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    John Pugh Contact Details Needed

    Do you mean Jim Pugh? http://www.reichel-pugh.com/
    Post by: bobothehobo, May 16, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
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    Volvo 70 Design Rule-- 2011-2012 Race

    Hi Doug, Pictures of Puma's boards are here......
    Post by: bobothehobo, May 2, 2011 in forum: Sailboats
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    Volvo 70 Design Rule-- 2011-2012 Race

    Hi Doug, A curved board moving vertically in a trunk is going to rotate, doesn't matter how much. Curved boards is exactly what they are trying...
    Post by: bobothehobo, Apr 28, 2011 in forum: Sailboats
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    Volvo 70 Design Rule-- 2011-2012 Race

    Hi Doug, "You're not saying that the retraction of a curved foil causes rotation or twisting, are you" I am not saying that, Geometry is. "I...
    Post by: bobothehobo, Apr 28, 2011 in forum: Sailboats
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    Volvo 70 Design Rule-- 2011-2012 Race

    Hi Doug, you noted 6.2.4 correctly but missed: 6.2.1 "Daggerboards shall retract and extend only and shall not be designed to twist or rotate...
    Post by: bobothehobo, Apr 28, 2011 in forum: Sailboats
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    Volvo 70 Design Rule-- 2011-2012 Race

    To answer your original question, the VO70 rule precludes the use of curved foils however you will see at least one of those boats with the foils...
    Post by: bobothehobo, Apr 27, 2011 in forum: Sailboats
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    Inexpensive, Lightweight Core for Interior Uses?

    I use these roosters: http://www.eastcoastinteriorsinc.com/
    Post by: bobothehobo, Mar 29, 2011 in forum: Materials
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    Possible contract for Composites Engineer

    Post by: bobothehobo, Jul 7, 2010 in forum: Services & Employment
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    Possible contract for Composites Engineer

    Post by: bobothehobo, Jul 6, 2010 in forum: Services & Employment
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    IMOCA 60 lines plan

    Try Simon Rogers at Rogers Yacht Design. Artemis has interceptors and he is a nice fella.
    Post by: bobothehobo, Dec 18, 2009 in forum: Sailboats
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    in the market for supplies -NorthEast

    Rich is an honest dude, I have been dealing with him for quite a while. He delivers what he says he will which is very often not the case...
    Post by: bobothehobo, Jan 13, 2009 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Vendee Globe

    Not for a Vendee or a Volvo boat, but I once built a 70,000 USD custom carbon toilet...
    Post by: bobothehobo, Jan 12, 2009 in forum: Boat Design
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    in the market for supplies -NorthEast

    Call Rich O'Meara Core Composites www.corecomposites.com Newport, RI 401 846 6008 He will definitely have the balsa and the glass.
    Post by: bobothehobo, Jan 10, 2009 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Yacht Design Books For Sale

    Where is your copy of "Confederacy of Dunces"? Man, I miss the crescent city...
    Post by: bobothehobo, Oct 29, 2008 in forum: Education
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    Volvo ocean race yacht designers

    J/V was slated to design Peter DeRidder's Mean Machine VO70 but the team never got sponsorship. I would have liked to have seen what Rolf came up...
    Post by: bobothehobo, Oct 4, 2008 in forum: Sailboats
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    Another Big Canting Keel Boat Wins the Sydney Hobart

    Seriously Doug, I love the offshore multi's (IDEC, Groupama, Orange II), but using the ORMA 60's in this case is foolish. As shown in the 2002...
    Post by: bobothehobo, Jan 6, 2008 in forum: Sailboats
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    Seaworthiness

    Ok, Guillermo, they look something like this first one: And yours, is what, maybe this second picture??? Do you not see that you are comparing...
    Post by: bobothehobo, Mar 21, 2007 in forum: Stability
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    I hate being itchy all the time.

    I am itchy right now. Fit a 52' carbon firbre deck and hull together this AM. Suited up well, tons of air filtration and vacuums but still got...
    Post by: bobothehobo, Mar 10, 2007 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Splashing a mold from an existing hull

    Perhaps your friend should hire someone who knows how to do this.
    Post by: bobothehobo, Mar 9, 2007 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Sailboats are faster but not cheaper. Why?

    Not true. With the proper management team this can work. For examples, see McConaghy's facilitiy in China as well as Green Marine's facility...
    Post by: bobothehobo, Mar 7, 2007 in forum: Sailboats
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