A super economical boat will never go really fast, does anyone have experience on a wave piercing cat at lower speeds, say lower than or only a...
Lin, are you perhaps working on a mac? In that case the way of making the pictures smaller i posted won't work. Regardless of the operating system...
Do you think about canting the rig to weather like a windsurfer to create upward lift?
Openseas Open@sea Open is good so i think it deserves a place in the name. Best of luck with your project,
Simon: Seaspark: To explain a little further, i think the required etching before bonding will eat away to much of a thin alu film and is...
Did you see the light?
Somekind of lapstrake construction with aluminum extrusions and non structural goo between the strakes has my interest.
Have not found a metal yet that bonds easily with epoxy or polyester in a marine environment.
The bond between aluminum and any adhering material requires a careful preparation of the alu surface....
When you search and ask around, collected data from rating systems like ims, irc and orc will yield comparative figures. Hence you are looking for...
http://www.image-ination.com/sailcalc.html From the site:
You can have fun on a multihull, cannot imagine they draw more than a V.
Why don't you have a look at what the locals use. Bet the same can be said for boat parts, jet pumps burn up pretty quickly in shallow water.
The difference between planning boat trips and road trips is clearly illustrated by the different types of GPS devices. "At the next...
http://www.woodenboatrescue.org/ http://www.woodenboatvb.com/ Seems optimistic, get an expert to look at it in person. Although it is hard to...