I am working on a design for a hydraulic pod drive for a small displacement cruiser. I purchased plans for Tad Roberts' North Coast and redesigned...
Flat strips, not rods I understand that when used correctly pultruded strips have a much greater strength in both tension and compression...
Anyone have experience with this product in boat construction? (see link below) I have seen the use of pultruded carbon in the proa project for...
rig The rig design draws on several sources. In particular, the cutter/wishbone from Chamberlain (brought to my attention here by Phil's advice)...
latest (hopefully, final sail plan) I have arrived here.
limited space The bridgedeck is at 32 inches...812mm...maybe 30 inches fully loaded...the only accommodation I fit above deck is beds. Regarding...
I got you...I have a four-yr-old. He'll be helping build by the time I'm done, I suppose. But the concern I have is that with 34 ft LOA and good...
Right...I've got the sailplan for Robin Chamberlin's Cirrostratus 10. I do like it. I also really like what I see in this forum post on...
re-rigged OK, single mast...simple.
great sailing video ketch rig on a 38 ft boat...I'm sure you all know the design https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COFTwFRJlHY
cedar strip Brian, I like the freedom of form the strip method allows. Besides, there is no better smell in the workshop than fresh cut cedar;)....
The idea for this sail control originally was not so much to pull the top to windward. It was to be a substitute for having an expensive carbon...
I am aiming at two small lightweight diesels on the order of 15 hp each...as in Kubota D772
nonlinear spring sail control Idea for sail control to prevent rig damage/capsize: electromagnet/spring arrangement with electromagnet...
I need to build the cat first...then the drive. All in good time.
Good information. I will try out a similar rig on my design and see what results. The genesis of the rig I designed was twofold: first, a...
Phil, Can you give some particulars on the rig...mainsail area, mast height, mast section measurements. That would be appreciated. You called it...
Thanks for sharing your experience. Seems to me you sincerely want to save me from climbing the same learning curve. Do you have any photos of...
Right. I was replying more to the earlier posts showing installations in heavier craft. I am planning on trying the arrangement I described above...
Why not mount the engine transversely (athwartship) and use a right angle gearbox with an outboard bottom unit (or marine transmission - rt angle...