Yea, very nice eh. Thanks again, and cya.
Thanks Meanz Beanz, I appreciate the advice. Yes, cruising on her racing lines is the problem. Beats me how people convert racing boats, if...
Yep, that's the boat. I don't have his number! I have estimated the displacement to be ~ 16T
I am still to find out what the displacement is. Yes you are right: the boat has a fractional rig with inline spreaders and running backstays....
Hi everybody, I saw this late 1970s 46 ft S&S designed racer for sale and was wondering whether it would make a good cruising boat. It won the...
thanks Thanks CGN.
Freeship seems to be a great user friendly program. I have just installed the latest version 2.6, and for some reason I cannot view the curvature...
Keep in mind though, that the more stuff you have above the water, the more resistance you will have from contrary winds. This may lead towards a...
Michael's correct. The only qualification you would need to make, is that between a heavy displacement and a light displacement boat. In the case...
Then of course you could go the way of the oar club. Do without an engine all together and rely on your own seamanship.
Yes Soren, it is rare that such a good source of design information has been made publicly available.
Grob, thanks to Sorenfdk, go here: http://www.hiswasymposium.com/symposium_papers.asp There is a wealth of good info, but scroll down to...
Yes, most texts say that a deck sweeping main gains by increasing the aspect ratio of the sail. In effect this halves the induced drag of the...
Sryth, The idea of a keel-mast moving up or down in a slot, leaving aside all the attendant engineering, is not so far fetched an idea. In fact...
The advice for people who would like to know how to design yachts is always the same: read, read, read, think about it, and then read some more....
This forum has an informative thread. Just search this forum for "wetted surface area - approximate formula"
I likes the storm, high winds and thunder at sea. Thanks for the link yipster. Pity the forum won't allow mp3 attachments.
1. Monohull 2. Beam to length ~ 7 , displacement to length ratio ~ 350 3. Place cannard keel forward 1/3 rd distance from bow, rudder 1/3 rd...
I must admit though, that the "full" reverse bow, that is, a bow that reverses from the waterline back and up, does not look like a pretty shape....
I may be wrong, but it seems to me that the reverse bow is usefull in a light displacement boat. A heavy boat, as long as it is not too short, can...
