Ran across an ancient reminder in a to-do list to check this thread. Figured I would update it. No I didn't win any lottery, and I didn't quite...
Any updates to your Toe Rail project? I'm curious how you've got along with this. Marvout
As I comb though sailboat listings, I notice that many (the majority of?) designs place the chart table on the starboard side of the boat. But,...
Back in the 90's I ended up in Vancouver at a floating boat show. By the time the day was over, I had ended up in a 43' Hunter Legend and was...
Can anyone tell me why everyone so far is going around the island and coming in from the west? Why didn't IDEC head a bit further south and come...
Agreed. There is trickle down, my hypothesis would be that 99% of the trickle down will be in like-kind, just like your example. Expensive...
I was reading about offshore power cats in ProfBoatBuilder last night. Turns out they use the space between the hulls as a big foil/wing for...
The stresses in that design must be quite high. The impact of that thing landing must be pretty harsh. Or at least it has the potential to be....
I guess I had presumed the (air) foils were symmetrical and could be trimmed for sailing either way. If they are asymmetrical like a plane's wing...
Aren't they only going half way with the concept? (I don't mean this facetiously at all...) Wouldn't you be able to get both wings up in the air,...
Between 0:45 and 1:22 of this video, it shows racing tri's going airborne and landing back in the water. I realize these are race boats, but the...
When I read in plans that a tri's amas are sized at 150%, does that they displace 150% of the weight of the boat (empty), total planned loaded...
Olivier Blanc has updated his page with a couple of nice dramatic (artistic, not action) shots of this season's sailing. That's one sharp looking...
Good old chunky sewing machines can be had at thrift stores for $25-40. Stop in at some upholstery guy and get some heavier thread. Actually,...
So it sounds like flying is for the elite and the elusive. It seems it can't be answered with an experience based "I have a boat x and under y...
I was afraid that my McGowan Zip question would turn into a 'flying the main hull' discussion. It wasn't my intent. My question - In the real...
I wish I could see better drawings of the L7. I see quite a bit of mention of it, but I find it quite hard to compare it to other boats if all I...
I just stumbled onto McGowan's 23' Tri - Zip. Nice renders of an interesting hull. http://www.mcgowanmarinedesign.com/Zip_Tri.html I'm...
Thanks. Amazing how one or two words can lead a person to the right info and without it, one is completely lost in the web. Marvin
Are there any sliders that are a one man operation? Sliders just make me nervous. I lean toward some form of fold or take-a-part. Marvin