Ok, I had an unexpected solution to my rudder problem pop up today. I happened upon a $200 ruddercraft rudder in my local used marine chandlery,...
Thanks guys, I think maximum radius would be 5 inches, or a 10 inch circle, since 10 inches is the length of the blade. I will also move the...
KapnD, That's probably good advice, but one of the main reasons I bought the potter is for the fully retractable keel. I want to be able to...
No offense taken. Last time I built a rudder it was an overbuilt embarrassment, so I'd like to avoid that here . Your suggestion looks like...
Wet feet, Here's the what the transom looks like. You can see the cheeks roughly line up with the bottom of the skeg. On the photograph of the...
I'm planning to make a rudder for my 19 foot West Wight Potter, which I have yet to sail. The finish on the existing rudder has failed, some of...
Here's the cheap route. I believe the cheap plastic apc prop is about 95% of the efficiency of a custom propeller. You may need a different pitch...
You can always draw your hull in freeship, then export to michlet to get the drag data. This sounds hard but it is actually quite simple. You...
My understanding is this type of damping material is less effective than the foil faced constrained layer type materials on a per pound basis....
Part of my job involves acoustics, so I know a little bit about noise isolation (probably just enough to be dangerous). I saw the picture of your...
Phil bolger is about as close as you get to a specialist in trailerable carracks, unfortunately he passed on a few years ago. Bolger probably...
Regarding the weight, Welsford's 13ft houdini is 85kg and somewhat wider than your design. 85kg boat + 2x 85 kg passengers = 255kg which your...
Daniel, I did notice the motor is designed to be submerged. However, you are ignoring a critical point I mentioned earlier: you need a gear...
Re: sizing the motor, you first need to answer the million dollar question: how much power is typically available from the solar panels? Let's...
