http://www.irbs.com/weather.html http://www.swelldirection.com/ A full moon is always nice, if you are sailing overnight. You no doubt know...
Hi, Lew I've been there, but not in a southerly blow. That would be my idea of a situation to avoid. After trying to beat my way north to...
Ask the manufacturer, before you buy the motor, if you haven't already. Get a long-shaft--the prop will lift out of the water when pitching in...
I'd make it a 3/4" U bolt, and equally huge stuff attached to it. Port San Louis is completely open to the south. With a really good set of...
Gonzo, where? On what page number does each rule start? As I read Gerr, he has rules for cored hulls, and for solid laminate hulls. The framing...
60 footer laminate The more framing you have, the thinner the laminate can be. I have a copy of "Boat Strength" by Dave Gerr. He uses the...
Re cores: Well, if you are using a female mold with a hull having compound curves (ie round bilged, not hard chine,) it is hard to know whether...
Steering I had Wagner Hydraulic steering inside, and a tiller outside. My system had feel. You have to consult with the manufacturers about...
Well, Kudu I have certainly seen a lot of variation. A lot of stock boats don't provide any steering inside of "raised salons." In fact, a...
www.boatus.com/goodoldboat/stability.htm by Ted Brewer will answer your stability questions. More traditonal designers use the square root of the...
http://www.boatus.com/goodoldboat/Helm_balance.htm -- Ted Brewer makes it as easy as possible.
A starboard location for the helm lets you keep a better eye out for vessels with right of way. I had a pilot house with inside steering in that...
I've posted the lines of a 70' 60,000# displacement sailboat hull in the student designer gallery. When I design a fairly light chine hull in...
You CAN drill Lexan My information must have been out of date. You can drill lexan. For more info, see the "seaworthy" thread.
