That is a very nice boat.
A lot of the criteria are subjective. Such as "a decent amount of room for a single hander". But generally what I'm aiming for is greater...
Ooof, $650 usd is a bit much for me to spend on a book haha. I figure if I keep chugging away at the design, I can slowly narrow down problem...
Here is a work in progress so far of what I was thinking for the ribs (still needs stringers), with the spacing 2 feet apart. The upper left is an...
Which book would you suggest for finding the way to calculate the frame spacing and size? I'm happy to do some reading, but finding sources that...
Any longer seemed excessive for the amount of room I need single handing. Following the catboats wider beam gives it a lot space inside. I'm...
Unsure on the displacement (since how it's built will have such an impact on how heavy it is) The sailing goal is to take it down the mississippi...
I've been looking for some time at other boats (as much as I can finding free information at least). But many are wooden boats Petrel 28| family...
I'm planning out a 28 foot sailboat in plywood with fiberglass construction. But running into trouble with the details of the frames / ribs /...
After downloading several programs that seem to offer CFD... I've run into the strange world of unusual file formats for all these programs....
It's strange to reframe pride in actually doing things with your own two hands and brain as "bragging rights"... but I suppose that's the type of...
That's the general idea. Though instead of epoxy, just use resorcinol (the glue in marine plywood) seems like it would work. Seems like it would...
I looked at them, but they don't seem very livable. 21 feet long doesn't give much to work with. If I'm to build a boat, then I'd need to take...
So, had another unconventional thought... what is the practicality of using a CNC machine to print a boat layer by layer from sheets of plywood?...
I took a stab at adjusting the dimensions towards a catboat (closer at least). Dropping the beam down to 14 ft, and the length up to 26 ft. So...
I think it depends on a persons priorities. Speed isn't at the top of what I'm looking for (though I find it really interesting how these beamy...
Mostly just (possibly misguided) intuition. What I was thinking is that as the boat heels, the side coming out of the water will surrender less...
I've adjusted it since then to have a smaller bottom portion. The water line I would expect higher and have it sit stable. I wonder if this shape...
For extreme racing sail plans... but sandbaggers were also used as just normal work boats. Though taking advantage of a very wide beam with some...
Thanks for pointing me at sandbaggers. I looked it up and apparently they have quite the history (as workboats and top racers before rules forced...
