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    Catamaran design help

    There is nothing better than building your own boat. Your description of what you want reminds me of a boat I saw up on Lake Erie. It was a...
    Post by: doesitfloat, Mar 9, 2005 in forum: Boat Design
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    Best Dinghy?

    I've got 2 good ones. The hobie 16. Great entry level cat. Huge racing class and now you can buy one with a trailer and race for $500. Also the...
    Post by: doesitfloat, Mar 3, 2005 in forum: Sailboats
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    Trimaran cockpit mid beam or main hull

    Interested on opinions for putting helm mainsheet and jib sheet to mid beam steering stations. Trying to trade off expense vs. gain. Boat is...
    Thread by: doesitfloat, Mar 3, 2005, 1 replies, in forum: Multihulls
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    I mowed the grass and found a boat

    How bout lawn chairs?
    Post by: doesitfloat, Feb 28, 2005 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Kevlar and Marine Plywood Questions

    Not worth the money. Make sure you have a collision bulkhead that makes the bow a watertight compartment.
    Post by: doesitfloat, Feb 28, 2005 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    So, Are They Planing?

    Hmmmm... how about planing happens when the froude number is around 5....Hmmmm if you don't care what a froude number is then how about the boat...
    Post by: doesitfloat, Feb 28, 2005 in forum: Sailboats
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    New Technologies?

    Bunch of slaves chained to oars...Ramming speed...
    Post by: doesitfloat, Feb 25, 2005 in forum: Boat Design
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    Boat (in a container) transport Europe <-> USA?

    We have always had containers or trainers delivered. Then we build racks and stack boats.
    Post by: doesitfloat, Feb 25, 2005 in forum: All Things Boats & Boating
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    Where do you draw the line... Steal/Copy/Borrow/Immitate ideas & concepts

    When I was in Naval Architecture class the first step on a design was to gather as many similar designs as possible. Comparing hull lines, power...
    Post by: doesitfloat, Feb 25, 2005 in forum: Boat Design
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    Extreme Sailing

    18-22 Kts. No white caps, All apparent wind.
    Post by: doesitfloat, Feb 25, 2005 in forum: Sailboats
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    A new mini

    To Chine or not to Chine I like the design looks fast. Here are a couple of coments I thought of. 1. Chine What would happen if you put a...
    Post by: doesitfloat, Feb 23, 2005 in forum: Sailboats
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    Power Trimaran

    I did some work a few years ago with a concerp of a tri Patrol boat. There was a large gain in deck work area however the seakeeping limited it's...
    Post by: doesitfloat, Feb 22, 2005 in forum: Boat Design
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    mast design-how do you go upon calculating the effect of the sail on the mast???

    Any ideas on this... I'm building a small boat with a skiff style mast. Big pre-bend aussie 18 and 49'er style. Lower section Al tube upper...
    Post by: doesitfloat, Feb 21, 2005 in forum: Sailboats
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    Longer Cedar strips

    Thanks that helped.
    Post by: doesitfloat, Feb 21, 2005 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    CBTF(Canting Ballast Twin Foil)

    I was on Earthvoyager. A formula 60 Tri.
    Post by: doesitfloat, Feb 19, 2005 in forum: Sailboats
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    CBTF(Canting Ballast Twin Foil)

    I have raced against Genuine Risk and Alchemey the year before. Genuine Risk took the maximum swing keel twin foil and Alchemy was water balasted...
    Post by: doesitfloat, Feb 18, 2005 in forum: Sailboats
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    Structural Arrangement

    Look at "Princples of Yacht Design" by Larsson and Eliasson That has a good section on structure.
    Post by: doesitfloat, Feb 18, 2005 in forum: Boat Design
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    Longer Cedar strips

    Planning a 30 ft boat with cedar strip construction. Would like to make 30+ ft strips. Make the whole thing go faster. Wondering if anyone knows...
    Thread by: doesitfloat, Feb 18, 2005, 4 replies, in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Extreme Sailing

    swept center board hi guys, That center board is swept back on the big tri. Reason is they vary the amount of board in the water. When it not...
    Post by: doesitfloat, Feb 18, 2005 in forum: Sailboats
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