Howdy! ... As far as I've heard, they don't insure wooden boats. I don't know why. ... My yacht is registered in Norway so that wouldn't be a problem. Im a...
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Owen H. Morgan
ohmorgan@...
Feb 2, 2002 6:25 pm
Hi. This post started as a comment on cutters, but somehow evolved into a long description of my rig and how I use it... I know this list deals with the junk...
Hi Morgan. What do I think after reading your story from the "other half"?. -Thank God I have a junk rig!. Victor ... From: "Owen H. Morgan"...
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paul sanders
paul.sanders@...
Feb 2, 2002 11:58 pm
after building a 1/8th scale model using the info from 'V.o.S.I.' and test sailing it. i sent for the full plans, these arrived at start April 99, by end April...
Sorry to bother the whole list but sometime in the last month someone listed a site with several Chinese Junk riged boats for sale. If anyone can provide that...
Hi folks ... why. You could try these guys... Basic Boat Liability Company Royal House 74 Dalling Road London W6 0JA UK Tel (+44) 20 8741 4914 Fax (+44) 20...
I am the owner of a Pete Culler 16 ft catboat who likes to experiment with different rigs. I build it with two mast partner positions and so far I've run it...
Hi. I have some comments. 1. 10 oz seems wery heavy. Use the ligthest you can get!. 2. 40 PVC battens!? Why do you use so many?. 3. Wood cores in the...
Schedule 40 PVC battens refers to the thickness of the PVC, not the number of the battens. I'd have to agree with Victor's coments on the weight of the...
Hi Victor, ... what cloth weight would you suggest for a 35sqm and a 65sqm sail? Preferrably in g/sqm. There seem to be a lot of different "oz"s around, not...
Victor, Willem and Juergen: Thanks for the quick answer about my sail questions. My cat mainsail is 182 sq ft, is 6 oz dacron to the sq yd. I have used 10 oz...
I tried a junk rig made from plastic tarp and recycled lumber from an old deck, using a friend's planer to cut it down to reasonable scantlings. The boat was...
Paul, You're an experimenter after my own heart. So far, I have tried 4 rigs on my catboat including a small 100 sq ft main and a small jib from another...
Hi Herb I have a 1,5t cruiser with 280 sq. ft. junkrig with hinged battens. The upper two panels are made of 250g/sq.m.. The rest are made of 150g/sq.m. ...
Hi Victor, it will be 16 tons when ready. Cheers Juergen ... -- With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is...
... In general you should have solid canvas in the upper panels, as they are your storm sails. Lower down you can use lighter and lighter canvas and battens. ...
... I don't understand what you mean Victor. Could you elaborate? -- TTYL, "MD!" "Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable...
Hi Alan. Take a look at my homepage, and you will find several pictures of jung rigs with stiff battens and full panels. Then you will understand what I mean. ...
Hello all I've noticed that a number of members on this list use advertising sponsorship from Yahoo or the like that causes my dial up connection to attempt a...
Hi Steve, THIS LIST is sponsored by Yahoo, and they put the adverts on the bottom of each message. It would help to use a mail reader that doesn't grab these...
Hi again, you can switch of HTML mails in your group preferences. Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/myprefs and click on "options" behind your mail address. This...
Thanks Juergen Hope that's the end of the unrequested Dial-ups. I guess I better apologize for dumping on the wrong recipients! Cheers Steve Rankin Bu'Kwiis ...
When I hit the send button on top of my e-mail message, I get another page which says: "Send by plain text and HTML", "Send by plain text" and "Send by HTML...
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Owen H. Morgan
ohmorgan@...
Feb 6, 2002 11:34 pm
Howdy! ... Thanks, do you have an e-mail address for them? Owen -- * This e-mail was accelerated by EPOC and REM * * Then it was brought to its knees by the...
