FD? Mehalla II (Stenbäck), Dilemma (Herreshoff)? The Experiment (Sir Petty), Amaryllis (Herreshoff)? And the rest of a lot of boats that were...
Steam Flyer: The leadmines (Metre-boats) are truly climbing over their non-tab competitors right off the starting line. I agree with You that it...
Thank You for Your interest, Yes, the boat gets more complex and there is one more lever to turn every tack, but I would imagine, that since a...
Thank You for Your interest, again. To be perfectly honest, I am out on thin ice here. The PCK310 is something I found at the esotec -...
Hello all, Have browsed the posts here about daggerboards and keels a couple of times. Have browsed the net for articles on the topic and...
Bird´s mouth stuff Hello, I build stuff as a hobby, not as a pro. Don´t know what You don´t know so here are some of my thoughts on the topic:...
The sliding seat aso Hello, I saw the boat in Helsinki, Finland. Yes, the sea will turn into ice soon, thus the time to be here. A pic...
Modified Jeanneau Hi, A sailor visiting our club had a Jeanneau Sun 2500 (?) modified a bit. The open transom was of course ideal for his...
Yes yes boys.. Some common nonsense: 1 Engineering a mast to withstand a certain load isn´t impossible. 2 Estimating loads is difficult,...
Ok, the IACC boats dropped two pairs of spreaders when these rigs came along. Nothing happened to any other boats. Some structural benefits are...