In the case of my boat, the bilge is too shallow.
The idea is that the pipes are inside the keel, as part of the casting, so no extra drag, and not an intricate engineering masterpiece. The keel,...
Would it be viable to use a fin keel with internal fresh water pipes as a heat exchanger for cooling the engine? The object would be to save...
I'm looking at two boats, one is a radical racer with a big lead bulb at the bottom of a high aspect keel, and a wide, flared hull. It looks like...
I once bodged a deck by drilling some holes in the outer fibreglass, dring it out, and then pouring in git rot. I don't know how it held up over...
Hi Bernhard, No I didn't cross the atlantic in a 26 foot boat - that was someone else's blog, but one I enjoy for the 'do it now with what...
Hi Bernhard, However much money you have now, is more than enough to fulfill your crazy dream, though perhaps not with with as much grandeur or...
Thank you daiquiri, I don't know about 1) and 2), but for 3), you are right, I think, that the hull form would bring the rudder and the keel...
What is the canard fin for on this boat? [IMG] It is from a brokerage advert and the advert says the fin is unballasted and lowered only to...
Hi Rednev, Are there any reports of what those two boats were like to sail? Did they have steering problems, for instance? Thanks, Simon
Stumble, Alternatively, it could have a keel half the weight of the flying Scott, and twice as deep.... I'm planning to have a bulbed...
In my ignorance, it seems to me the best way of making a sailing yacht go fast would simply be to have a huge sail plan. Nevertheless, you seldom...
