You didn't give any information about the righting moment of the boat so it's difficult to say anything useful. Masthead spreaders are something...
First off as soon as I posted I noticed the picture. The joint turned in has that effect of bogging the bottom joint. I don't know if you can...
You will be operating in some areas with rocks and such the deck joint is a pretty good sacrificial structure to protest the hull. If you're...
After some experiments the outer layers of stuff seems to show resin is there or not. Aka flow media turns shiny. If you are laying up a 36 cat...
I'm reviewing my Gast 0823 and it's rated for 26 Hg. So maybe my cheap pool supply gauges have a calibration problem or over the last 10 or...
On the surface of it my pump pulls 28" and should be enough. The question is what happens when you open the resin flow then you don't have a...
Why fold it? In this size the cat in the 10' to 12' length would normally be about 60" wide opened up. If you're motoring it not sailing real...
Use the normal stuff Even if you're lake sailing or motoring in the desert you need to look at a few things. First it must be completely...
What is an epoxy pigment? The stuff you normally see is more of a polyester pigment?
On the surface of it adding die to epoxy in the middle of the layers should reduce strength. So the question is how much? Is this a really...
Now add the max crew weight on the windward rail. So 4 beer drinkers on the windward rail is about 800lb (being kind maybe closer to 1,000) * 29'...
I just came back from Alaska so your thoughts on what works there is very timely to me. On outboards I'm putting a cat together so I'm interested...
Could you give us more information about the goals of the boat? Sheltered or open ocean? Target weight aka what is it going to carry? By mini...
The Malibu outrigger's have used hollow fiberglass masts that work really well. Having trimmed one the shape of very flexable in terms of sail...
I don't claim to be in this league but I start out with the loads, and mast/sail shapes I want and work back from there. You can build wing masts...
Go get a professionally built mast. Updating the mast design will change the boat in a very positive way. It will be worth the cost and effort....
Lets break the efficiency myth. We put jib, bow spirits, code 0's etc because piling on sail area works. As the rig gets taller the center of...
Why don't you change that mast (aft mast right) to a free standing rig? I don't know if you have classic wood masts or what so can't say what to...
It's not just a problem with carbon. There are many grades and cloth types some of which are not very acceptable. After you find an affordable...
I haven't seen a lot written about mast placement. The cross arm seems to be about 60% foreword (don't quote me on this it's based on dividers on...
