Dear Group, a while ago we discussed this a bit. Have just now found a relevant article I lost at the time...its worth reading. The link I'm sending is for all...
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Gordon Couger
gcouger@...
May 2, 2000 9:40 am
From: <boatdesign@egroups.com> ... found a relevant article I lost at the time...its worth reading. The link I'm sending is for all Holtrop designs (there are...
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Peter & Polly Vanderw...
pvanderw@...
May 2, 2000 3:08 pm
I just had a reason to look up the 20' Pilot Sloop designed by Thomas Firth Jones. This boat has bilge keels. In the article in Small Boat Journal, he wrote: ...
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Jeff Gilbert
jgilbert@...
May 2, 2000 4:35 pm
Gordon et al, I like the covenience of Bilge keels but an unconvinced of their performance to windward. Their efficiency per sq foot of wetted surface would...
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Peter & Polly Vanderw...
pvanderw@...
May 2, 2000 7:44 pm
For another designer's view, take a look at the 'Design Review' at www.tantonyachts.com. The boat is design #895, Green Peace, a 33' double ended, steel,...
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Jeff Gilbert
jgilbert@...
May 2, 2000 9:10 pm
Peter, thanks for that reference. For those interested, Tanton yachts send out a free catalogue...simply email them, the address is at the site below. The ...
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MIKE GOODWIN
panmanii@...
May 2, 2000 9:21 pm
Hey guys, I guess the real question is , which do you plan to do more of , running aground or sailing to windward , if you are running aground a lot , a course...
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David Beede
juliejj@...
May 3, 2000 1:47 am
The President announced the USA stopped degrading the GPS signal as from midnight last night. This page explains it. ...
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Peter & Polly Vanderw...
pvanderw@...
May 3, 2000 12:57 pm
The difference between a football field and a tennis court was the way I heard it described. PHV...
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Lew Clayman
kandlew@...
May 3, 2000 7:14 pm
The following url was posted to another list, it has graphs and precise info on the accuracy involved. Certainly worth a click. ...
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Peter & Polly Vanderw...
pvanderw@...
May 3, 2000 7:50 pm
... barrelled ... keels' ... If there was such a marked increase in performance when they were removed, maybe the bilge keels on this boat were not designed...
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Peter & Polly Vanderw...
pvanderw@...
May 4, 2000 12:58 pm
This graph gives a hint about something that I haven't seen discussed: what is the correlation over time of errors introduced by SA. It looks like the...
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Chuck Leinweber
duckworks@...
May 4, 2000 11:39 pm
The latest "Boatbuilder" has a reference to this technique in the letters section on pg. 3. It is said to give:"a diamond-hard finish that doesn't chip and...
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David Beede
juliejj@...
May 5, 2000 12:35 am
I'm not sure about all that, and I haven't fired up my GPS since the turned off SA, but I'm most interested in the speed factor. Since under SA readings could...
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David Beede
juliejj@...
May 5, 2000 12:36 am
What the heck is MEK? David ... -- SOME CLICKS THAT COUNT!! Feed someone. http://www.thehungersite.com/ Save a little rain forest. ...
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Bryant Owen
mariner@...
May 5, 2000 1:06 am
Methyl Ethyl Ketone, if memory serves me right....
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Chuck Leinweber
duckworks@...
May 5, 2000 1:36 am
Roger that Bryant Chuck Leinweber Duckworks Magazine http://www.duckworksmagazine.com ... From: Bryant Owen <mariner@...> To: <boatdesign@egroups.com>...
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Peter & Polly Vanderw...
pvanderw@...
May 5, 2000 1:07 pm
I'm not really a 'boatshop' guy, but if my memory serves, there was a time when MEK was used as a common solvent. However is was effectively banned for health...
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Jeff Gilbert
jgilbert@...
May 6, 2000 2:46 am
Reply to reply ################################################## They designed &.built it themselves, but it was pretty much a 50ft Steel Spray copy. Keels...
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Gordon Couger
gcouger@...
May 6, 2000 9:07 am
MEK is still avalible in paint stores in Oklahoma. At least it was last month when I bought some. You definatly to want to drink, breath or swim in it. Rubber ...
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Michael Holt
mholt@...
May 8, 2000 11:29 am
Does anyone have a copy of it, or know where I can get it? Thanks. Mike...
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Donald Hodges
dhodges@...
May 8, 2000 12:34 pm
It's also about the most flammable stuff known to man... Don Hodges dhodges@... http://www.ecoastlife.com Your Cyber-Vacation - Loafing on the...
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Peter & Polly Vanderw...
pvanderw@...
May 8, 2000 1:14 pm
Critics of boat design have a new and juicy target, judging from the cover of the weekly TV listings that came with my Sunday NY Times. There is a TV...
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Lew Clayman
kandlew@...
May 8, 2000 6:32 pm
Sounds like just another TV golden fleece. ....sorry.... -Lew ... ===== I didn't really say all those things I said. - Yogi Berra ===== ...
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Michael B. Holt
mholt@...
May 10, 2000 2:54 pm
I just typed up the section in Kent's "Mechanical Engineers Pocket-book", pages 1013-1014. If anyone wants a copy of this, it's in WordPerfect (8) format,...
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Dan Freidus
freidus@...
May 10, 2000 3:28 pm
Does anyone have any good sources of information on cloth-covered boats. I built a kayak from a kit by Dedham Kayaks when I was a kid. They're out of ...
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Peter & Polly Vanderw...
pvanderw@...
May 10, 2000 5:47 pm
... boats. I ... They're out of ... seen links ... All I can offer you is the following: http://www.rockisland.com/~kyak/index.html Peter....
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Gavin Atkin
gmatkin@...
May 10, 2000 9:23 pm
I recently saw a a particularly good one-sheet skiff that reminded me that I'd fiddled with the following .hul file recently. Any views? Anyone think of a way...
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Gavin Atkin
gmatkin@...
May 10, 2000 10:08 pm
I recently saw a particularly good one-sheet skiff that reminded me that I'd fiddled with a .hul file recently called tinytrow. I've put it in the vaults. Any...
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Bryant Owen
mariner@...
May 11, 2000 1:07 am
I'd like a copy. Word 97 would be nice but will accept anything. The last line explains my weight problem (and a few others)....
