No offense meant towards the designer of Dianne's Rose (on Duckworks this morning), but it seems Jim's already been there, done that with Shanteuse. Extend the...
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Anders Bjorklund
andersbjorkl...
Mar 18, 2013 1:18 pm
That's great, Chuck. Sounds like a very fine little boat. I'm impressed. Cheers, Anders ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Anders Bjorklund
andersbjorkl...
Mar 18, 2013 1:31 pm
Yeah, long stretches at the helm while not racing call for some trade-offs in performance. When trying to make ground to windward then, I drop the traveler and...
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CHARLES
chuckpierce...
Mar 18, 2013 1:55 pm
And um, that should be external chine LOGS :)...
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jhargrovewright2@...
jhargrovewri...
Mar 18, 2013 4:36 pm
One thing that I learned as a child is that in very shallow water a hard chine or a shallow keel can work as well a a leeboard/centerboard. That chine uses...
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CHARLES
chuckpierce...
Mar 18, 2013 4:37 pm
That's an interesting thing to look at. It took 2 and a half hours to get up the 6 mile channel in 39 tacks. Seems like that would be a bit under 2 and a half...
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jhargrovewright2@...
jhargrovewri...
Mar 18, 2013 4:46 pm
Anything Chuck Pierce says.... I believe. JIB ... From: "CHARLES" <chuckpierce@...> To: Michalak@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Michalak] Re: Back In The...
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Anders Bjorklund
andersbjorkl...
Mar 18, 2013 4:52 pm
VMG to windward is your speed over the ground multiplied by the cosine of the angle between the true wind and your track (over the ground). Anders ... ...
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Carl Volkwein
carlvolkwein
Mar 18, 2013 5:11 pm
Dear Tim, is Viola 22 still a prototype? ________________________________ From: Anders Bjorklund <andersbjorklund5@...> To: Michalak@yahoogroups.com ...
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CHARLES
chuckpierce...
Mar 18, 2013 5:15 pm
So how would you turn that around to be used to calculate track speed (as opposed to windward speed) over the ground from the angle off the off the wind and...
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billnolen66
Mar 18, 2013 6:11 pm
Me too! Bill Nolen OKC In a message dated 3/18/2013 11:46:28 A.M. Central Daylight Time, jhargrovewright2@... writes: Anything Chuck Pierce says.... I...
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prairiedog2332
Mar 18, 2013 7:02 pm
Looking at the Storer GIS only, it seems to me that getting one of those sails is not that cheap. http://www.duckworksbbs.com/sails/storer/gis/index.htm If you...
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Mike Allison
mysloop
Mar 18, 2013 7:37 pm
... You can get a pre cut sail kit from SailRit if you can sew. ...
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Anders Bjorklund
andersbjorkl...
Mar 18, 2013 8:03 pm
If we let "A" = the angle between your track over the ground and the true wind, "VMG" = your velocity made good to windward, and "V" your velocity over the...
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prairiedog2332
Mar 18, 2013 8:13 pm
Ross Lillistone speaks very highly of this rig - based on what Bolger writes about it - and has it as an option on his Phoenix III ...
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tom s
tdsoren
Mar 18, 2013 8:44 pm
Anders, I think you got it all right except for one detail. I believe you need to use the sin of the angle. the exception to this would be tacking through 90...
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daniel brown
dannyb9
Mar 18, 2013 9:08 pm
o puleez do we need this, he created a beautiful design. To: Michalak@yahoogroups.com From: j.stromski@... Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:04:25 -0700 ...
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Anders Bjorklund
andersbjorkl...
Mar 18, 2013 9:30 pm
Tom, I wonder if we are thinking about the same angle. For illustration purposes, let's say you're somehow able to "sail" your boat (actually motoring) just 10...
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prairiedog2332
Mar 18, 2013 11:21 pm
Daniel, Nothing wrong with stating an observation or opinion - which I observe you have done as well:-) Comparing other designs to Jim's? We do a lot of that...
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prairiedog2332
Mar 19, 2013 12:05 am
Some of this stuff makes my head hurt;-) I would offer that most of us here can be divided into two broad categories. The first group and maybe the broadest...
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Tom
tdsoren
Mar 19, 2013 12:28 am
Anders, You're absolutely correct. i was visualizing the included angle from a line through the beam and the bearing. thats what i get for doing trig on an...
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Curran Bishop
curranb79
Mar 19, 2013 4:50 am
Thanks for the info. Another question: the outboard I bought used came with a few unused impellers; that isn't to say new, but never installed or used... they...
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TomH
cruising.sailor
Mar 19, 2013 8:26 am
John T, Didn't mean to imply I though you were arguing at all. Quite the contrary. Discussing is fine. The range of knowledge/experience on these forums is...
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john colley
helliconia54
Mar 19, 2013 10:05 am
I wonder how many Vikings gave sailing this much thought? or columbus. I rather think they just got down to sailing,and making do with what they had and it's...
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graeme
graeme19121984
Mar 19, 2013 11:08 am
I think so....
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CHARLES
chuckpierce...
Mar 19, 2013 12:16 pm
I think that one of the many the great things about Jim's boats are that you can build a boat and start sailing with little experience and a modest investment...
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John Trussell
clumber03
Mar 19, 2013 12:21 pm
Tom, I'm easy. I'm an old man with a lifetime of experience and some of what I say is probably pretty good. And probably some of what I say (like a lot of the...
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graeme
graeme19121984
Mar 19, 2013 1:55 pm
How'd the storm jib work out John on your stretched Toon19? That's a low sleek looking 19'. Pardon me if I've missed it somewhere, but that write up of yours...
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jhargrovewright2@...
jhargrovewri...
Mar 19, 2013 2:51 pm
Chuck P, I agree Jim Michalak is a genius for the reasons you mention. I once thought that good design was, by necessity, beautiful, but, what I have learned...
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Anders Bjorklund
andersbjorkl...
Mar 19, 2013 3:37 pm
We all have different personalities, and ways of engaging with our individual versions of the world. The young boys of an old friend strikingly demonstrated...
