Hi Ken. To learn the basic about the junk rig, you may read the book Practical Junk Rig by Hasler and Mc Leod. Or you can buy Mc. Leod's "Design Folios". His...
... with ... absolutely ... anyone ... this ... Ken, the finest bibliography and additional tutorial material is to be found at: ...
1508
info@...
Apr 2, 2002 12:54 am
I am currently away from my office and won't be able to answer your email for about 10 days however your message has been received, you should get a response...
I've been hunting for a copy of Dan Rubin's "Salt on the wind" and now I've discovered that a second book, "Sailing back in time" was also published about...
... sail?. Do you have a pic. of it?. ... Hi Victor Yes I do have some pics, I will have to sort them out. I want two sails to increase the sail area without...
As Victor poined out "...two sails...increase the sail area without raising the overall height of the rig." Another way of saying this is that canoe shaped...
Lines for both Native Girl and China Cloud appear in Salt on the Wind. There is a table of offsets for China Cloud also. I saw a new copy of the book at...
canoe_sailor ... to point higher (as long as the is enough velocity to keep the wind stuck on the leward side) and to reduce force without reefing as the wind...
Its in Sailing back in time, and I will get a scan in the next couple of days if somebody doesn't beat me to it....
1517
david@...
Apr 5, 2002 8:02 am
Further to this..I thoroughly recommend both books if
you can get them. Fascinating and for me at least
inspiring couple. I had both but unfortunately lost the...
Hi. You wrote. ... Why don't you try the Crab-Claw/Deltawing-Sail. It should be very efficient for its size, and have a very center of attac. ... We are not...
... efficient for its size, and have a very center of attac. Tried them both the Delta is not as effective as the crab claw and both work better with a steady...
... to ... possible? ... stuck ... comes ... stall ... Sorry George it is hard to put over irony in an email. I was having a go at the aeroplane wing theory,...
Thanks Gene I have been considering joining the JRA for years, this may happen soon. By the way it was me that said I wanted 2 sails to increase sail area ...
... Maybe we just need to invent the LaZyBoY trapeze... I doubt that extended touring comfort has ever been seriously considered in hiking out. How about a...
... Please allow me to offer my solution - the Irony Alert. Intended irony is indicated by the symbol (i!). I hope you find it useful. Gene Smith ironically...
I have a Gazelle which is in neew of new battens. Does anyone know if fiberglass tubing is available for the purpose? I have heard that frp tubing may work for...
Sailorman: Back 30 years ago when I was a mechanical designer, my Pacific Steel handbook and catalog had a fiberglass tubing section. Try them and other steel...
Hi...Just found this list and after having some "odd"(Bolger Jessie Cooper,Bolger Loose Moose, Wharram) boats in the past have been kicking around the idea of...
... Bob, there have been a number of approaches to "westernizing" the junk rig. Go poke around list member Craig O'Donnell's website for a wealth of ...
Hi, Some about Jester at http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Forest/2137/fhist/fhist.html ... http://www.clickbert.com/IFboat/techtips/ashworth.html Above tells...
Dear Gerard, Thank you for the links. Sincerely, Steven Geoffrey Keating Celtic Navigator ... http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Forest/2137/fhist/fhist.html ...
You might want to check your local college track team...Pole vaulting poles make excellent battens and pole vaulting poles once they have lost their spring are...
I know for sure the line drawings are in Sailing Back In Time but I'm not sure about offsets. Allan Farrell did want them available to those who wanted them...
