There's a vast amount of info on tuning Bermudan sails for best performance, but I can't seem to find much on getting the best out of low-tech rigs like the...
... Hi Ray First I would like to congratulate you to your very interesting cat. I like your approach. Normally I am not very active in forums, to much design...
... Thanks, Bernd. I enjoyed the pictures you posted. The hoogar seems to use some devices similar to the Thames barge, which was also sprit-rigged. It's...
My wife Nancy and I had a great little sail today, and I took a short video, just because we had a bit more wind than the last one I posted. We sailed over to...
Ray, The vids are great. Keep them coming. When you hook a bluefish, how do you stop the boat? Seems like that's the problem with fishing while sailing,...
... Hey, Bill I use a couple of approaches. If I'm with someone who's willing to haul in the fish, like my wife, I just pinch up, until the boat is barely...
... Hi Ray I darkly remember, but I have about 30 emails per day to answer. I like the Pardox also a lot. It is a great little ship, I use the term ship by...
Ray, Good to see your latest video. Keep 'em coming. Boarding ladder looks interesting. Made from 1/2" plywood? Might be a bit tough on bare feet. Have you...
Hi All West Coasters, There is a Victress on San Francisco Craigslist http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/boa/670326584.html It's springtime on the Bay! Adrian ...
On two accasions back in 1995 when sailing my Dory-hulled catamaran in winds 15 - 20 knots, it appeared to plane - just like I had experienced sailing my...
Off the top, Ian, I'd like to know if this planing condition you describe, was being displayed by both hulls at the same time. I'd also like to know what...
I did some fiberglass work on my catamaran last year, and now I am wondering if I did it correctly. I needed to laminate new fiberglass over an area on the...
... Bernd, that's a really good idea-- thanks very much! ... I really am enjoying it. Every time I go out, I seem to learn something new about the boat. ...
... looks interesting. Made from 1/2" plywood? Might be a bit tough on bare feet. Have you though about adding a 1 X 2 or something similar for a more...
Ian and Chris, I feel that the difference between planing and not planing is quite clear. Chances are that if your boat was, on that one isolated occasion,...
you know this sounds like a discussion about sex. It's pretty hard to describe; but you know it when you have it... A boat getting on a plane; where it crawls...
After a 2 year break, I am back into my boatbuilding project. I spent about 1 year remodeling the house and the next 8 months building a new boat shop. Now I...
Ray, Well done! I should've known you'd have it all planned out carefully just as you've done the rest of the boat. Good to hear of you sailing adventure with...
David Gerr in his book "The Nature of Boats" in chapter 21, So You Want to Sail Fast", discusses the issue of planing sail boats. He contends that with the...
... just as you've done the rest of the boat. Good to hear of you sailing adventure with your daughter. ... Hey Gene, I usually only mention the good stuff....
I love that. To be honest it seemed like a silly place to put the ladder; I've always seen them at the stern; However using it as a step around the mast is...
Hajo, everything about the boat is some sort of compromise, many of them forced by the tiny size. The swim ladder is a good example. I originally intended to...
No dependable free plans for this. According to your description you need to build hot chili. http://www.duckworksbbs.com/plans/jg/hotchili/index.htm I think...
If it all were only so easy, Ken. There's a whole host of issues with which to be concerned for any boat to plane. The SA/D ratio, being but one of them. Chris...
I have decided to remove 1 project from my yard, I need the trailer back. I have stripped the hardware but the main hull was so well done I just could not...
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