... Yes - I have thought about some kind of stem band stock as well. I am not concerned about sailing so much as when motoring. The sail rig is rather an...
... 5 knots anyway. If they don't work, I can chain-saw them off and cut ... Might want to contact the fellow who wrote this article to get his opinions. Note...
... I am wondering if he may have made the bilge keels too long and too shallow - so that is why he could not get closer to the wind? He seems to have...
Can you put up some pictures of your "Normsboat" I have always wanted to see what one really looked like (as opposed to the Drawings! Chris Curtis ... Chris...
Chris, I'm in Washington for a conference and can't post any of my own photos at the moment. I'll try to next week. However, you can access pictures of the...
I think it's a pretty common first reaction to Jim's designs. Part of it is that you're exactly right about them looking a LOT better in person. Jim's...
Rob, that's a very fine statement on Jim's designs. It expresses much of what I now see in Jim's work. I sail primarily on the Tennessee River and on...
... I think it is worth noting that Jim was originally influenced by Phil Bolger and in fact built the first prototype Birdwatcher I believe. As well as...
Hi Rob, what a nice essay you have posted. Let me add another sentence to this discussion, it sounds: less is more. This is the difference between Bolger and...
... Rob -- Reminds me of a story told to me by a friend who managed a running store. The majority of the people who came in did not want to hear about...
If you look at the pictures of my boat (Nadapesca Normsboat) you can see a rather unnerving planing effect when my 200 pounds are alone in the boat. I've tried...
I figure if you are going to take extra weight, why not make it something that you might need? I have started taking extra tools, batteries, ice; stuff that...
In the case of the Normsboat I'm building, since my wife and I will both be riding in the cockpit and there will be an outboard on the transom I've planned all...
I've built 2 of Jim's designs (Mixer and Toon 19) and I'm currently working on a third (LHF17, which is a bit of a departure for Jim). I've owned a lot of...
Kevin--You are talking about "trimming ballast", and enough lead in the bow will offset the trim which results from sitting in the back of the boat. Most...
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I've noticed that the picture of the original Normsboat shows a similar trim... One of the tasks of the naval architect is to determine the design's center of...
... trim ... in ... Sounds like a good idea, except that my drain holes wound up flat on the bottom, sort of like cave openings. I thought that this would ...
Around here, most larger boats are kept in "docks," which are usually metal or wood framed structures floating on foam flotation and which almost always have a...
I think the lead should be removable without too much hassle. There may be times in the future when you'll want to load a bunch of heavy gear and supplies, or...
... Use a "Damage control plug" -- two pieces of plywood cut long on the inside and oversize on the outside with a soft rubber gasket -- bolt hole in the...
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