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Sep 1, 2004 12:03 pm
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After 4 months of reviewing all the hints & tips from this group and working a little at a time as my schedule allowed, I've finished my S1M. The group...
I have a soling (#1513) that was jig built by myself and a master builder. It has seen water 3 times, twice to test once for fun/Race. I moved to Colorado from...
Shawn, I sailed a soling with the Charleston Yacht club a month or so ago, it was a blast!! I am interested in getting a boat, but don't have the building...
Scott, We would need to ship the boat and parts, or maybe grayhound it? There are pics under the soling group page under forsale 1513 let me know what you...
S1m, I was looking over the rigging drawings under th "Photos" section, & could someone possibly tell me where to purchase the "Fisher Gooseneck, Turnbuckle, &...
... & ... I could be wrong, but Fisher went out of business a few years ago and his stuff is not available any more. Look under the files section and you will...
It seems there are about 3 new people, on average, signing onto this site each week. About a 150 a year. While many may be experienced boat modelers, (just new...
I built a boat for an In-Law and need to ship it to him. I built the boat with a removable keel that I will box separately to reduce stress on the hull. The...
John, I'd start by reading the construction article by Curtis Wright, "Building Your Victor Soling" in the Files section. It's been around for years and was a...
I have the Curtis Wright reference. It's a great start. Also have the Hylander Article, The Resource Center, Arthur Deane and lots of tips gleaned from...
I have 2 Solings. On my first, built 3 years ago, I made a new keel spar long enough to extend up to the deck. This extended spar adds stiffness to the keel...
... the ... Great idea, Bill. Sound like something that could be retrofit, too. Why not go one further and eliminate the wood spar completely and replace it...
Bill, When you build with the keel spar extended up under the mast step how do you arrange the winch and batteries? -Paul ... Outgoing mail is certified Virus...
... wrote: how do you arrange the winch and batteries? Hey Paul, I wish I could make it to Stowe this weekend and show you, but finding a baby sitter for our...
... Sounds workable, John. There's lots of ways to skin the cat, and I think collecting everyones ideas should be really interesting. I'm no engineer, but I...
Look at the picture under for sale 1513 to see the 815 single arm winch with pulleys it is a sweet set up... shawn ... __________________________________ Do...
Bill, I'm sorry we'll miss you at the regatta this weekend. Thanks for the explanation. -Pau ... Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG...
... Thanks, Shawn....that should help give folks the idea. Looking at your picture, if you turn the radio board 90 degrees so the servos parallel the length...
... the ... in ... don't ... Flex of any kind is energy wasted. Energy that could be translated to forward motion instead of bending parts of the boat. It is...
... Nice to have an engineer on board, John! Thanks for the info on stiffness vs. weight. Your comments on overall weight are also confirmed by some work...
... Not true. Check out the America's Cup crewmembers. They are all HUGE rail sitters. The designers are not worried about the extra weight of the crew slowing...
Ok John, I think this discussion is really interesting as well as educational. For those of us who are not engineers, though, it would be really great if you...
5 minute epoxy makes a great waterproof coating for wood if you thin it with denatured alcohol. Can't find that green stuff at the hobby shop for filling...
Our 10 pound boat is a hog when going against lighter boats. I sail against several ODOM's in our club and the extra 3 pounds I carry makes a big difference,...
... sail against ... big ... just as I was about ... dead stop, I ... If the S1M is such a hog... how did you stay so close the entire course? Maybe it's not...
John, The size of numerous America's Cup boat crews is due to the heavy winch grinding they have to do not as "rail birds." Notice that the sail trimmers and...
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