BTW, the junk schooner 'Whitefin' is for sale (San Francisco). particulars: 65 ft LOD orig. built 1917 as tugboat junk schooner conversion 1960's massive...
Hi Victor: The Colvin "Gazelle" that my daughter was offered some 6 weeks ago is listed in the May issue of 48 North located at Friday Harbor, built in '74, ...
Hi, I have finished the windtunnel. I have uploaded a sketch to a folder ' windtunnel' in the files section. It looks very much like the tunnel the Wright...
Hi Bernard, Excellent news! Enjoy your vacation.. looks like you earned it! regards, Garryck Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 23:38:28 +0200 From: "B.J.Slotboom"...
I have added a trim tab to the (altered) rudder on my long keel Badger. has anyone done this and got the boat to self steer OK? My trim tab helps with a heavy...
Hello All - in an effort toward having effective sail camber, has anyone tried using flexible battens with a stiff boom and yard on a junk sail? Seems to me...
... Yes, a number of aero-junksails have been tried. They tend to produce some very small "improvements" for a geometrical increase in complication. There is...
Hi, I'm researching more about junk rigs - seems like they have many desirable characteristics for short handed, penny pinching, laid back sailing. Thinking of...
Hello from San Antonio which is adjacent to the Alamo. I have an interest in Junks or Sampans but am having a difficult time finding any construction plans on...
Hi Gib, Welcome to the junk club! The basic text that you need to read is Practical Junk Rig by H.G. Hasler and J. K. McLeod. It covers everything from ...
Hi Gib, Well, is San Marcos close enough?! Small world eh? (Pass the Shiner) Over at this club: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/junks-sampans-and-lorchas/ A...
There are some line drawings of a sampan in the photo section of the junks-sampans-and-lorchas group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/junks-sampans-and-lorchas/ ...
... some ... I think this is not true. It has been shown over and over again in theory and thru tests that a cambered sail offers a significant improvement in ...
To B.J. Slotboom. You are right!. I am sorry to see so much nonsense written. To all oh you in daubt, please get hold ot the last Newsletter from Junk Rig...
What do you junk sailers out there do in preparation for really heavy weather? I have a Colvin Gazelle, and the designer, Tom Colvin, says it will not heave...
... Well.. this is not an expert opinion, but just an extrapolated one. The whole point of heaving to is to STOP you from moving. The boat needs to be making...
In the spirit of more or less simple designs (with junk rigs no less) (and free plans) I found and wish to share this URL. http://membres.lycos.fr/egoist/ This...
If you subscribe to the digest mode, then yahoo removes all attachments including any viruses. (Log onto www.yahoo.com/groups/ then select email options from...
... conclusive proof ... flight. This ... a junk ... more or ... bit like ... from ... to prove ... The junk rig more clearly represents a Bat's Wing, I think....
Hi, I would be very interested in Sail & Sweep in China. First editions mean nothing to me. I am a boat builder with great interest in junks and could use the...
Hi, I have uploaded some pictures of junks and graphs to a subfolder 'aspect ratio' in the folder 'windtunnel' in the files section. The pictures are from a...
I am following your experiments with a great deal of interest. Oh that I had the time (and money) to build a couple of small test boats to follow up with. I...
Hi Bernard, Thank you for the information. Please keep us informed of your progress. Manfred Schuller. ... __________________________________________________ ...
Hi; My name is Mike Schooley and I recently joined the group. I'll still digesting the 1612 previous posts, but I thought I should introduce myself. I am a...
Mike, Hello. Wow, great plans you are cooking up. Here's couple of comments that you may or may not have considered. No disrespect of your intentions in the...
