That does look pretty neat. I'll try it. Thanks for the pics and advice. John. (Toronto).
self-steering J - Thanks for that. I looked at both your sites but couldn't make out much on the sterns. Any plans or views of that home-built...
Here's another Norm Cross question (though obviously not specific to Cross tris). Has anyone had experience with self-steering mechanisms. I'm...
I was mildly facetious with my short questions above thinking that we had in fact exhausted the question at hand; silly me. Now Tom's come in with...
Now that we've all really sharpened our pencils I have two further questions: Does god exist? When did the Virgin Mary become a virgin?
Well, it wasn't my intention to generate so much heat but clearly passions run high when discussing these things. I've benefitted greatly from all...
Thanks Paul, Well, that's all very interesting and perhaps puts me back to a choice between the two booms. I think I prefer the wooden one, but am...
Loose-footed/boom Thanks all for your helpful responses. Thank you Gilbert for clearing up my tack/clew confusion. Basically I have a choice...
I have a 12' aluminum boom that is set up for a loose-footed sail. What are the pros and cons of loose-footedness? Also, this boom has 4 sheaves...
question I want to ask about loose-footed mainsails, pros and cons. Also a question about a very peculiar boom I have. I'm new to the site. Is...
Fabrice, I did something similar but with this difference. Using 4" pvc I converted my 20' Nick Schade double kayak into a trimaran, thus keeping...
Nice to see all the enthusiasm for Norm Cross designs. I just bought a 30' earlier this year and was struck immediately by the sweet lines that...
