What size is the balanced lug? Its Coe is a lot further aft than the original. It will be interesting to see how she sails. Do you intend to keep the mizzen? ...
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gravelyrider
Feb 26, 2013 8:38 pm
The lug sail is a 74 sq ft, just about the same size as the original LOM. The COE is in the same place as the original so I hope there will not be any major...
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Dave Gentry
alias1719
Feb 26, 2013 9:32 pm
... Just wanted to say that the balanced lug rig looks good on the Old Shoe - and is likely just what that boat needs to make it more user friendly. Looking...
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c.ruzer
Feb 27, 2013 6:34 am
todippitydeeornot nowyaseeitnowyadon't mustyadoitorwhat What did that old salt Richard see? ...
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frank raisin
fraankfrnk
Feb 28, 2013 12:44 am
hi folks,just a thought - but i find i have gone off lugs and balanced lugs unless they are easily controlled. when it all starts getting a bit unsettling, i...
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John Trussell
clumber03
Feb 28, 2013 12:52 pm
There is no free lunch. Bermuda mains require a longer mast. With a conventional boom, they generally require a boom vang. A sprit boom is a marvelous...
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sweetthug
sweetthug101
Feb 28, 2013 3:37 pm
There has been some discussion about lugsails, so I thought would float a question out there that I have had for a while. I'm wondering how relevant the...
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phil.bolger
Feb 28, 2013 4:39 pm
Good issues to discuss. Your perspective seems based on a 'given' under-water hull geometry remaining more or less static throughout the range of conditions,...
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John Trussell
clumber03
Feb 28, 2013 5:56 pm
A basic rule of scientific inquiry is to limit the number of variables in the experiment. Alas, sail boats don't work like that. If a sail boat is upright, it...
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MylesJ. Swift
caigk
Feb 28, 2013 11:15 pm
Frank, I've never wanted a regular lug rig with that heavy flail looking for someone to hit. The late model balanced lugs are different. With both booms ...
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Mason Smith
adirondackgo...
Mar 1, 2013 1:08 am
I've always figures Center of Effort as center of area in sail-plan view was just a natural convenient useful fiction. A more "real" center of effort of a sail...
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sweetthug
sweetthug101
Mar 1, 2013 3:12 pm
I agree with you Mason, that rule of thumb for the centerboard location must just be a useful approximation. In a sense, the boat is pulled along somewhat by...
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phil.bolger
Mar 1, 2013 3:56 pm
I could have phrased this better... The point was/is that what goes on under water is very relevant to what we believe we get to observe (perhaps even to...
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c.ruzer
Mar 2, 2013 4:10 am
... Due to the lever arm, effective load, and fulcrum... and, is it boom forward or mast aft? A boom of similar length might be in the very same position with...
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Mike Graf
grafmichael
Mar 2, 2013 6:02 pm
Good points all! I'd have to agree on the lug choice. Just talked to a fellow sailor. She ran a Chebaco up and down the New England coast with an _undersized_...
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Rob Kellock
creditscorenz
Mar 2, 2013 9:50 pm
I've used a battened shaped polytarp balanced lug on my Michalak Philsboat for many seasons now. I use a peak halyard to control the yard when lowering the...
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La
laciudad2004
Mar 3, 2013 2:15 am
Dear Friends These days a friend traveling to Miami and need an echo sounder and thought that one could tell me where to get some economic or used in good...
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Mark Albanese
marka97203
Mar 3, 2013 8:03 pm
Anyone here like using hot melt glue to hold a small s&g boat assembly together? Is it (really) strong enough too hold curved plywood in shape while flipping...
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Mason Smith
adirondackgo...
Mar 3, 2013 9:07 pm
Not I. It might hold things together for filleting and taping but is it compatible with the other glue you're going to use? It would occupy spaces I want...
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steve statkus
spezio4rg
Mar 3, 2013 9:48 pm
Why not use tie wraps?...
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MylesJ. Swift
caigk
Mar 4, 2013 6:47 pm
Mark, My main marine use for hot melt glue is to glue the tops on empty gallon milk jugs to provide extra flotation for Micro. That is the lightest floatation...
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sirdarnell
Mar 4, 2013 7:22 pm
Harold Payson used hot melt glue in boats with easy bends....
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jdmeddock
Mar 4, 2013 7:52 pm
... I tried that once. It just made a big mess out of my glue gun! MAybe I need low melt tie wraps? Justin...
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phil.bolger
Mar 4, 2013 8:47 pm
You've got to add mustard with that, spicy brown... Susanne Altenburger, PB&F ... From: jdmeddock To: bolger@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 2:52...
Hey, folks. Thanks for your replies on this. I wonder if the impression was given I wanted to glue something up permanently this way. Not so. Am working up a...
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Mike Wright
mike45...
Mar 5, 2013 11:37 pm
The best use I have found for cheap hot melt glue is to hold parts temporarily in place while marking them to length or while drilling screw holes for...
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Chris Balbach
chrisbalbach
Mar 15, 2013 1:52 am
For Sale: Trailered 1993 Bolger Martha Jane Sharpie 23'6" Boat + galvanized 26' dual axle trailer This rare Bolger design (water ballast) includes everything...
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Mason Smith
adirondackgo...
Mar 15, 2013 11:16 pm
You may call this a serious query. I'm selling my Micro, need to replace it, have always had a soft spot for Martha Jane. And I'd love to visit friends in...
