That is a huge subject, and one that is not easly answered. It does though in my experience have to do with the rotational mass involved and the amount of...
Hi All,this boat reminds me of a Great American Designer,worth looking at?Could we do better??? http://www.twin-blade.co.uk/index.htm gime some positive...
Lew,the not worth exposing in, early 80' Belgian Boatshows where held in Heyzel near Zaventem,if you would consider exposing in the next Boatshow in Gent I...
... Re Heyzel, thanks. Re Ghent (sp?) - thanks, but no thanks. I will handle my own publicity for myself, should I ever desire any that is. Re Don, Don is...
I thought it was just terror = huddle in small space or terror=boat going to go, get into raft NOW. Its often said that in extremis the crew gives out before...
Yup, first rule of life rafts is never step down into one :-) Paul...
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... Awesome project - here's hoping that it turns into wood at some point! I agree completely that the lumps can be resolved with only a little fiddling. It...
... to ... Peter, very nice, your explanation of your project is easy to understand. I am sure you will come up with somthing interesting, and I look forward...
... drives, I must confess to still being intrigued. I suppose I have succumbed to the dictum which states that jets are inherently less effecient than props...
Peter: Have you seen the small Hampton boat at Mystic? I'm sure you have, but if not it's well worth a look, I'd say. To my eye it's a strikingly modern...
Often the case, but the cause of that giving up needs research. I was very interested to talk to guy, in his 70s, with an Ostomy bag for a bowel, who had...
I'm looking forward to watching the project grow. JohnW ... From: pvanderwaart To: boatdesign@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 6:10 AM ...
... I don't seem to have a picture of it, but I'm sure I've seen it. Isn't it just like Lew to want me to start chopping wood on day one. Jeesh! I'm looking...
September 19 is Talk Like a Pirate Day. http://www.talklikeapirate.com/ . ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to...
... One of the questions, John, is the deep forefoot of the original. It's about 12" deep just 2 feet aft the bow. We don't see that much these days, and if I...
... You know me - "measure twice, cut once" is two more measurements than absolutely necessary ;-) I firmly believe that them little lines in between the ...
John: Your dual purpose tender and lifeboat probably does better than you let on. However, like you, I always want to see what I can do to improve it. Except...
Your designgoal looks rather confused to me.I am most interested to see what's going to come up and I look forward to see the evolution of your personal...
Anyone remember a video called Elephant Parts by Michael Nesmith (yes, the former Monkee and son of the inventor of white out). He had a skit called "The...
... I am reminded by this thread of a one of the larger (54ft?)Hunter yachts of some years ago. It had a "dinghy garage" built in under the cockpit. A dink...
Dick Stern:
Like John, I recommend getting a design that maximizes water stirring when rolled. For a light, narrow, shallow drafted boat, the design I have...
... Hey, with all the people making Gavin Atkin's mouse line of boats, and now his rat boats, I surely though many are catching some sort of rodent virus out...
... Absolutely - and I will agree with the rest of both posts too (clipped for space only). I'll add that another nice trick is to place the most significant...
I hearde most of Mexico City was once on the l;ake and was built up by floating rafts for crops. The roots hit the bottom and collected silt and turned into...
