Hello Gentlemen When Jim Shekhdar was preparing his boat for his attempt to row to Africa via Cape Horn from Bluff, New Zealand, I spent a lot...
Hello Folks I'm doing the homework on a new build (a lightweight planning commuter, 4400 lbs displacement, 30' lwl) that will mostly operate at...
Yes - I've enjoyed it too, and learnt a lot. The trouble with steel boats is you pay a heavy penalty (pun intended !) in terms of power required...
Hmmm - maybe I didn't put the comments about the Leech as carefully as I should have. I want a stripped out boat with minimal accommodations,...
Ha - two of my favorite Stewart Is fishing boats had 6LX's, the "Seven Seas" and "Arun", both with 10's of thousands of hours on them. Perlin did...
Folks thanks so much for the ideas and very worthwhile comments and insights for My SOR, as always it s so important to understand the...
I meant to add that Grpher is getting very close to the money I think.
Hello Guys - I am watching but in limited coverage with a crap phone - will reply in full as soon as I get to a keyboard. Thanks Foster
Yep - the wonderful locally produced Stabicraft. Its a great concept for marketing boats, they really are unsinkable. But that is one of their...
Thanks for the thoughts guys, I know that you probably feel you are going over ground much covered, but for those seeking answers context is...
PAR - thanks for taking the time to (re) explain the "low speed plane" concept for rough water, that makes a lot of sense and I need to think...
Mr E - the media (including the internet etc) is a funny thing and what we learn from it is often lacking in multi dimensional input or...
Hmmm - for my sins I was on the committee that assisted the local coastguard on their new vessel project (I was included for my funding expertise,...
That is a question I've been giving some thought to . . . we do have a coastguard but relying on them is pretty fraught as they do not "patrol"...
The requirement is for a powered vessel to carry 4-5 persons (one or two of whom may be children) and their weekend baggage across Foveaux Strait....
Hello Guys I found the thread on the Far Harbor 39 very interesting but it got me thinking about MS rigs and how modern thinking might be...
Hello Ian Have you sailed a standing or balance lug before ?? The seems to be a bit of a lack of people who have really worked with these rigs...
Foil Areas (rudder and keel) Hello Guys I too am working on the design of an 5.6m "Expedition style' row/sail dinghy, something that will foot...
