Carbon and aluminium must be isolated from each other to prevent electrolytic corroson of the aluminium. I have tried using carbon over glass...
CSM = Chopped Strand matt. lighter weights are easier to use in this application. Peel ply is a synthetic woven material like curtain material....
We have done a few of these on cheap moth projects. You will find that sqaure weave cloth does not go around the compound shape very well. I...
Good advice here. Start with something small and work up. You get better as you go. I am about to start boat number 25 and consider I am still...
Chris, Any chance there is weed on the centreboard when you sense this happenning. It will certainly cause turbulance? Any chance of flexing of...
A few things: 1. Affordable Crabon so beter structures 2. Ian Ward and John Ilett's inovation and simplification 3. Rohans sailing skills 4....
the foam is there as emergency bouyancy, rather than structual reinforcement. it be gluing in more styrofoam with sika or similar, quick, easy,...
Chris O Please do not let your contempt for Doug transfer to the whole of the moth class. The bloke on the moth is Rohan Veal who has just...
AoA between hull WL and main foil chord line at zero flap deflection is about 1.5 to 2.5 degrees. Rudder foil is similar initially but BR and...
The foil moths seem to have topped out at about 24kts. No one is now building gear aiming for higher speed records, but as you say trying for more...
Chris, Martin might get lapped in FW regattas but Rohan also laps everyone outside the first 10 -12 in our moth nationals when its 15-20kts....
The US has a vintage development moth class. The boats look like 1950s vintage and at least some of the sailors do too. Not big numbers though....
Chris, Your comments are valid, it would have more cred if the two sailors were of equal standard. But interestingly the observations are...
seen this on a few dragons and a monel framed 30square. the wire terminal has a threaded end, which comes through a tube in the deck and is...
The other advantage of the wand operated main flap is that at low speed and low height the wand pushes the flap down, increasing foil camber and...
