... deck ... the ... Hi John, I estimate your words, but I have to ask something: You're generally right, but with it - you get a lot of bouyancy in the bows...
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John Dalziel
johndl@...
Jul 3, 2000 3:52 pm
From: "Othmar Karschulin" <karschulin@...> ... wave ... produces ... On my first proa I made the mistake of continuing hull flare too far ...
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Othmar Karschulin
karschulin@...
Jul 4, 2000 9:21 am
Hi John, thanks for your detailed answer. I hope I have all understand with my limited english. Your argument against 'too much above-water-line volume in the...
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dunlopp@...
Jul 5, 2000 6:27 am
Hi all - came across this site recently. Cybernautics http://www.home.aone.net.au/cybernautics/ They're an Aussie marine engineering firm who seem to have...
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ROB DENNEY
CARBONDESIGN@...
Jul 5, 2000 10:39 am
Hi all - came across this site recently. Cybernautics http://www.home.aone.net.au/cybernautics/ They're an Aussie marine engineering firm who seem to have...
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John Dalziel
johndl@...
Jul 5, 2000 12:54 pm
The interesting thing here appears to be the rig, which looks like a "balanced balestron" with the "boom" being held in place by sailcloth tension...?...
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Michael Schacht
michael@...
Jul 5, 2000 4:16 pm
... I've seen a series of pictures of this boat somewhere on the net, several years ago. It is indeed a cool rig idea, a cross between a balestron and a sprit...
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TomHenry
tomhenry@...
Jul 5, 2000 4:32 pm
Michael's memory is quite right ;-) Malcolm Smith did have several pictures of MI6 (the design/build contest winner) on a webpage. I am trying to locate the...
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dunlopp@...
Jul 6, 2000 12:37 am
Hi All Further to the writings about the rig design... ... like a ... be the ... Some photos of another Mal Smith-designed rig can be seen at ...
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Alain RELMY
alain@...
Jul 12, 2000 2:24 am
Bonjour to proa enthousiasts I live in French Polynesia , exactly in Nuku-Hiva, one of the islands of Marquesas archipelago, exactly in the middle of the...
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Gary Dierking
garyd@...
Jul 12, 2000 4:25 am
... Pacific since 11 years . Plenty of time to fall in love for the polynesian art of sailing ,specialy for PROA . ... Russ Brown, one of the world's most...
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Alain RELMY
alain@...
Jul 12, 2000 8:02 pm
Kaoha nui (marquesan hello) Dont worry Gary , I did not miss Russel, Steven and JZerro . It's the "clic" which decide me to go for it! (building a proa). The...
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Dave Culp
dave@...
Jul 13, 2000 10:33 pm
I have uploaded a new photo of Jzerro to the Files section of ProaFile. It's a page and a half spread, shamelessly swiped from this month's Latitude 38...
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TomHenry
tomhenry@...
Jul 13, 2000 11:54 pm
Dave, Thanks ever so much for the picture and your personal reactions to sailing on Jzerro. From the scant sailing pictures of the original Jzero and now the...
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Dave Culp
dave@...
Jul 14, 2000 1:31 am
... This relates to an earlier, off-list conversation Michael and I've been having, regarding pod sizing and placement. Not just on Russ' proas. Sure, having...
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Malcolm Smith
mal@...
Jul 16, 2000 12:37 pm
hello, Tom Henry recently alerted me to te existance of this list, and I am known to at least a few others on this list. I am guilty of being co- designer of...
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John Dalziel
johndl@...
Jul 16, 2000 1:51 pm
Hi Mal, And welcome to the list! Yours is an interesting design. One question: You've given the Mi6 a flat bottom, and I am wondering if it planes in the same...
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Malcolm Smith
mal@...
Jul 17, 2000 12:19 am
Hi John, Although there may be a net lift force from the flat bottom at speed, it is not significant. The flat bottom is purely for simplicity of construction,...
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Michael Schacht
michael@...
Jul 17, 2000 2:01 am
Welcome to the list, Mal. I've seen (and admired) pics of your boat earlier. I especially like your rig: the wishbone sprit balestron, or whatever you may call...
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Malcolm Smith
mal@...
Jul 17, 2000 7:39 am
Michael, Hello again. I tried to look you up a while ago to see how your proa project was going, but your old web site had dissappeared. We originally...
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Jul 17, 2000 11:00 am
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Brian Southwood
briansou@...
Jul 17, 2000 4:55 pm
Your link does not work Peter ... From: Malcolm Smith To: proa_file@egroups.com Sent: 17 July 2000 09:37 Subject: Re: [proa_file] Intro, Mi6 designer <snip> I...
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John Dalziel
johndl@...
Jul 17, 2000 5:39 pm
I just got through OK, 1:40 PM US east coast time. VERY interesting concept! ... John Dalziel...
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Michael Schacht
michael@...
Jul 17, 2000 6:32 pm
... That is the rub isn't it? When time allows. :-) ... Thanks, I remember those! Fascinating concept, to be sure. Nice page showing the models and the...
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Dave Culp
dave@...
Jul 17, 2000 8:46 pm
... Check out Smith's earlier boats, too (all proas). The Aerohydrofoil was perhaps destined to fail at full size, due to modeling errors, but it was *wicked*...
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dunlopp@...
Jul 18, 2000 8:19 am
Hi Guys Thanks for the kind words about my site - your checks are in the mail. http://www.geocities.com/aerohydro With reference to Michael's comments - the...
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R Biegler
r.biegler@...
Jul 18, 2000 10:10 am
Seeing that Paul Dunlop's excellent web site was mentioned, I have uploaded to Files two drawings and some explanations of two variations on Bernard Smith's...
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Bill Weaver
billw@...
Jul 18, 2000 3:48 pm
Hello, I'm new to the group, was directed here by Othmar Karschulin (Othmar, thanks for your help!). So I apologize in advance if this message is sent...
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ROB DENNEY
CARBONDESIGN@...
Jul 19, 2000 12:42 am
G'day, Some pot stirring after a shitty day sanding, combined with envy that I wasn't in SF when Jzerro was and a small regret that I am not on talking terms...
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dunlopp@...
Jul 19, 2000 5:47 am
Hello Bill ... called the W-23 MkIII. His boat is called the 'Tiny Dancer'. This version has a 23' main hull, ama is 15', and is a bare-bones sail boat....
