Hi Gary, First I want to tell you how much I admire all your boating endeavors, especially Puff. A quick question: what would happen if you switched the hulls...
What a cool experiment, Gary.... it seems if the hulls were swapped the continual shoving of all the water thru the interior of the two hulls would really put...
Hi David, I think you got it right, but this was just a funky little experiment meant as much for rowing as sailing. I considered for a long time which way to...
I can relate to the non registration thing, the less one has to do with government the better. What about a yuloh (sp) ? Sort of a hinged paddle. Apparently...
... Hey, Damian. I have thought about a yuloh-- as a fan of the junk rig, I'm familiar with the various permutations of the device. The ergonomics work out...
In looking at the hull that was turned into a cat-- a couple of ideas- If you look at several designers work - the way the hulls are aligned is not the most...
That's probably the only good place. I'm thinking about a couple of plywood rings attached under the beams. I've also got a 10 foot wooden boathook that I've...
Consider bamboo. Might not be right but it's cheap and very light. If your going to store it under the hard you might have some awkward levering to get it...
Hi Keith, I have finally tracked down a Crowther buc ,modified 36' tri that has pitchpoled and lost her rig. Do you still have that info on the a sheets? could...
... experiment ... light air, ... It was ... of the ... Hawaii ... running ... tiller ... don't like ... compromise ... Hello Gary Do you know this biplane rig...
I seem to recall an inquiry to the list looking for information on ring props. If so, whoever has an interest can contact me off list and I will arrange to...
Aside from some very good input, there's something else. You can't really make flat foam composite panels on a table then bend them into a boat like you can...
Derek Kelsall http://www.kelsall.com/ has been making hulls from flat panels for years with good success. I attended one of his workshops in Tacoma, WA a few...
... KSS Boat Building is the group for foam sandwich / resin infusion tech for building boat from a flat table panels. Quite interesting. -- Steve Studley ...
Phil, How much experience do you have in building foam core composite. I have a 40'x 24' cat sitting in my shop getting the final touches. Deck hardware,...
... I dit this yesterday, look at photo folder "Biplane junk rig". I put 3 pictures in. Cheers Bernd ... them in ... -- ... -- ... -- ... -- ... 6/3/2008...
Actually you can shape foam to match the negative mold, I saw it done with a F-32 in Olytown and a heatgun, looked like a commercial version of a hairdryer....
No. I don't know anything about this boat. It would be interesting to see how much the wraparound luff improves the performance to windward. I thought of...
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/boa/705673505.html This is my old boat PUFF, that we sold in 1988. Along the way someone put a large cabin on it, but it could...
Gary- I've seen this boat in Richmond, CA.--- It has some real potential - what sort of speed did you get out of the boat? Not that I'm just interested in...
Jim, In flat water about 8 knots seemed to be hull speed. Surfing it did better than the 46' Wharram, probably hitting 20 one day on big waves. A couple ...
Have to agree here, carefully using a heat gun will allow local areas to be shaped into 'lumps and bumps' to suit Moulds. I used to make what was known as the ...
Hi All, I would like to make one or two points to explain KSS and how it works and hopefully dispel some of the misconceptions which are out there. Any...
Bernd, Have you considered putting a biplane rig on your larger cruising catamarans? How do you think Pelican would perform with a biplane junk rig? Cheers, ...
... John Yes I have and I concluded that the costs for the carbon mast are to high. But there other possibilities to have a powerful rig. One of them is the...
My efforts in this regard can be viewed at dunnanddunnrealtors/Catamaran.html . I am starting building this boat right now. Tim Dunn, Arlington Washington...
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