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    Deck arrangement for a 100ft schooner

    Basil Greenhill - The Merchant Schooners James, The above, two volumes if my recollection serves, include detailed deck plans for West Coast...
    Post by: WhiteDwarf, Mar 15, 2016 in forum: Sailboats
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    Identification & Design

    A word of caution, if I may. If you plan to reuse the gear on a new hull purely to save money; it would be significantly cheaper (in my part of...
    Post by: WhiteDwarf, Mar 1, 2016 in forum: Sailboats
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    Joining Plywood

    Embarrassed Thanks Mr. Efficiency
    Post by: WhiteDwarf, Jan 11, 2016 in forum: Boat Design
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    Joining Plywood

    The OP doesn't give much detail of the prospective boat or its use. It would be best to ascertain more details, propulsion, location of use etc,...
    Post by: WhiteDwarf, Jan 11, 2016 in forum: Boat Design
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    sites for 5-6 m sailboat plans

    Some alternatives... Alex, The advice from Par to get current plans supported by a current designer is absolutely correct. Materials and...
    Post by: WhiteDwarf, Jan 3, 2016 in forum: Sailboats
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    Minuet Yachts, any real website belonging them ?

    Umut, I think that you are considering sailing a Minuet type craft in rather busy waters. I sail a 2.4m boat in crowded waters, but nothing...
    Post by: WhiteDwarf, Oct 6, 2015 in forum: Sailboats
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    Waterline

    The model appears to have only three layers. This will restrict the amount of information which can be captured by taking the model apart. Taking...
    Post by: WhiteDwarf, Sep 20, 2015 in forum: Sailboats
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    Mini J Class

    Jammer, Thank you for that. I raced the X's clinker built sisters - The Victory Class as well as Dragons and Yinglings. Alfred Westmacott's...
    Post by: WhiteDwarf, Sep 9, 2015 in forum: Sailboats
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    Mini J Class

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Jammer, Would you deny that the picture on this link is beautiful?...
    Post by: WhiteDwarf, Sep 9, 2015 in forum: Sailboats
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    Art/Design student requesting help.

    Patrick, In summary, you have been “Press Ganged” into designing a sailing craft but you have no knowledge of the subject, and probably little...
    Post by: WhiteDwarf, Aug 11, 2015 in forum: Sailboats
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    Mini J Class

    You're right about the freeboard, in my opinion, it is far to low. A keelboat of this length should be capable of going into coastal waters and...
    Post by: WhiteDwarf, Aug 7, 2015 in forum: Sailboats
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    Mini J Class

    Another design to consider - The Sandhopper This is the shoal draft version of the National (UK) Squib. http://sandhopper.org.uk
    Post by: WhiteDwarf, Jul 27, 2015 in forum: Sailboats
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    Now we've lost Paralympic Sailing - what if we lost Olympic sailing too?

    Red Bull's YouTube "Is this the future of sailing" For those who have posted to the thread pointing out the extreme elitism of those pushing...
    Post by: WhiteDwarf, May 4, 2015 in forum: Sailboats
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    Now we've lost Paralympic Sailing - what if we lost Olympic sailing too?

    Timber, I can't say I know much about site selection for Olympic sailing in 2016. Was the pollution ignored originally, or was a clean-up promised...
    Post by: WhiteDwarf, May 4, 2015 in forum: Sailboats
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    Now we've lost Paralympic Sailing - what if we lost Olympic sailing too?

    Fair point Wet Feet. The great local classes, dinghy and keelboat with which Britain is blessed, Loch Longs, X-Boats, Victories and the more...
    Post by: WhiteDwarf, May 3, 2015 in forum: Sailboats