Guy, at your "The Stiffness of an Advanced Sharpie" at http://faculty.valpo.edu/gvandegr/ there is this: "This axis of rotation ensures that the total area...
51941
graeme19121984
Dec 1, 2006 8:49 am
I meant to observe first that if there is increased area under the waterline at this cross section then that at first would appear to indicate more water being...
51942
Peter Lenihan
ellengaestbo...
Dec 1, 2006 8:54 am
... photo site on a new ... along with Peter's ... why not much has ... year with some pieces ... Salut Paul!, Enfin ca commence à resembler un bateau!...
51943
graeme19121984
Dec 1, 2006 9:21 am
The more I've pondered some emblematic examples of the extraordinarily parsimonious writing style of PCB the younger, the more I wonder at the wonder of it....
51944
graeme19121984
Dec 1, 2006 9:21 am
The more I've pondered some emblematic examples of the extraordinarily parsimonious writing style of PCB the younger, the more I wonder at the wonder of it....
51945
graeme19121984
Dec 1, 2006 9:26 am
The more I've pondered some emblematic examples of the extraordinarily parsimonious writing style of PCB the younger, the more I wonder at the wonder of it....
51946
goadarama
Dec 1, 2006 3:45 pm
Appreciate the feedback on steel sharpies. A bud here in NW Florida knows ABostick, who built Lions Paw, and saw the finished box. That's as far as it got:...
51947
Bruce Hallman
saltyboatr
Dec 1, 2006 4:07 pm
... A steel hull makes gobs of sense in my mind, quick, cheap, strong...for the bare hull. Though, building the bare hull is the easy part of the job. I...
51948
Waldo F. Odonahue
waldofo
Dec 1, 2006 4:25 pm
... Is there a difference between finshing a wood versus steel hull? If one is going to insulate the hull then there is essentially no difference...
51949
Mike French
barklake6
Dec 1, 2006 4:47 pm
When the Shearwater (larger Dovkie)was designed I believe PCB and Peter Duff thought about water ballast. They decided on lead approx 2 inches thick, glassed...
51950
Guy Vandegrift
guy_vandegrift
Dec 1, 2006 4:58 pm
Graeme, You are absolutly right in observing that the lifting of the boat begins as soon as the angle deviates from zero. Hence, the linear relation between...
51951
Bruce Hallman
saltyboatr
Dec 1, 2006 5:30 pm
... Perhaps it is only my imagination, but I know how to deal with wood, and not with steel. I know how to drive a nail into wood, but not steel. Also, I know...
51952
Patric Albutat
albutat
Dec 1, 2006 6:18 pm
... In terms of finishing the interior Bolger often recommends Ikea/Home Depot units for seating/shelving/counters/sitting/sleeping. Are you being serious...
51953
Patric Albutat
albutat
Dec 1, 2006 6:25 pm
Since the dreaded 'stability question' has been raised again, here's a link I came about (after the last discussion ended in a fierce battle over multihulls -...
51954
Guy Vandegrift
guy_vandegrift
Dec 1, 2006 6:42 pm
Patric, No need to apologize about the Junk photos. I have long looked for something like this. And I forgive you for reposting the well known, but classic,...
51955
Nels
recree8
Dec 1, 2006 6:45 pm
... "maudite anglais"? Jah na comprendez pass tabernac Peeaire! Nels...
51956
Christopher Wetherill
wetherillc
Dec 1, 2006 6:49 pm
Glassed chip board would solve any ballast problems you might have! Perhaps he was referring to their table tops of glued strips? V/R Chris...
51957
Waldo F. Odonahue
waldofo
Dec 1, 2006 8:04 pm
... No I am not kidding. In material that Bolger faxed me for the Windermere (Trawler version) - that exactly what he says. There are different levels of...
51958
graeme19121984
Dec 2, 2006 2:19 am
Guy, I'm missing something here. How can the boat lift in static conditions when the mass is unchanged. "Lift" defined by displacing less water. How is the...
51959
John Kohnen
jhkohnen
Dec 2, 2006 3:04 am
So, did you buy one Nels? <g> It did feel good to see that Mike O'Brien liked the catalog so much. :o) ... -- John <jkohnen@...> Why should we take...
51960
Guy Vandegrift
guy_vandegrift
Dec 2, 2006 3:30 am
Ouch! You caught me being vague and sloppy in my language. When one chine goes down, the other one comes up. But in my defense, the center of the bottom does...
51961
pvanderwaart
Dec 2, 2006 1:26 pm
... You are quite right that the stiffness of a flat-bottomed hull disappears at quite small angles of heel. When Bolger did some after-capsize stability...
51962
Guy Vandegrift
guy_vandegrift
Dec 2, 2006 8:44 pm
My boat stability project has reached the point where it must go dormant till I get collaborators. The price a professor pays for doing "trivial" research is...
51963
Don
centeredki69
Dec 2, 2006 9:15 pm
I used a small galvenized trailer. I thougth it would be to small but I extended the skides and few feet and the Birdwatcher balances nicley on it. I was very...
51964
Bruce Hallman
saltyboatr
Dec 3, 2006 11:04 pm
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290056586904 This stuff seems ideal for the 2 hour boat contests. Cheap too! 490 ft for $21 Does anybody...
51965
Paul Esterle
pesterle
Dec 4, 2006 12:30 am
I've used this stuff as emergency patching aboard, I believe it is a type of water-activated polyurethane resin. Paul Esterle Freelance Boating Writer Columbia...
51966
ANDREW AIREY
andyairey
Dec 4, 2006 1:19 am
I wrote to PCB some time ago about Weston Martyr and never received a reply either,which was a pity because it fitted my requirements for universality.The...
51967
Kristine Bennett
femmpaws
Dec 4, 2006 2:08 am
I've helped outfit both steel and fiberglass boats... With steel you need to plan ahead and KNOW where you want things put so all the tabs and mounting plates ...
51968
Kristine Bennett
femmpaws
Dec 4, 2006 2:18 am
I know a number of hobbiest woodworkers here on the island and they are more then happy to do the milling I need done. The last time it cost me two sets of ...
51969
John Kohnen
jhkohnen
Dec 4, 2006 8:22 am
Once again I'm making a calendar with photos from the various gatherings of our local messabout group. I'm guessing the price this year will be $17 plus...
