I know someone with one of these: Quickflow® Water Ballast Hull | Bar Crusher...
Thanks tlouth7. I guess I should have said increasing the rotational inertia (which increases as a function of the radius (of the water ballast...
Thanks Ted. Perhaps we should kick off a new thread covering the future evolution of tabernacles and swinging centreboards. Surely there’s a...
Hi Tedd and Phil. My primary design consideration above all others is to simplify, minimise rigging time at the ramp (this is a digression from...
Thanks so much tlouth7! That’s an excellent explanation. I think a sentence in the article linked above by Alan is also along the same lines....
Thanks tlouth7. Agree, for my purpose, the trim shouldn’t change by adding water ballast. I need to read more to better understand the difference...
Thanks rwatson and BB. Yes, “adding lightness” will be near the top of my priorities. I’ve a strong interest and a bit of hands on experience with...
Thanks rwatson. I’m not about to argue on behalf of the author of that article. I was just hoping to find an article that talks about about...
That’s definitely an excellent solution for movable ballast when on they’re board BB:) Which will hopefully be most of the time. I’ve found a few...
Thanks Philsweet. That’s great feedback. I looked seriously at the 15’ Bedard RoG for a while but realised sailing is a social thing for me as...
Thanks BB. Yes, I’ve been looking for a proven design, plans for a couple of years now without finding the mix of features and appearance I’m...
I’m in the early phase of designing a trailer sailer, mostly in my head so far.. It will be for camp cruising around the shallow coastal and...
Thanks for the replies. Sounds like I should avoid a hydraulic system. I'm prepared to compromise some performance for convenience. I'm wondering...
The current design is an excellent and simple vertical fin with a torpedo bulb on the bottom that can be hoisted up with block and tackle from the...
Hi, I'm looking for clever ideas for a fully retracting pivoting keel for my trailer sailer of 5.7m LOA. Fully retracting into a longitudinal...