Excellent, I appreciate the input. This was the theory but I didn't know for sure if this was enough protection. I'm actually planning to "pot"...
100% sure it is iron, I've never heard of cast steel on a small boat. Steel is very difficult to cast, it has a higher melting point and...
Lol It's on a trailer so I can take it far far from Cincinnati. A lotnof thought went behind the question posed in the first post.
Someone who can weld, or has access to a qualified welder, may be able to do that, yes. lol The pivot point is a through hole, badly rusted and...
So, I find myself in need of a bit of repair work, which would be simpler if not for the submersion element. I need to replace the pivot point...
Ehhh righto, good luck. The fact remains that the additional weight of the water requires additional energy to remove it: You accelerate with...
I think that removing the water is going to take energy, no matter what you do. In an efficient shell, there's not a lot of energy being wasted....
Looks stout and simple to sail... on a few points of sail, anyways. How do you run with that rig? It seems as though things would bind in the......
If you are seeking a Harbor of Refuge, then you've probably got a good idea of what the weather is. :D
I was under the mistaken impression that some one bearing the title of Harbormaster actually had to submit a resume of some kind. ;)
Someone gave me anonymous "negative reputation" for this quip? What kind of whiney hypersensitive internet forum BS is that? "Dangerous and...
That is a truly interesting design. You could probably easily mock up a working prototype from an old Snark for a couple hundred dollars, and your...
For what its worth, I've been putting extensive thought into this problem for a couple of years. My work is centered specifically around rough...
I'll be sure to go into huge debt on a nice boat before I do. ;)
