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    Hedley Nicol 42'

    You may have noticed the tri was rigged for single handed. Also that she was originally a ketch rig, which Charley ended up not liking. Charley's...
    Post by: bearfoil, Aug 2, 2015 in forum: Multihulls
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    What is a significance of a wing thickness

    Thanks for the kind response. The cool thing about knowing not very much is it doesn't take long to write it down. I am not good with math, and...
    Post by: bearfoil, Feb 1, 2013 in forum: Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics
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    What is a significance of a wing thickness

    tspeer..howdy. For purposes of discussion, camber is not helpful. What sucks in the beginner is the belief that camber (asymmetric section)...
    Post by: bearfoil, Feb 1, 2013 in forum: Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics
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    Hedley Nicol 42'

    Make no mistake, the termination of Charlie's mod is a crisp and abrupt edge. The loss of boundary layer is quick, and low energy. The lack of an...
    Post by: bearfoil, Feb 1, 2013 in forum: Multihulls
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    Hedley Nicol 42'

    She had an original length of 39'. She had a plumb transom and Charlie built a custom pickle fork stern that is nothing short of amazing, it...
    Post by: bearfoil, Feb 1, 2013 in forum: Multihulls
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    Hedley Nicol 42'

    Seafarer24.....Howdy. That is my boat and that is me scrubbing the deck. The bottom photo is OCEANIA going back in off Matt Butler's yard in San...
    Post by: bearfoil, Jan 31, 2013 in forum: Multihulls