A few stupid questions.... 1) what is the general relative AOA settings for the front and rear foil? 2) does the rear foil produce lift or...
Yes, conventional taper is what I was thinking. Question: is this induced drag/submerged span issue the reason for the non lift producing...
The other possible platform is a mid 90's A cat. I figure this could yield an all up weight around 200lbs foils included. The A is already in...
Thanks Doug! This is the stuff I am looking for. If I understand you, the foil profile should change over the span because the part used during...
Thank you, There must be something better than a NACA0012. Do we know what the early (small) version of L'hydroptere used on its main foils?
Some questions: If someone wanted to outfit their beach cat with V foils mounted outboard the hulls (perhaps to a wing frame) and lift a 250lb...
why not just put some big racks on your tornado and turbo the hell out of the rig for light air? looks like your design will be heeled way over...
With the deck off I will rip out/move whatever I think needs doing (done this before on a Tornado). I am thinking about bonding the new beam in....
I think it was actually some glass and polyester resin....Fortunately not of my doing (and gone now). The bows have already lost some weight...
I know Fred thanks. He helped me with the history on the boat some time back. I have plans for the boat (from a different source). So far I...
Thanks Tom, It is a Geugeon (did I spell that right?) brothers design and it was very well built although a little heavy for todays standards...
I have a late 90's A cat which is going on a carbon diet. The new beams have prompted a configuration change so here are the questions. 1) How...