Spent a little more time on this. I reduced the lead I had before and now CE is 5% forward of CLR. The daggerboard is now fully forward of the CE,...
I’m confused. Are you saying my CE is too far toward it too far aft? This thread started off with CE and CLR. The reference rwatson provided (Sail...
My daughter is 2 years old. In terms of displacement, I'm sizing for myself at 150 lb, plus a 50 lb 8 year old. Not completely unreasonable for a...
Messabout, no worries. Thanks for the input. You make a good point that the CE should be adjusted for the sail angle. It seems to me that saying...
That kitoo looks pretty quick!
Perfect. I’ll spend some time reading through that website. Thank you!
Messabout, I disagree with your statement that I am "not yet sufficiently informed to be able to successfully design my own boat." My last post...
I'm looking to design and build a small sailboat for my daughter and I to sail. I would like something that I can throw on top of the car. I had...
It goes over wakes pretty well around 15 mph. If I get going much faster, it’s leveled off too much and just slams. I don’t expect much from a...
I have posted here on and off for the last several years over the course of this project. I never made a proper build thread, and I figured I...
What about something like this? It is a polysulfide that can be sanded. BoatLIFE Life-Calk polysulfide marine sealant...
I'm in the final stages of finishing my mahogany runabout project. I am in the process of caulking the gaps in the deck. I taped off the entire...