... I'm uncomfortable with the short waterline, which seems unfortunate in a small boat. Surely, if you sat in the cockpit, you'd be be stern low and bows...
Is it possible to search the group elder messages. I haven't managed that. How? If sailing narrow waters a well towards weather ability is suitable. A bermuda...
On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 10:34:56 -0500, ... Have as yet not sailed in one, but hope to, soon! Quite popular here, for the reasons mentioned at the site, and as I...
... There are roll dampers that work with the boat underway; I forget the exact nomenclature. They are described in Linda Greenlaw's book The Hungry Ocean...
... Surely! Surely you'd be risking an ungraceful backflip with only that tiny stern behind you! There's a better one out there. All doodle & noodle. Can...
... Prepare to deploy roll-dampers.... Engage! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. ...
... way: what's the neatest six-sheet microcruiser with an enclosed (non-fabric-tent) cabin? I'd swear there was something in from the Jim Michalak catalogue?...
... I meant to add that commercial vessels need things of this sort more than yachts because they operate at a much wider range of loadings. The yacht designer...
Flopper Stoppers are the round ones that are used when stopped. Stabilizers are what they called the units on the passenger ships that were deployed underway,...
... I believe it was Cubit. BTW I don't think it is in the catalog any more. I have a picture of the prototype if anyone is interested. Here is Jim's...
... the other with one of the new smooth bottom paints and sail side by side. You will discover that there is a lot to surface friction. ... But Michael,...
... T, This goes directly to the series of comments you made under the J9000 Clone heading. One of which had to do with surface friction being over-rated....
... Good question. I was thinking of non-racing venues like enjoying a beautiful afternoon, sailing on a short cruise as a relaxer and other such sailing. Sort...
... cleaned. ... water ... They ... Chris: That's exactly my point. When a bunch of little critters are allowed to grow on the bottom of the boat, they...
Okay Lew, since I'm sitting around with a backache and suffering a bit of the hair of the hound from the 48 hour halloween bash, here's a 6 sheet cruiser that...
... Cold compresses, a dark room, and painkillers should make the hammering settle down in a few hours. ... Nice! __________________________________ Do you...
T. Lee wrote: " Now let's give it a low aspect ratio, low center of effort, gaff schooner rig. As rigs go, it is not very efficient. It has its greatest...
Friction causes turbulence, thats the energy lost to moving the water. JohnW ... From: nutty_boats To: boatdesign@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 02,...
I've been away for a couple of days ( the house is sold so we are shopping for land on which to build my workshop and studio, scary stuff ) so have not...
... Over on Boatdesign2 under Claude's cryptic reference to his globe trotting boat from yesteryear. A very nice start, I might add. Cheers to your sale, and...
We are looking for bare land and will build a custom shop on it Chris, hopefully we can later on afford to build a house on it, meantime we will be in...
What will you do if the land has Kauri or Totara trees on it? The farm boss and I are talking about a move up here, we will look for a spot more rural than...
... Since this has now become a semantics discussion... why don't you use your own words and tell us what is surface drag. Right now, it looks like anything...
I wont be chopping them down for boatbuilding timber, I'd rather sit under them and relax. We are looking around on the Hauraki Plains at the moment, but we'll...
T, you have me confused on this. You talked about the drag of the keel and rudder, and of the chines, and also the drag of the pointy end cutting or pushing...
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