I have a f 31 Tri and am considering buying a used dacron main for cruising so that I can make my Carbon mainsail longer by only using it in races. The sail I...
Built a shower pan for the boat. Made it out of ply covered in glass using two part epoxy. I want to paint it. Any recommendations on a paint that will stick...
My centerboard trunk on my tri started giving me problems, tried fixing it but finally decided to take the board out and put in a fixed mini keel. Has anyone...
... Norm Cross pioneered the fin keel with his first trimaran design in the early 1960's. All of his designs with the exception of the 18 foot day sailor,...
You have several choices. One would be to go with a good two part brushable polyurethane such as used on a topsides. These are tough, bond well but may ...
Does anyone know of anything for sale that will let you convert a tiller-controlled outboard to remote control? Seems like you would need a strong push/pull...
Actually is pretty easy and have converted some. simple choke type knob and push pull for the throttle Normal cable steering system with a mount on transom...
It will make your boat point like a monohull. then you have to buy new sails... it's always something.. LOL Good luck I sailed alot on Norms 52' design...
We have decided to add some type of refrigeration to our aft cockpit F9AX. Our power supply consist of 1 12V gel battery, 75W solar panel and Yamaha 4stroke...
Michael, The Kipor 900 watt generator looks like a copy of the Honda EU1000i, only 2 pounds heavier and about 2/3 the price, and just as quiet. If it were up...
I bought the next larger Kipor generator (yes it is a Honda knock off) because it was enough to start and run my 6,000 BTU window AC. Pretty quiet, not too...
In a previous discussion here we considered absorbtion refrigerators which can run on gas. Although I think the manufacturers of these typically specify that...
Dear Frank Russell, Any idea which model the Wharram drawings are for Frank Russell <fhrussell@...> wrote: Look Here: http://tinyurl.com/3bkxdu ... To...
Per the eBay listing.... "THIS IS A SET OF 8 SHEETS OF BLUEPRINTS OR PLANS TO BUILD A TANE MODEL BOAT. IT IS ABOUT 27 FEET LONG. THERE IS ALOT OF INFORMATION...
23 years in the RV industry here. Abosrbtion fridges do need to be quite upright at rest but in motion (like on the highway) in a multi would do fine. The...
Dear Daniel, Owner says they are construction plans + study plans. They are for a Wharram 'Tane'. Regards, Pete Rigby daniel brown <dannyb9@...> wrote:...
Here's the reply I received having asked if they were study plans or actual building plans...still a little confusion... "There are 8 sheets of building plans...
I've brought this up before, but I'm getting down to the wire with my little beach cruising cat, and I have to make a decision on the rig pretty soon. I've...
Why not use a multi hull fully battened sail and then rig a junk sails reefing gear? Brian Cunningham Swiftwood - my schooner rigged trimaran sailing kayak ...
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Ray- If you look at modern fully-battened, square top main sails( used primarily for multi-hulls) they almost seem like a lug rig with less weight aloft - and...
... Hey, Damian! To be fair, the boat you refer to does not have a conventional junk rig-- the sails are more like junk-reefing wing sails There's another...
Michael, The Dec. '07 Vol 33 No. 12 issue of Practical Sailor has recommendations in its "Gear of the Year 2007 article. They picked the Norcold MRFT 60 (see...
Hi Ray - I have two thoughts on this subject I thought might be good to share with you: 1. "They" have said many things about boat design in general, and your ...
... I tend to agree with this, but on the other hand, I wouldn't know which one I liked best for the little cat until I'd tried several, and I'd rather pick...
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