks and heat shrink ring terminals. I have been...
WOAH! Been to busy working on the boat so haven't kept up with this for a while but if we can convince RHough there may be hope for peace in the...
Fellas, I believe the problem is that 80% of the people out there who want a boat have no idea what a beautiful boat is supposed to look like....
When I started designing Rutu I read every book I could find on naval architrecture and construction methods. Searched for advice on every forum...
Thought I should update the plan so if the whisker pole turns out a disaster you will know what not to do. My apologies to the SI fans but I grew...
When I started Rutu (45' mono) I thought that once I got the hull finished it would all be down hill from there. Boy, was I wrong! The hull was...
Sam, I was going to commission her at Tidewater in Savannah but they sold out to Hinkely and are a bit to high cotton for me. Not very DIY...
West and System Three are general purpose room temperature cure epoxies. Their instructions don't cover the more advanced techniques. West makes...
Thanks, but I have to apologize for the condition of the site. I have been very negligent in keeping it up over the past 2 or 3 years. I have...
Unfortunately in my neck of the woods I appear to be the composites expert which does not say much for the state of the art locally. :( I...
The main advantage prepreg has for a DIYer is you can take your time doing the lay up so you get it right. With wet lay up you are always in a...
I am a veteran scavenger and need a whisker pole. Over the year I have accumulated a Forespar 3" UGPS and a 3.5" UTS pole ends. I also have 4...
s'OK. I'm sitting here in Georgia freezing and wondering if anyone in SA needs a boat delivered to the Caribbean. :D
Actually the creep rate is critical rather than stretch and therein lies the problem. If I design for creep using Gutelle 9mm will be just under...
I have been working on a spreadsheet to calculate shroud loads on my 2 spreader continuous rig. I have Skene's long method and the NBS from...
Like I said, that's close enough. With all the stuff the first mate plans to haul aboard the numbers are just theoretical anyway. :rolleyes:
Thanks. That will get me close enough. I knew the angle had to be taken into account but I was thinking the total displacement had to figure in...
Assume a sailboat with displacement of 25,000 lb and RM30 of 80,000Ft Lb. If you remove 90 pounds from the rig 25' above the center of gravity...
Randy, this conversation definitely illustrates the validity of my great grandfather's dying words "'Tis the friction of minds that causes the...
