I spoke to the proprietor of Selway Fisher (Mr Selway? Mr. Fisher? I forget) at a boat show some years ago. He gave me to understand that though "pure" stitch...
I bet you spoke to Paul Fisher.. he was kind enough to even answer an email I sent about their designs. The reasons for framing on most larger ocean going...
"pure" stitch and glue is not reasonable in a 26' to 32' sailboat. It brings monolithic hull/ or origami hull to mind. Metal with welding as stiching... So...
Sam Devlin (http://www.devlinboat.com) has probably pushed the boundaries of stitch & glue as far as anyone, and quite successfully. -Jim ... From: "Steve...
Those definitely extend my ideas of stitch n glue, now for adding a junk-rig to 1 of choice and you really have something as requested. Thanks for the link. As...
Thank you so much Jeff ! Unfortunately (I should have precised), we are based in France, and can move around Europe or Mediterranean area, but I'm afraid USA...
john welsford has a few junk rigged designs [ply over stringers], but under 20 ft I think. jwboatdesigns.co.nz there are active yahoo groups for welsford and...
This URL: http://www.apolloduck.cn/feature.phtml?id=120452 points to a 9+ meter steel single-masted junkrigged boat for sale in Barcelona. Maybe you could go...
Arne, How big is Johanna? I see that she's got about a 48 sq meter sail, which in Imperial is about 500 sq ft more or less. I'm dreaming about a boat lying...
Stavanger, Saturday Hi Jeff Johanna is 29ft and displaces about 3000kg. My main reason for the big sail area with a fairly low aspect ratio is to get a decent...
Hi Jeff I have a sail about the same area and weight as Arne's, at 47.5sq.m or 515 sq.ft, and I don't use the halyard winch any more. I have a 4 to 1 halyard...
I really appreciate everybody's input. Taking into account the various information you have given me I believe I should stick with something around the 15-20...
Thanks, Slieve. If you're 13 years older than Arne you'd be six years older than me, but I've about ruined my shoulders over the past four decades as a cable...
Donkey and horse? Emmmmmm? Seriously though, you have raised an interesting point about friction. With only 4 to 1 my sail drops quite fast and does not really...
Hi Gary Good of you to ask. The answer is 'Very well'. Poppy sailed the Round the Island Race a couple of weeks ago and we learned a lot. This year Chris...
We have a single sheeting arrangement that sets the main close enough to mid ships that it sails slightly forward and steadies Easy Go in rough conditions....
Is this a Westerly 22 or a Hurley Junk Rigged boat? I think it is a Hurley. http://thesimplesailor.com/Mingming.html Frank [Non-text portions of this...
She's a Newbridge Boats (now defunct) Corribee. She's currently engaged (if she's still going) in the 2010 Jester Challenge although I think I read somewhere...
Thank you for the update Slieve, much appreciated. I have to say after reading your first description of the rig in action I felt that you really had made an...
I apologize for not following along so closely on a recent inquiry into the use of compsite masts. I am aware that it was mentioned that this topic was...
1. Sounds like it is a polyurethane foam, possibly too brittle, look at alternatives? 2.I had/have a chart of the fatigue performance-- whatever that means--...
