Thanks yipster, Toot, yes, I've even seen a photo of the foldable catamaran somewhere...but is it safe? The Adelie/Vagabond is very (or...
I am an electrical engineer (and a novis in this subject) and not a marine engineer so I presume my thought doesn't count that much. However, I...
Thanks for your good replies- it really makes me rethink... Although LCG can be moved (by myself and guests) I start to see the benefit and...
Don't fish at the boat! Learn to throw far...the fish bits at the first 5 to 20 seconds - unless it's pike, they seem not care about the boat....
Yes, I agree. But if force from the sails is considered and assuming that the CE of the sail is behind the Center of Lateral Resistance ( CLR...
My first sailboat design version attached. LOL 5.5m, Beam=2.13m When heeling 30% the LCF and LCB moves aft quite a lot... 0 degrees: at...
Thanks for the good links and references. I'll probably will try to make a similar keel handling as Idea19. Cheers
I am considering building a small pocket cruiser of around 18'/5.5m LOL out of fiberglass/epoxy reinforced plywood. I have read that small...
