You ready to register your hull? See the bottom of the fleets page for registration info: http://www.pdracer.com/fleets/index.htm Japanese saw... block...
Re leaks, PL Premium says on the tube that it is good for gaps up to 3/8 in. Re sandpaper, I am developing more and more enthusiasm for AFC - Abrasive Free...
Sounds like a great idea !! I am all for just about any type of friendly competition. Providing a fair means to compete without meeting in person is a tough...
I didn't have a chance to read it all, but skimming over it, your plans look great. I just added it to the free plans page, I made direct links to your site...
Chad, Your handbook looks great and will be very helpful to someone trying to decide to go ahead and try to build a PDR. One of the goals I had in building a...
Hi all, I'm finally going to get going on building a PD but am not sure what size hull to build. What are the advantages/disadvantages to an 18" hull vs. a...
leaching off of pauls idea and not tring to one up him a timmed race with a set course lenght would also be ideal for people who are wanting to race and not...
The following are things to consider but not a recommendation. The taller the hull = More windage. More weight (potentially). More freeboard (obviously). ...
First I agree with everything John Wright said in his post. Covered the points nicely. I would refer you to Shorty's articule on cutting down Bucket ears....
Like others have pointed out, it's all about comprimise. A lighter weight, smaller board boat would be ideal for racing, but isn't a very good platform (no pun...
... I agree with everybody else in that where, when, and how you plan on using your boat should determine how high you build her sides. 16in is the lowest I...
Roy, Lot's of replies here -- but I will also add my 2 cents... I built my PD with 18" sides. I wanted a lot of freeboard since I figured this would be a...
Kilz Premium (a few bucks more than the regular stuff) works very well for me. I did 2 coats out of paranoia + 2 coats of paint. I have had several scratches...
I have built 2 PD Racers, #5 the Cultus Hehtheht was built with economy in mind, so she has 16 inch sides. You can make a 16 inch sided PD Racer complete with...
My original brick was 24" high, my PD's started with 18", cut down to 12", and now sail a 16". Like everyone else says, it depends on how you want to use...
So build two.. one for go faster, one for luxurious cruising ... From: pdracer@yahoogroups.com [mailto:pdracer@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ccscow312 Sent:...
Due to a %^%@#& Math error I am building mine as a 15" side boat. The hull is not complete yet, I had so much trouble trying to fit the side tank bulkheads at...
A standard course lenght should be set.Such as idunno a quartermile.maybe even 1 mile there and back.Wind direction should not matter but wind speed should...
Maybe you could have categories of competition according to the wind speed a boat encountered on their trial day. For example there would be a 5-10 mph...
sounds great I think a little more planning needs to go into this though.Also I need to know how many people would actualy go for this style of racing.I guess...
It occured to me that the defined distance speed challenge could be as simple as dropping a bouy, marking it with your GPS, then sailing away from it till the...
Hmmm. As much as I like the idea of being able to do solo time trials, the problem of uniformity is beginning to look insurmountable. How about this instead? ...
I have been scratching my head a lot about this -- and I can't think of any really good, and accurate way besides the GPS. If people use an innacurate ...
We have a portsmouth handicap number, and so do most other sailboats, so we can race against them and even if you come in much later, you can still win on...
Anywhere there is an established marker, or bouy placed as an aid to navigation, you could race and use them as reference points. On a chart you will have the...
Here is an example of using a map to define a course. I pulled up a map of Medina Lake and picked a prominent point of land and some prominent points of land...
I am not sure exactly how close the bouys are to their mapped coordinates, but that is a good one. The land masses do change a lot though, I have sailed to...
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