The Norlin is basically a one design and the most popular boat in the 2.4 meter class. But the class is really a developement class so there...
I'd tend to agree with Richard, the water based dye type stains should work fine. You will have to insure that the wood is then completely...
You will require some structure outside the hull to roll it over onto. That will support the hull shape while you lay up the inside. Bill H.
Hi Jeff, No problem, been working online in your capacity for a really long time...like 15 years. Still run the aged and failing AOL sailing...
The delta wing isn't hardly the fastest in the air, has by far the highest drag vs. lift of any wing platform shape known. It's used only because...
Ships generally need weight hauling capability, one of the downsides of multi's is the need for them to be light. Conflict of terms. B. Hamm
Just imagine you don't have an engine to fall back upon, then you don't get yourself into situations where you'd need it in the first place :)...
Hi Par, Never done this before huh? LOLOLOL Bill Hamm
There's much more to choosing a boat design for match racing than it being fast. The same reason the Star has been around for so long. It's a...
Gotta remember that even fresh water weighs about 60 lbs. a cu. ft. Salt water's about 64. So if you had a well that's 2'x2'x4' which isn't all...
I'm not saying it's impossible for a new yard to make a go of it, it is very difficult though, takes a fair amount of funding to keep it going...
Keel is likely cast iron, not steel. Usually with a swing keel, once the pivot is removed the keel will fall from the slot, though may have to...
For an offshore boat, and with a canting keel I'd assume that's where it would be used, there is no such thing as extra space. Storage and...
Yep, works very well. Not many are available though, mostly due to the vibration they also produce and due to the extreme weight of these low...
Sure the alternative a central plant producing electricty isn't a good one, but that still doesn't mean that making things run on electricity...
Like most designers Phil Rhodes didn't build boats, he just designed them, they were built by many yards. You'll need to know more about the boat...
I've used Star-10 paint stripper on bottom paint for years, the only product I've found that will remove all the layers of paint at one time (no I...
This is why guest posting has been suspended I suspect. I also suspect that the forum moderator(s) do this as a service for free, meaning...
I think the technology is just too new and in some circles untrusted for a production designer to risk it. You have to remember that it's very...
Actually the question is how many people are interested in a high quality boat from a new untried builder. There are alot of builders out there...
