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Skip Johnson
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From Lake Tenkiller, Ok, usa
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Re-design of 8 Foot Dinghy . . .
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I question your choice of foam. One of the biggest mistakes I made over some years of trying new things was using a urethane foam core...
Today at 1:24 PM
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Skip Johnson
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Amount and placement of fins on a 18ft jonboat
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Two should do.
Today at 1:08 PM
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Small speed boat mold construction
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His money. his time. Let him enjoy the adventure.
Thursday at 8:14 AM
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Skip Johnson
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Nesting, planing, sailing, rowing dinghy
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Adding a "whale tail" fin to the motor might do the job.
Wednesday at 7:32 AM
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Skip Johnson
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DIY Inflatable Catamaran
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With the underwater clr at the mast a lugsail might be a valid choice.
Aug 10, 2026
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homemade rudder steering problem
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bingo! Thank you! Yes, it was that boat.. got crushed by a barge in 1994.. sat afterward for many years in a shop I built over it.. and...
Aug 7, 2026
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I'm curious how people think the junk rig compares to and unstayed carbon catboat rig with a wishbone boom as on a wyliecat or nonsuch...
Aug 6, 2026
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When I was developing the Windrocket (which went just short of three times wind speed... unlike my current boat, which is slow as snot)...
Aug 3, 2026
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Twin I/O to Twin Outboard Conversion Project
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Here is a graph that might be interesting . . . I looked up the BoatTest data on the 'standard' CY338 Outboard version that came out in...
Aug 3, 2026
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Skip Johnson
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Micro Foiler Build
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My sympathies to your significant other if you have such; mine has endured a lot over the sixty years; but it's mainly been fun for both...
Aug 1, 2026
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Skip Johnson
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Micro Foiler Build
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"Do you think that having powerboat races on little foiling boats limited to say 2.5 HP would be fun? Would you be more apt to learn to...
Aug 1, 2026
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Tritoon step hull design
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There's more to making a pontoon boat go fast than a vee or tunnel, but here's some info that might be interesting or helpful.
Jul 30, 2026
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Tearing Velocity?
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In conclusion... I find the patterns beautiful and I have been trying to combine Kelvin wakes (including perturbation velocity...
Jul 29, 2026
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Skip Johnson
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Scaling power to weight ratios from human power to models
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He should, it's his ;-)
Jul 29, 2026
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Skip Johnson
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Scaling power to weight ratios from human power to models
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Skinny mono with outriggers.
Jul 28, 2026
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