I'm looking for a windsurfing rig to put on my outrigger canoe, or at least a mast I can use with a sail I already have. Obviously, the bigger...
Is there any problem with smashing some grommets into a sail so I can lace it to a mast instead of having to make a new mast with a track? Why...
My Wa'apa is coming along [IMG] That's with the fiberglass freshly on. And I've already put lots of fairing compound over the fiberglass...
I can't be the only person using this stuff as an epoxy additive. Works well for glue or filleting and saves me $20 every time I don't have to...
(newb question) What is the purpose of adding mesh to a sail :confused:
I have some air dried red cedar and fir that would be perfect for a mast. Of course, you hear that cedar is too brittle for a mast. But I was...
I'm building a catboat and want to buy a used sail for it. I don't have a lot of money to spend, so the sail has to be pretty cheap. My boat is...
I'm wondering if there would be some performance advantage from catamaran hulls that would be so low that they would submerge themselves in waves....
I bought some green 2x4s to scarf into gunwales for a skin on frame boat I'm building. I've been sitting on them for a month and they're still...
Weird thought I had about a way to decrease the weight of racing boats... Since racing sailboats are stripped down to nothing and you have a lot...
Does anyone use such a low ratio for their structural scarfs? A lot of boat building books advise 8:1 as a minimum ratio, but I'd never use such a...
I'm having a hard time understanding how a designer decides where the rocker is distributed in a hull and what effect it has on performance....