Gents: I have changed my internet service from Verizon to Comcast, and my new address is <jimisu@...>. Please correct your address book(s). Sorry if...
Hello, I am building two half pints with the plastic hulls and need to know how high above the deck at the mast tube in the hull does the boom have to be to...
I plan on making the "Brando" Footy but I'm not to familar with Marine building materials. I have built R/C airplanes. I would like to know what adhesives are...
... Allen, I use epoxy where I want to ensure a strong bond and want time to adjust the parts, and ACC when I want to get it done fast and don't need working...
Allen, Whenever I have built a balsa Footy I have always used just a standard PVA waterproof wood glue. Not only is it plenty strong enough but it can be...
I sailed Malarky for the first time yesterday. Understand that this is a one off boat cobbled together from a lot of stuff on this site. The unarig is...
The beauty if the Una-rig is that it flexes in a gust and spills off air, rather than getting knocked down. Footy's also seem to have their worst times when...
Good discussion Bill (FL).... Aspect ratio can be a factor, too. If the rig is very tall, it creates more leverage on the Z wire, so a heavier wire is needed....
I don't have much experience with mac rigs but I have been sailing for a long time. Generally flex is a bad thing in sailboats. Normally stiffer, stronger and...
Is ScaleSailing still in business? I ordered three Kittiwakes last November. PayPal made the payment. I asked, via email around Christmas, what was delaying...
Hi Bill, Graham will make it right with you, it hopefully won't take much more time. My last order took longer than anticipated, but that was due to a wood...
Travis, Â Â Â Â IÂ sent him two emails, on about sending the kits and the other giving him a new email address. Hitting the reply button would have gotten...
I know this question (or variations) gets asked a lot, but the twist is that in addition to me being completely new to yachts, I want to build a pair of Footy...
Hey Matt, I can not address the Razor. However I can address the salt water. I too, live surrounded by saltwater - I live aboard a sailboat and my 505 is only...
Thank you for the FANTASTIC advice! I will take it all to heart, which will be instructive for my son as well. And yes, I'm lucky to have him by my side. -Matt...
The Razor 3 is a fairly easy first build, especially in plywood. I have a build log (certainly not the definitive build) at townsendpdx.com. The Pool Shark 3D...
Stanley, just visited your site.. We used to live in Aumsville!!! Small world, eh? Lovely web site. ( we lived within a stones hard throw of the olde Shaw...
I second on the Pool Shark, That was my first build. The kit has everything including ready made paneled sails. You just supply glue, paint and radio gear....
I'll inquire about the Pool Shark. I agree it's cute, and I like the simplicity. I still lean toward wood, and building from plans (like I prefer to do with...
Magnetic switches is a great idea. I have been pursuing that type of solution for some time now. An example of one switch as Al describes can be found at...
I just ordered a 3mm CF tube, 4mm CF tube and a 6mm CF tube. I only need about 6" of the 4mm and 6mm pieces so... the rest is going begging. Anyone interested?...
Hey all, I am working on a Footy (Razor 3) and was wondering what a good sail servo is. I am using an HS55 for the rudder, and I have an HS311 that I was...
I've had good luck with the HS-82MG, but have not really studied alternatives. -- Stanley Townsend townsendpdx@... townsendpdx.com Sent from my iPad...
Depends: What rig are you using? What conditions do you sail in? What voltage are you running? What sail arm and sheeting run? EG. a balanced rig in normal...
I just received the package and it cost a bit under $6.00 to come to Oregon from Arizona, I don't imagine that it will be a huge difference to Riverside. al On...
Bill (NH) I recently completed builds of your Cobra and a Razor3 designs. I have sent you a request for hull registration through the AMYA site. I built...
