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    Good reasons NOT to design

    Interesting thread. There are many talented people who build their own boat having had no formal training - but that does not mean that boat...
    Post by: Toby P, Aug 14, 2006 in forum: Multihulls
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    Submarine Project

    But have you found anyone to design it first?:rolleyes: If this is a genuine project, I, for one, would love to be kept up-to-date on this...
    Post by: Toby P, Jul 3, 2006 in forum: Boat Design
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    Which Foam for Core?

    Thanks Anton, there is some useful stuff there. However, most of the articles seem to be written by SP, hence the slight bias about SAN foams....
    Post by: Toby P, May 2, 2006 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Which Foam for Core?

    I am looking to build a 4.3m (14ft) sailing boat of moderately high performance. It will be sailed mostly on lakes, with the occasional outing on...
    Thread by: Toby P, May 2, 2006, 5 replies, in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    sail aerodynamics

    Thanks Jam. As I understand it the flow between the jib and main, in 'the slot', is slowed down so that the air flow on the leeward side of the...
    Post by: Toby P, Apr 21, 2006 in forum: Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics
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    sail aerodynamics

    Apologies if this has been covered previously, but I have a question. Why is the positive effect of the main on the jib greater than the...
    Post by: Toby P, Apr 21, 2006 in forum: Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics
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    Freeship to Rhino

    Thanks for all the help. One file works fin on 'smooth and slower' - another still has problems around the chine. I'll work on customising the...
    Post by: Toby P, Apr 10, 2006 in forum: Software
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    Freeship to Rhino

    Thanks Martijn. I hadn't realised they were flat panels, the result is remarkably good (visually). Which file format would you recommend for...
    Post by: Toby P, Apr 7, 2006 in forum: Software
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    Freeship to Rhino

    Thanks Mike, I'll give that a go. The other format I tried impoting with was 'waveform', which gives a really good copy of the hull, but no-one...
    Post by: Toby P, Apr 7, 2006 in forum: Software
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    Freeship to Rhino

    First off, apologies. This question will be a bit unclear because I'm not at the right computer at the moment so don't have access to Freeship or...
    Thread by: Toby P, Apr 6, 2006, 9 replies, in forum: Software
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    Wing-drive

    Please note - I like the concept of the wingsail/ wingdrive, I just want to clear up any technical quibbles.
    Post by: Toby P, Apr 4, 2006 in forum: Sailboats
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    Wing-drive

    Did you actually read the paper I posted the link to? This shows, quite clearly, that an asymmetric foil (a sail) produces more lift than a...
    Post by: Toby P, Apr 4, 2006 in forum: Sailboats
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    Wing-drive

    I haven't read all of this thread in detail, but it seems that RHough is getting some unfair stick. A thick foil does not produce more lift than...
    Post by: Toby P, Mar 31, 2006 in forum: Sailboats