I am interested in any comments about fitting a junk rig (single mast) to a multihull, specifically a trimaran. With a little bit of research so far, I have...
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Zelda@...
Feb 2, 2001 4:05 am
Hi, I have uploaded some pictures sent to me by Godfrey Stephens. Some beautiful junks he has built/owned in the past and a picture he took of China Cloud. ...
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Perry Phillips
perrywphillips@...
Feb 2, 2001 4:57 am
I've read that James Wharram originally experimented with Junkrigs on some of his catamaran designs, but was not very happy with the results. I cannot give...
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Victor Winterthun
victor@...
Feb 2, 2001 7:03 pm
Hi Chris The power in a junk-sail depends on the cut, like other sails. If you make it flat, you will get little power. But if the sail has enough curvature,...
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Paul Sommers
psommers49@...
Feb 2, 2001 7:07 pm
There is a junk ketch rigged catamaran moored at Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island WA. It looks like a Wharrom design. A friend says it has been to Mexico...
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efemike@...
Feb 2, 2001 10:15 pm
I understand the late Bunny Smith of the JRA was experimenting with a junk-rigged trimaran. Probably you can get more information by writing to the JRA (see...
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psommers49@...
Feb 4, 2001 4:22 pm
I want to add a radar to my Gazelle. Since there is no back stay and the sail extends aft of the rail at the stern of the boat, two of the most common methods...
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Don Taylor & Sue Welsh
pilger@...
Feb 5, 2001 12:13 am
Paul: I have been wondering about this problem too. We plan to spend some time in Nova Scota and radar is really a 'must have' there too. Another option that...
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juergen@...
Feb 6, 2001 1:30 pm
Hi Victor, I was checking the JRA members list for Spray 38 owners with JR and found one who already answered. He has his boat ketch rigged with two masts of...
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Victor Winterthun
victor@...
Feb 6, 2001 2:14 pm
Hi Juergen. That was interesting info. Has he really tryed the rig too?. I will carefully calculate one more time, tacing into account the real size of the...
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Paul Liebenberg
Zelda@...
Feb 6, 2001 5:47 pm
Where can I find scantlings for steel masts?...
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Victor Winterthun
victor@...
Feb 6, 2001 8:20 pm
Hi Juergen. I have been calculating more. It is possible that I have been a litle conservative, but I am still anxious. Sparmaking is more than anything ells a...
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paull01@...
Feb 8, 2001 7:46 pm
Hi folks. New member here. I've been following the progress on your different projects with rapt attention. Leo, I'm especially intrigued by your AS29...
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Perry Phillips
perrywphillips@...
Feb 9, 2001 3:13 am
Hello to all, After five years of study and planning, having secured the hull of my dreams, the day is fast approaching to actually start work building. Par...
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Paul Sommers
psommers49@...
Feb 9, 2001 3:27 am
What are the alleged ill effects of using concrete in an encapsulated fiberglass keel? I have a Rawson 30 (for sale - anyone interested in an old sloop??)...
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Perry Phillips
perrywphillips@...
Feb 9, 2001 12:48 pm
Paul, Ferenc Mate argues that concrete never dries out adequately, and that this might cause moisture problems later. My question is, has anyone with such a...
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James Creighton
jcreighton@...
Feb 9, 2001 2:03 pm
Perry, ... might cause moisture problems later. There might be a way around this. I have seen acrylic latex paint base used instead of water in the cement. The...
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Paul Sommers
psommers49@...
Feb 9, 2001 3:10 pm
I have had zero blistering problems on the Rawson. As far as I can tell there is no special encapsulation of the concrete - when you pull up the hatches in...
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godfreysart
godfreysart@...
Feb 9, 2001 4:55 pm
Ahoy paull01@... you sound like a sincere person casting around for the right Hull for your purpose, Look no further,if you like drying out, you need a...
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Perry Phillips
perrywphillips@...
Feb 9, 2001 5:08 pm
Paul, Thanks! This being the case, I can further reduce the cost and labor by doing away with yet another step regarding the encapsulation process. Has your...
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godfreysart
godfreysart@...
Feb 9, 2001 7:16 pm
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De Clarke
de@...
Feb 9, 2001 7:22 pm
godfreysart could you please upload those pics to the egroups server rather than mailing them to us all? they are very, very large, abut 50x larger than the ...
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Paul Sommers
psommers49@...
Feb 9, 2001 7:26 pm
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godfreysart
godfreysart@...
Feb 9, 2001 7:51 pm
To Junkrig files, Yurchak is in Ucluelet, a project ,the boat too small for him he'd sell(Its a Bueller designed hull 29') Bruce B. chainsawed off the two...
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Victor Winterthun
victor@...
Feb 10, 2001 11:57 am
Juergen and me has been discussing scantlings for steel-masts for some time. I have now made up my mind what I will use as a standard. SCANTLINGS FOR UNSTAYED...
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Victor Winterthun
victor@...
Feb 10, 2001 1:00 pm
I see that some details in the e-mail did not come through as it should. Therefore I am sending this message with a scanned copy of the mail. Victor ... From:...
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Victor Winterthun
victor@...
Feb 10, 2001 1:26 pm
Still I see my corrections is not there, so I try again. Victor ... From: "Victor Winterthun" <victor@...> To: <junkrig@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
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Leo W. Foltz
leo@...
Feb 11, 2001 12:29 pm
Paul, ... Since yesterday my plan was to build the tabernacle for the main as drawn by Bolger for the original gaff version. Mizzen tabernacle similar to...
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Victor Winterthun
victor@...
Feb 12, 2001 3:16 pm
Hi Paul What are the dim. of your mast and sail? Victor. ... From: "Paul Liebenberg" <Zelda@...> To: <junkrig@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, February...
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junkrig@yahoogroups.com
Feb 12, 2001 4:52 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the junkrig group. File : /diameters.pdf ...
