The big problem I see with this design is that the shroud angle from the deck to the first spreader is less than the angle of the shroud from the...
Standing up does not raise the Center of Gravity (CG), or at least not as much as one would think. This is because the human body is programmed...
My guess is that the slower acceleration, due to the dagger board being further forward, is because, when changing tacks, the stern has to scoot...
There is likely a drag penalty for overlapping sails. But this penalty does not entirely cancel out the added area. And only the area that is...
I presume the answer depends on how the water is moving in relation to the centerline. For example, with my LOLA design, the half-breath...
Did This include lofting and setup? Also, with a more complex hull shape, fitting bulkheads and shelves becomes more difficult due to constantly...
Plan "B" would likely be the faster sailboat, because the added initial stability caused by the wider aft sections. If you can use as much Sail...
I think your time estimate is so far off that it's not even wrong. I'm thinking more like 10,000 hours. And even that might be a bit skimpy. The...
I think that this is nearly a ridiculous statement. Yes, there is such a thing as "hull speed". It is the top speed a vessel can go with a...
Actually I have read a considerable amount of material about hull design, including Mr. Marchaj's work. It is interesting that his earlier work...
I agree. But I'm not thinking of this as a commercial project. Just as a curiousity piece. I could build the model and take bets on whether or not...
POE 630b Attached is a sketch of my modified Plank-On-Edge concept. After realizing that the original had an S/D of only about 5.3 instead of...
I'll go out on a limb here. And I'll stick mostly to boats and ships, with only a passing thought about automobiles. To get it out of the way,...
Don't have any ideas. But I do have one question. Who is going to go aloft and furl and unfurl those eight square sails? Are you going to have a...
Just thought I would correct myself on my last post were I have a thumbnail of a design concept. It doesn't have anywhere near the S/D the...
