I have often wondered , would small canards fitted ahead of fixed mini keels , on a cruising type catamaran help with pointing ability ? as...
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like what bruce ?? s/s rudders are fabricated from 2mm plate with 40mm stocks and VERY fair , hollow and really well made .yes, you got it ,under...
waftam ? Bruce , WAFTAM ? , i do follow all the usual cat edicts, keeping weight off the boat and centrering whats left ! anchor at mastfoot ,...
teddy , yes like bulbs but inline with the bows not forward .i saw a solaris recently with bulbs fitted from new , with "winglets " on each side...
the boat has gone through some evolution and its been a continual course of improvement , if i had the money ,of course i would trade up to a...
can the forum tell me if its feasible to add bouyancy to a cats hulls ? hull type is a fine entry to D section with fixed keels i have several...
i have had leaks from my cats chainplates , which are 8mm steel ,bolted through the aft bulkheads .on removal of the panelling i found they are...
thanks ,all , we have lifted the errant weather helm yacht out , now and she has a fairly large rudder area , considering a temporary trailing...
a friend has a 38 timber yacht with a fairly tall cutter rig and is talking about shifting the mast forward by 4/500 mm to try to counteract the...
masalai , this was not the result of a "bump" it was deliberate , lengthening of waterline to gain more hull speed oh and it was taken to deck level !
