Hi all, Am thinking of replacing the 2 mercruiser 5.7L v8 alpha 1 legs in a bayliner 2955 with a diesel. Have found a volvo d4 300 and vdrive for...
rudder design for 8m trailer sailer have started shaping up some foam today for the rudders. Using a NACA 0014 foil shape 320mm chord 1200...
anyone Help with a suitable foil profile to use. Been doing a bit of research and reading . was looking at a naca 0012 or 0014?? Any ideas or...
Cheers for advice. Boat is a 8m trailer sailor very flat bottom chined hull skiff like shape.1.8M lifting bulb keel. 2.4 m beam . 2.3m wide...
Hi, Am in the process of renovating an 8M trailer sailer and was thinking about trying to save weight where possible. wondering what material...
Hi all, I'm in the process of renovating an 8M trailer sailer which I am intending to have a transom hung twin rudder setup in cassettes so I can...
photos of boat here are a few photos of the boat I'm working on. and what I'm thinking of doing to it. Basically just widening the transom each...
twin rudders Boat is a Harold evans designed 780 express. designed and built in NZ ages ago. Maybe 70's. It is a hard chined plywood design....
Hi everyone, I'm doing up a 7.8 m trailer sailer and changing it around a little bit. I am thinking of having a twin rudder setup and was after...
thanks for reply I'll check amazon and buy a copy.
cheers for reply. Was thinking along those lines. one thing I don't know anything about is the depth of camber required in the sail? At different...
Hi, just a question regarding nmea output strings from my gps unit. I have a jrc gps/sounder combo and I have connected a multi data repeater to...
cheers mike, yeah I was wondering about the different products etc And the marine label. there is a hempel warehouse about 5 mins from home. and...
cheers for reply , just a cruising sail no racing. general purpose main around 8.5 oz cloth. winds ranging from not much up to 30 knots +.it is a...
Hi, just wondering about a few aspects of mainsail design for a 42 ft steel sloop. have found a design program on the web called 'sailcut' so had...
Anyone have any experience with using hempel brand paints on a steel yacht? just wondering about quality etc compared to other brands ie altex...
HI cheers for reply. Could you explain why I need the hull connected to the batt neg? None of the electrics negative are connected to the hull....
Hi there, Put a new engine in my steel yacht. It's a marinised nissan Td27. everything is earthed through the block which is then taken back to...
Hi, I would love some advice on what I need in the way of refrigeration on a 42ft steel yacht, planning to eventually go offshore. What system...
Hi there, my thoughts exaxtly. the bearing is just a standard one.I 'm not sure how it even was working before. There definately is a thrust...
