dunno about the technicalities (still bouncing around my brain they'll be here in about a day) but IMS is making some coyote ugly boats. I race...
suggestion: cat or tri, relatively stable, fast, fun and most deffinetly a stable boat, which is what i sence your wife doesn't like.
Perfect is the ultimate insult it means you can do no better. Any who I believe Colingwood yachts is still in business but they may have been...
I think that the keels mentioned in the relpies are the general idea but with more moving sections to create a smoother flow. Orion
I have heard something from a friend about what he called an ajustable lift keel (I have know idea if this is what it is called) and i hade no...
maybe steve but big money seems to do a damn good job of creating a big ego Orion
congratulations to whomever padlocked his props i think that from the many stories here and my personal experiance i can see that the true evil is...
"new breed" designers Hey i take offence to this i am a part of what you call the "new breed" and i learned everything i know about building...
[http://vendee-globe.vendee.fr/ Well since the poor gentleman has just said that he doesn't understand french then at least send him to the...
good luck with your boat I have a question on your righting momentum of a twin keel though because as you heel more and more the...
ok i do apologize for my cude language and inciting comments i was not having a good day (i had just discovered a rotten core in my boat and...
I know that your boat isn't a laser but www.drlaser.com has several good articles on boat repair under the maintinance and fitness section orion
hey i have somthing that might explain this so called sailors taking to long...its not were your going its how much fun you have along the way....
well in respoce to your dooood reply i feel it necisairy to point out as many others have that many of the round the bouys maxis have canting...
I guess one of the reason they do not get more attention (and immitations...)today, is that cruiser designs of the time were a bit slow in light...
well i duno about you but i personnally would not want to be crossing an ocean on something w a canting keel...they seem to something that would...
#1 yes that is true that no one likes to be sworn at and appologizing is the correct thing to do. i have often found though that certain people...
Steve #1 I think that racer-cruisers are devalueing truely capable boats and that the owners are also giving a market reason to hardware...
built to rule boats Alrighty then I would like to add a couple of things to what fast fred has pointed out #1 these clowns that call...
new boats and technologies I do think that we are making some design improvements but there is one problem...they are not showing up because all...
