By golly A golly wobbler is just a convenient way to drape canvas over a schooner. Not really an efficient sort of sail like we have become...
A staysail schooner allows you to set the fore masts aft shrouds lower and support the forestay, and takes a lot of complicated load out of the...
Maybe for yachts the 'keel' might be better described as the 'fin'. The traditional association of strength that the word keel infers is...
and continuing the theme... Move the yard to the drawn mast next. Then make the sail a leg o' mutton mainsail. That blue line originating from...
Transverse stability. A handy sketch of transverse stability. The sail is square and set from a yard. The blue dot is the CP. The moment...
Me too. The topic gets the brain thinking. It would be interesting to see some of the theory quantified. Personally I am happy just thinking...
So the interesting thing is blending those forces into a vessel that can meet different criteria. A large light weight racer needs the beam for...
I missed this page when reading this thread, and this is an excellent question. Increasing beam or reducing length causes the same effect....
I read some where that science is founded on observation. The language of science gives a common tool to share our observations. Like for example...
Scow project Got the sides done this afternoon, and sat the shear log in there too. Sort of avoiding the port stringer thing for now, waiting for...
Geometry and boats. Nice little Puddle-Ducks. I am partial to elegant geometry in multi-chine hulls too. Sort of fun designing to rules, my...
Posting links to a scow. I think I found that Wooden Boat Magazine scow that was mentioned. Here are some of the links....
Stringers Got these done today, will get onto the chine logs tomorrow.
Freeship Tillicum Had a good run with the 'puter today, and got a developable set of lines done. Hard 'transverse' chines on the bottom of the...
40' x 16' scow Forty foot box with ends courtesy of Alma. Looks a little better than first effort. Bow is in the foreground, just in case you're...
