Unseaworthy, by all standards One thing is to have a crew of 8 in one of those boats, other is going solo on a flat, low stability boat. This...
Should the cabin be taken into consideration? Guillermo: Should the Cabin volume be taken into consideration in calculating the limit of...
David: The formula given by Gerr is that if your boat falls between those to figures the boat will have 'maximum confort and safety'. WLB...
I would suggest taking a look at "Storm Tactics Handbook" written by the Pardeys Storm Tactics Handbooks. Paperback / 192 pages / 1995 ......
I bought a Lietz several years ago, and still works very well. Conversion from Imperial to metrics and viceversa is a matter of using the...
Would there ever be a post-Mighetto era.....???;)
You've got to be kidding. Since school -I used to be a chemical engineer- I've never seen metallic potassium: it is kept in oil to avoid...
Tabarly didn't use a safety harness, recklessly IMHO, and in a routine check on deck he dissapeared to be found drowned later by a fisherman....
Allan: I would check that by lengthening the boom (and the mainsail, I suppose) you do not diminish too much the lead of the Center of Effort vs...
Frank Minghetto recently sent me a message trying to convince me that the Mac26 has about 130 degrees of positive stability, and that this would...
Hi, I frecuently sail in a Mac 26. IMHO this is a boat ONLY for protected waters. Is fun to sail, but I would not dare to go on a breeze in...
I have Win Xp Home and Carlson version 1.85 runs just fine. Why don't you try this version. Good luck!
Michelet page Michelet is on page http://www.cyberiad.net/michlet.htm.
Mark: You should check the resources in this Web site. Specially in the directory. If you want to try your hands on design, why not use...
Teak! Tectona grandis is the cientific name for teak. I would suspect senior members would aprove this wood... :D
A matter of time It takes a while to get used to Prolines features. The manual is poor but the program is good. I have the P 98 version, and I...