That curve, and the foredeck, are the shape of a Jim Brown Searunner 25 like I used to own, but the rest of the boat, not so much.
Wow. I haven't priced finished carbon tube, but I will happily supply all you want for $559 per foot. Here is what I will do: Buy a length of...
In my defense, I did start my post: "I don't really know anything about paddlewheelers." Those snowmobiles are amazing. What happens when they...
I don't really know anything about paddlewheelers, but the comments about bigger wheels in order to increase the horizontal stroke of the paddles...
I have been doing a lot of vacuum bagging lately for changes to my big old cat. Latest was the first of two new daggerboards. It is a big and...
I think I may have found the culprit. Someone thought the glossy white surface might not be able to stand the heat from the layup. Today I took...
Okay, now I am really confused. I made up some test panels to see what would stick and what would not. I made up six panels using three...
SamSam and Tinhorn, Thanks very much for the responses, but "worked for me" is not as helpful as I had hoped! This is indeed the cheap stuff...
I built a female mold for daggerboard skins, but as you can see, I had a little trouble getting the first skin out of the mold after the vacuum...
Hi Rick, I would be very interested in any information you are willing to share that you feel does not violate your designer's intellectual...
I posted this in another part of the forum and got no replies. Maybe here will be better. What I really need to know is how and what type of...
I am building new daggerboards for my Macgregor 36 catamaran to replace my erstwhile and apparently poorly designed boards that broke at the hull...
I need some advice on two issues about asymmetric daggerboards: choice of foil shape and details of construction. Feel free to comment on either...