well, to be honest, it'd probably be a 100% success, the question is: how fast could it go? i'll warrant not very, myself. you'd be better off...
i dunno, seems a bit complicated. the math involved in crafting a duct that would be efficient at any single wind speed(and that's how it'd be,...
yeah, 6mm aluminimuminum should be good. try for something like 6061, one of the aircraft grades. best strength for the weight, in my opinion....
alcohol works as a field expedient anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, preservative agent. the higher the proof, the more effective(if you can get your...
on similar lines, i've used spar varnish on many bows. also worthy of note(along the 'eh fuel' line.) is putting a couple shots of cheap rotgut...
i'm going to second what some have said, and reccomend a v-hull. a skimming hydroplane isn't the best thing to rip along at 50+ knots in unless...
actually, a boston whaler's a pretty sound idea for a fishing/fun boat. if you think they're slow, slap 400-odd horsepower on them. just have...
it's also an interaction between bow waves, among other things.
you magnificent *******. now i have to clean my keyboard.
works for me. it was always one of those things that made me hesitant with larger boats(like when i was looking into getting a huntermarine 45...
probably along the lines of light not penetrating as deeply in darker colors. i think the color added in nylon is a dye that's applied to the...
fiber optics. it's diffraction/refraction. less than 100% of the light makes it through. a lot of synthetics are translucent at the fiber level....
most synthetic fabrics, when undyed, are actually clear. they look white because of the diffraction of light through the fibers. you can actually...
you're not worried about the weight increase? one of the main objections to older cloth sails i've seen is weight. most sailors(if you take the...
i've been in some wicked fast boats(coast guard OTH pursuit boats-in excess of 50+ knots/more like double that, and coast guard 25' interdiction...
yeah, given the build techniques, you should be good to go. good job on duckworks. me, i've always liked using wood for points where standing...
i settled on a cutter(true cutter with a more centrally placed mast) for my adventure tri. two headsails normally(three possibly, not sure yet)...
inch thick cedar you say? should float alright, but you'll most likely need extra ballast. be careful. and if the wind gets frisky, head in....
i'm gonna feel bad, but i have to take Par's side here. wear flotation. cedar smells nice, works easily, and is light, and that's about the only...
use hydrogen and oxygen for propellant! then it's just water. nasa drew up ideas for using such a system to get cargo into orbit. called it 'the...
