Well I was able to make a sleeve out of glass and carbon and got it epoxied in the old slot. I will make a rounded tip about 1.5" long that...
Hi Tom Thanks so much for replying on my thread. Sorry I missed the thickness of the boards. I used a couple playing cards to extend the...
Ok, after doing some calculations I decided to make a daggerboard using the aluminum daggerboard I got from Walker Bay. Here is where I need...
SukiSolo It was about 2 years ago when I did the test. It was either the RS Tara or RS Vareo rudder (14' boat) that I tried as it was close to...
Here is a video of the boat sailing. The sail was reduced and refined to what I have now. I also tried an aluminum rudder as the daggerboard from...
SukiSolo Thanks The boat goes very well in light air. During the last few years of sailing her I found the sweet spot with the board that was...
Thanks Messabout It is unique and just retired I just want to make the best I have and get the max speed out of the old girl. I hope Tom Speer...
New Rudder and Daggerboard Airfoil design for Raptor 17.5 Outrigger Sailing Canoe Hi All I have tweaked my Raptor as far as I can go but...
Skyak No, the trunk is about 10" deep and highly reinforced. The daggerboard is all carbon with a center web so very strong.
http://www.raptor-uk.net/guests/eddievb/comments1.html Enjoy the read how I did mine. It is all carbon.
I just happen to find this video and thought I would post it The essence of a good time in light air. https://flic.kr/p/tsGLb1
Here is many years perfecting the design. I found out active ballast was always fastest. Enjoy the read....
I have been tweaking my Raptor for years and it is a blast to sail. It tacks great and is pretty quick. You just cannot beat the 5 minute or less...
He has a masthead float that works fine as a masthead wind indicator.
Yes same here. I lost my daggerboard a few weeks ago and was able to repair a shorter one to work with my layout. I felt that with my compass and...
Hi Richard I took your advice and rechecked and made a template of my mast luff curve with full mainsheet tension. It was way to full and...
Hi Guys The main reason I showed the sail was the way the battens were placed to get better sailshape. It was similar to Frank's in the way the...
Hi All I just hoisted my sail after modifications. For the top batten I ended up using one full length 3/16" batten with another shorter batten...
DIY Tri Guy I also found out that moving forward or backward just a couple inches made a big differance in the helm. Try it once and see for...
DIY Tri Guy Great to hear. Isn't experimenting and getting a positive instead of a negative so much more rewarding! I hope I have the same luck...
