Lightnings are not really fast by modern standards, but they do perform nicely... they will plane readily and they do upwind very sharply. I...
Cute engine. One benefit of the steam engine is that they are torquey for their rated horsepower. That's why they are a good match for...
Releasable cable ties sound good. Have you tried using them on crew? Just kidding. The only "useful item" I can think of on my boat, other than...
Seems like you contradicted yoourself here... the later J-class were "contrived" but were not Endeavor 2 and Ranger much faster than their older...
It is a promising design, although I suspect a big margin of it's performance comes from being built more lightly than a boat for long-term...
Well, the multis have their issues IMHO... they can be somewhat lighter with no ballast, but the structure is more demanding. And having more than...
Yeah, what he said ;) I was trying to figure out how to explain what I undersand of the situation, "Tcubed"s post said it way better and...
Heck yeah. Anybody remember the Force 5, a competitor to the Laser (and in the opinion of many, a better design)? True, but it's a complex...
Yep, Arvel Gentry and C.J. Marchaj are the two best sources I know of. When you think about the "classic explanation" of the jib accelerating...
I would like high enough freeboard that the crew are not dragging their feet in the water; plus a cabin with sitting headroom for weekending....
Part of it... although IMHO a carefully designed & built trunk could hold the foil in place as rigidly as a drop-in box. But the weight of the...
Exactly. My design brief would be for a boat capable of shallow-water operation... a necessity in many locations and very desirable for a boat...
It depends very much on the boat. There are a lot of trailerable sportboats, like the Melges24 is justone example and some pics have been posted...
? There are a bunch of them around... a nice racer-cruiser trailerable weekender, but not a sportboat. Thanks for the suggestion, I've seen...
Great post & pics, thanks I'm a little unsure what you mean by "shade cloth" but other than that, a very helpful post as I grope towards my...
