Hi Mark and Jean. Those are real inspiring words for those of us who are planning and saving up for the kind of lifestyle you are already living. I realize how...
Hi Evan. Thanks for all the info on your design and a description of the Origami process used by Brent. I was kind of hoping you were using design techniques...
There is also the Dan Rubin book "Salt on the Wind: The Sailing Life of Allen & Sharie Farrell" if you want a more in-depth account of the Farrell's incredible...
... <snip> ... <snip> Thanks to the great efforts of List member Gary Lewis, I've tried some of his methods using Rhino 3D, and had less than rousing success....
On fishboats they have a saying "air in-air out" They install a fan blowing air into the engine compartment and another blowing air out. I think that a big one...
... There was a short note on a science website about half a year ago that a process had been developed by which one can get titanium from the oxide through...
One of my 36 footers sailed accross the atlantic from the canaries to the west indies , 2200 miles in 14 days . Another sailing west from Mexico to Hawaii...
A well insulated steel boat would be much more comfortable in cold weather. There is no comparison between the insulating abilities of wood and sprayfoam...
Brent, I was wondering how I could purchase your design book. Do you design multihulls? After owning monos and sailing about 30 000 miles from Oz to the Med...
At present, welding titanium is still regarded as a fairly specialised process--it would be an expensive proposition for the average home builder. rt ... from ...
... I believe that you have to heliarc titanium, a real pain! That stuff is gnarly! ___________________________ Doug Barnard currently in design phase of "Iron...
... Another nice idea shot down by reality. Sigh. At the moment I know next to nothing about welding, I am reading this group because the method seems...
Jim, I am also on the lookout for an aluminum origami catamaran plans and have not found much. I would think the French designers might be a place to look...
G'day Mat, I had already checked out Tony Bigras' site. I think he is definitely on the right track with his unstayed biplane rig and alum hull - my plans...
... stuff is ... actually TIG with argon can be used without much trouble. C, N, and O will intercalate at temps over 400, if present, so the surfaces need to...
Dear Group, I have altered the setting to discard attachments in e-mails so as to avoid any more virus attacks. I'll review this change in a while to see if I...
Jim For Brent's book look at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/origamiboats/message/444 Would be nice if Hulls would do it, but I don't think it will. Output to...
Just take any design for a hard chine catamaran having the displacement you expect,and make a model , then take the plate shapes off the model , or obtain the...
I've just found a source for 4X8 sheets of high density polyethylene. thickness ranges are from 1/8 to 1/2". I'm thinking that these could be welded to...
anyone tried Form Z for hull design? it has an 'unfold' function that looks interesting. according to their website, where the unfolding starts is selectable...
My father has a Folboat brand poly boat. It is a 10' row/outboard boat constructed of ~1/8" sewn sheets that is a true origami boat, as it folds up and ...
I have had good results welding UHMW for bow rollers etc. The technique requires pressure and precise timing to be sucessful. A consideration in attempting...
Me Ronald I've been from France to Australia with a wooden 45 double-ended ketch restored from 1912. I'm not a wood nut but IS THERE any longkeel ORIGAMI...
So I've been perusing materials from the Van De Staad Design firm, and learning about another form of "high speed" steel construction. I purchased his rather...
--One of my 31 footers was done in a single full length keel version. One of the problems with a full length keel is that the area in the aft end of the keel...
Doug Chines have far greater stiffness than longitudinals, they can be similar in strength to fully welded longitudinal bulkheads. Divide the space between...
