I always say I don't know how to do something until I'm done. This is because of a technique that I learned writing software. In the olden days (say, the...
OK, so why did William and John design the bottoms of their flat bottom skiffs designed for outboards with the seemingly generous amount of rocker, especially...
I didn't see an adit option so......I guess what I am asking, not meaning to single out William and John, is what is the purpose of rocker aft on an outboard...
With a small outboard there's no chance of planing, and a straight run would mean the transom dragging in the water. So these boats are often more like rowing...
Thanks Gavin,I didn't think of that aspect, I was wondering mainly about trim and load carrying capacity and load (operator) placement. So, in that respect...
Glad to help. There's a tricky third way called semi-planing, which is what many sailing do. In this case the transom is either on the water or only a little...
It's a question of efficiency. If you look at the watermark left on a "flat bottom" boat when it's pulled from the water you will see that those with more...
I hoisted sail on Ravn for the first time today. Ravn is my Atkin Vlagerda. Read more about it on my blog: http://valgerda.blogspot.com/2011/03/sail-ho.html ...
I am just getting started building the Florence Oakland.This is my first boat project and I need some recomendations for an Epoxy to use to bond the...
When I got my Florence Oakland I replaced the deadwood. To glue the deadwood I used WEST System with a small amount of colodial silica to thicken it. Opinions...
... I thought that resorcinol was more waterproof than epoxy? Also, I've never heard of any issues with oak. Seems like the perfect solution for an oak...
I have a friend who is building a 10 ft Nymph. It will be finished in the spring. I will have the pleasure of providing some sailing lessons. I am the owner...
... If laced properly, the sail should go up and down easily. Sometimes you need to give it a bit of encouragement coming down, just by pulling it down the...
Resorcinol is waterproof, no doubt about it. I was not worrying about the joint, just the question of rot. Oak probably will not rot; it will swell up and...
... Hear, hear! Same applies to chain plates and everything else that goes through the deck. Galvanized steel works too and is a little easier to come by. ...
... But presumably the halyard/forestay is run through a sheave at the top of the mast, or at least a suitably sized hole. You should be able to run the sail...
Yes, I would definitely think of it as only a "safety" and take care to secure the mast without it or just lower the whole rig when away from the boat. I...
There's a kind of lacing called "forth and back" that will silde up and down easily and won't jam. It's hard to explain, but not difficult to do. I'll draw a...
At moderate speeds the rockered bottom will be more efficient. When out alone in an Atkin skiff you do have to use a tiller extension and get your weight out...
I've always used forth and back on Tresarus, with no problems. There is picture in Leather's Gaff Rig Handbook, and a poor reproduction of the picture here,...
My Florence Oakland is laced on both the main and fore and I really don't have a problem hoisting or dousing, except if the lace gets caught on something in...
... raising or lowering is far more of a problem, solved by handing both the throat and peak halyards together after getting the gaff perpendicular to the...
