Folks: I'm quite pleased. For a few quid, I have today acquired a copy of the Lloyds' Rules and Regulations for the Construction and Classification of Wood and...
I just pick up a copy of " Ameica's INLAND WATERWAY ,Exploring the Atlantic Seaboard" for $1.50 , how many quid is that or is it even a quid at all ? Ain't a...
Just fyi, a quid is about a buck-fifty these days. Anyone know the slang for "Euro"??? ... ===== "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future."...
Yes, they use the mizzen as an "Air rudder" to change the feel of the helm as much as anything, I prefer to use a slightly large proportion of the sail area in...
... From: boatdesign@yahoogroups.com Date: 01 December 2001 20:55:10 To: boatdesign@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [boatdesign] Second-hand book bargain news ......
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I recently picked up a copy of "Building Classic Small Craft, Volume 1" by John Gardner, for 5 cents at a church rummage sale. Mike [Non-text portions of this...
How many quid to buy some squid on a skid, asked the drunken sailor? ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Buy the perfect...
Nope, that is the Elizabeth River , confluence of the southern and eastern branches , between Norfolk and Portsmouth VA. But I agree , it does look similar ....
Gavin Atkin wrote: Very nice, for a quid. But no dice on the squid - they're much to exotic for ... Squid is so cheap around here we use it for bait . I never...
Anybody keeping up with the International 14 developments of late??? Paul Bieker in Seattle came up with this T foil thing, it is pretty interesting....
Correction, the height is not at waterline, that does not make much sense, but rather roughly at hull bottom - sorry for the boo boo. ... Larry Adelberg ...
... From: Larry Adelberg apsailing@... Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 10:19:52 -0500 ... but rather roughly at hull bottom - sorry for the boo boo. ? So you...
As best I can tell from the writeup, it is slightly above the transom bottom. somewhat unclear exactly what it is doing and, unfortunately, there are no...
Sounds like the same idea as adding a scoop to the stern, except the Intl 14 rules allow it on the rudder but not on the hull. Probably the performance benefit...
... Whatever it's doing, it isn't simple - the thing is adjustable, and the writeup suggests different setting for different points of sail. The writer...
... Being more athletic in my fogeyhood than I was growing up, I don't know how to address this problem. It isn't really limited to sailing - all sports place...
I did not mean to imply that it was truly slow, to listen to some 14 sailors, they think because a 49'er (which is roughly 0.5m longer) is faster upwind,...
I think that it may be possible that a 14 could be faster with less sail area and a one person crew. The Sydney Harbor skiffs added so much sail, rack, and...
More designs from old magazines sent by one of my best contributors! Thanks! http://www.svensons.com/boats/ http://www.geocities.com/janmartin_1999/sam.html ...
HI ALL - WANT TO SEE OLD TIME DESIGNS ? TRY THIS SITE: http://www.anyboat.com/books/bkltsail.htm ALOHA - JACK SPOERING - FT LAUDERDALE, FL [Non-text portions...
Here's a Chapelle utility boat, from that site, just to prove that there's nothing new under the (Bleeping) sun. http://www.anyboat.com/books/5241.jpg -L ... ...
Over the last couple weeks I have been doodling with Greg Carlson's Hull designer software.I have two hull types I'm considering for building,one is a semi...
