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...
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...
... 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!...
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....
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....
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....
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:...
... 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...
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...
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...
... 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...
... In terms of finishing the interior Bolger often recommends Ikea/Home Depot units for seating/shelving/counters/sitting/sleeping. Are you being serious...
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 -...
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,...
... 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...
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...
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...
... 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
