Good question. Its a law of diminishing returns past a certain point. Long and lean with a modest rig has appeal to many. I recon I would go...
Thats FUNNY. Every dog has its day :) Yves Parlier’s hydro-glider: resting in peace in Gujan-Mestras - Invisible Bordeaux...
Biplane rigs are SLOW. There is now enough data out there for those willing to pull there heads out of the sand. Much testing was done using the...
Yer, thats funny. About 12 Imp 33 s' were built. Colin went to the London Boat show one year and then rushed back to Aus (Clackline to be precise...
The plug for the moulds was built in WA. It was foam/glass and was sold to Ian Shardlow in Carnarvon after the moulds were taken. I remember going...
I had a look at that one. "NASTY". certainly seen better days
Yes it will be interesting to see how it all pans out. The crew righting bit should be fun with a telescopic mast full of water and the crew...
Groper, the Tennant power hull efficiency is due to more than just the hull shape apparently. From an interview with Malcolm... "Most of the...
Excellent. Now the question is not" how fast it will go". but "how long will it last before bits start flying off it". Ocean Racer??:o:o
Thats funny. I'm not sure why we are comparing H16 and Prindle 16 hull shapes . INFERIOR?? really. Geof Prindle had Hobies work to build on yet...
Thats a pretty interesting question. Its sought of half way. Certainly not a foil yet tacked on and not really part of the hull shape. And yes...
SLOW???? Compared to what? Hardly a race boat with that amount of accomodation. Do you actually sail/race or just hang out here and...
Dazcat.[IMG] People seem way to preoccupied with what is used for leeway control on catamarans. Theres now heaps of data out there to peruse....
Groper. I'm posting from the perspective of a person who has infused around 30 foam cored yacht hulls in a female mould with VE. Unlike Riveira,...
The reality starts to set in.:D Been there done that as you say.:p Vinylester you speak of preferring, shrinks like all get out. Every foam...
Frustrating that for all the data contained ,Industries, even though listed has no accomping picture.:mad:...
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You seem to be ignoring what was asked. To help you. The OP was asking about load distribution from the spreaders.:confused:
Depends on the design. If you keep all the loads on top of the beam, then the beam is just locating the forestay and the loads are taken by the...
You don't think thats a little optimistic . A commercial yard with a team of 5 highly skilled builders using pre-made and supplied panels, can...
