I've updated the Mi12 concept design slightly and put up a site for those who may be interested. Lots of pictures, not much technical detail. See...
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WadeTarzia@...
Sep 1, 2001 1:31 pm
... negative-sounding posts were just pretend or what (you know, 'good old boys' razzing each other with pretended irritation). Ah well, so this is a 'real ...
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Rob Denney
carbondesign@...
Sep 1, 2001 1:57 pm
... G'day, There's a bunch, plus some articles Try http://www.schachtdesign.com/proafile/volume_1/U.html for some pictures of U. including some of why beam...
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Brian Southwood
briansou@...
Sep 1, 2001 2:19 pm
Joseph, Your comments require some substantiation. You accuse Rob Denney of misrepresentation, distortion of truth, disregard for accuracy, deliberate...
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Gwyndaf Jones
gdaf@...
Sep 1, 2001 3:32 pm
... Peter, With respect I would like to suggest that this list is not the place for substantiation of this kind of unfortunate comment. If such a situation ...
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Joseph Oster
oster@...
Sep 1, 2001 9:04 pm
... That's not the point at all, Michael. This isn't about preferences or dogma, it's about honesty and slander. It's about a discussion between Rob and I...
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Joseph Oster
oster@...
Sep 2, 2001 1:45 am
P.S. To clarify the quotes regarding pitchpole, from September 1, 1999: Joseph wrote: "I did forget to mention one important point though: high performance...
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WadeTarzia@...
Sep 2, 2001 2:06 am
... hell with it, I take that back. ;-) I like the "Harry" thread because in such a case we're making up the truth as we go along, rather as in literary ...
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Ted Lamont
tlamont@...
Sep 2, 2001 4:27 am
... Beauty is not my first association with Harry, but by the end of next summer maybe... As a wordsmith-cum-historian Wade, maybe you could trace the origins...
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jeanphj@...
Sep 2, 2001 5:53 am
I did post as a new member, but probably got ignored! Just to make sure that a few of you would be interested to rig placement and the testing of the idea of...
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WadeTarzia@...
Sep 2, 2001 6:20 am
... all ... day ... raiding and single combat as an expression of medieval Irish border demarcation in saga. But RIGHT after that I think I could squeeze ...
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Rob Denney
carbondesign@...
Sep 2, 2001 6:24 am
G'day, You find harry beautiful? Mate, consider yourself a friend for life!!! Don't feel constrained to shut up, no one else does. Anyone who doesn't want to...
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Rob Denney
carbondesign@...
Sep 2, 2001 6:30 am
G'day, No noticable difference on W (12m cat, rig and rudder in one hull), either. Any questions on ballestrons, please ask. Regards, Rob...
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WadeTarzia@...
Sep 2, 2001 6:37 am
... make a ply ama, for certain. ... beam in light air, with the windward hull coming out -- the perspective made the windward hull look as if it had a deep...
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Peter Raymond
pramsec@...
Sep 2, 2001 6:40 am
... With the sort of wordsmithing skill you've shown here Perhaps we don't need any research, Wade can just make the whole lot up. Saves a lot of argument I...
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Hemi Fox
waka_ma_uri@...
Sep 2, 2001 9:04 am
Kia Ora everyone, Love the intertwine of definitions to flyfishings. Well I guess us Maori will have to be ½ in the monohull Proa group. And someone mentioned...
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Hemi Fox
waka_ma_uri@...
Sep 2, 2001 9:04 am
Kia Ora the dream boat (Waka) I want to build will be for the special fun of sailing into Hurricanes, cyclones etc. It should be a multi and it should NOT be...
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Hemi Fox
waka_ma_uri@...
Sep 2, 2001 9:07 am
Kia Ora Gary Nice stuff mate and the photos were great on the Tangaroa class.. Hemi Hoani Fox ma-uri.institute.denmark@... waka_ma_uri@......
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WadeTarzia@...
Sep 2, 2001 3:02 pm
... can never be upside down). Use side access hatch on main hull. The rig could be carbon unstayed: in a total flip, crank the mast up through a tube ...
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Greg Blanchette
abuzz@...
Sep 2, 2001 4:06 pm
What's the self-steering mechanism here, then? I know monos with the helm lashed will go unattended, to windward at least, because varying heel angle makes her...
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roy mills
rsirfj@...
Sep 2, 2001 4:13 pm
... From: <jeanphj@...> To: <proa_file@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 10:53 PM Subject: [proa_file] Asymetrical Catamaran Dear JP,...
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Gwyndaf Jones
gdaf@...
Sep 2, 2001 4:44 pm
... Or build reversible hulls with identical rigs on top and bottom that will serve as air foils when up and water foils when down. Make it so the rig that is...
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WadeTarzia@...
Sep 2, 2001 6:27 pm
Hello -- I broached this idea with a member off-list, and he thought you all might want to hear it. The dual rudder challenges made me think that the entire...
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WadeTarzia@...
Sep 2, 2001 6:36 pm
... all, rather an extension of gimballing devices on old-time sailing vessels. -- Wade...
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K_S_ONeill@...
Sep 2, 2001 7:31 pm
When he carelessly forgot his tinfoil hat after his nightly avacado break, orbiting mind control lasers in the pay of Coca Cola and Hewlett Packard caused Wade...
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Terho Halme
thalme@...
Sep 2, 2001 7:35 pm
Hello All, I've made an updated version of my cruising proa concepts. It includes comparisons of different proas, things like: - proa definitions - righting...
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Dave Howorth
dave.howorth@...
Sep 2, 2001 8:14 pm
Hi Terho, ... In your diagrams, you show a horizontal heeling force, even when the rig is rotated. I'm not sure whether you think that it the total sail force...
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jeanphj@...
Sep 2, 2001 8:26 pm
Hi Roy, thanks for comments, if you looked in the model construction page (http://www.geocities.com/jp_br/Model/Model.html) you saw that in effect I used a big...
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roy mills
rsirfj@...
Sep 2, 2001 8:56 pm
... From: <K_S_ONeill@...> To: <proa_file@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 12:31 PM Subject: [proa_file] Re: Was same tired old thread [...
