Here's what I could find. can someone ID this mini boat? It's not an Aqua Lark......
This is what Google AI suggests as a procedure, if you can not find an original set of plans: "Resolving the Dilemma for a Historic Vessel...
Do the drawings need to be original? Maybe a few key measurements and a new minimal set of drawings will work for registration? -Will
Your pictures appear to have come from a polish yacht sale site. I couldn't find anything about it, no plaque or logo; the web site just calls it...
Using the Magnus Effect in design. https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/blog/what-is-the-magnus-effect/ -Will
It looks a bit like the proverbial axe that's had its head replaced once and it's handle replaced three times. That is to say, it sure looks home...
The terminology is gunwale (pronounced gunnel) often has an outwale and an inwale as reinforcement. These are distinct from the rubrail. I...
I was referring to the brown plywood bracing that forms the vertical and horizontal structures. In the photograph, it looks to me like masonite,...
This is an important distinction, because pushing the rudder hard over before the boat starts turning can act as a break instead of redirecting...
Is that masonite? [IMG] It looks adequately braced, considering the mast tabernacle is so near the cabintop's forward bulkhead, but replacing...
Windmill Class Association Home http://windmillclass.myfleet.org/ The Windmill was originally designed for home builders. It was intended to be...
Weight directly translates to force; it is an expression of force. Wind speed can only be translated to force when area and density are included....
I'm not at all familiar with the Miami area, but Sarasota County has a number of production boat manufacturers. I would expect to find...
The Great Lakes have a variable and dynamic seasonal thermocline that can act as a false shoal or shallow bottom, forcing an upwelling and...
I used an old Stanley 113 compass plane on the skirts of a half-round table I built for my wife, many years ago. It adjusted for either convex or...
Nice. -Will
Fortunately, no. I've never capsized. However, I wasn't referring to using the kite as a drogue on purpose. I was commenting on what to do with...
On heavy weather, perhapse the kite would make a great drogue. -Will
In terms of performance vs efficiency, wave riding, turning control, sail area to heeling, and other area dependant functions, I would think you...
I came across this article and thought it would be appreciated here. A New Pyramid-Like Shape Always Lands the Same Side Up | Quanta Magazine...
