Hey mental_boy, just stumbled across your post and figured I'd throw in some points for consideration regarding weight of materials... Granted,...
I just came across this: http://www.paulzander.biz/Centerboards.html which has me thinking that a thicker foil will have less drag when the...
Hey Rick, that's essentially exactly what I was thinking... taper the leading edge to a thin-ish edge but keep it rounded to prevent detachment...
hey all, I've reached a new impasse in my boat building adventures and figure you guys could probably provide some pretty straight forward...
Two things that I've picked up that also make epoxy cleanup a ton easier: -next you're putting PVA on something, coat your tools and mixing...
Hey Petros, I am in total agreement that SOF and many of the other home-building techniques will yield boats that in many ways surpass composite...
Luckily, I'm certain I've got the infusion thing down, that's not the variable I'm worried about. I have quite a bit of experience with wet...
Also forgot to mention that I'm not looking for top end speed. Like you send, I can't expect top end speed out of a 16' hull. What I'm looking for...
Hey Rick, I definitely do plan on doing many many tests before infusing an entire boat, but I'd like to have an idea to use as a starting point...
Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum, but after searching through hundreds of older posts and finding answers to half the questions I had, I figured...