... From: richard@... To: proa_file@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 11:16 PM Subject: Any crab claw veterans to give advice ...
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Ron Badley
badley@...
Dec 1, 2001 7:26 pm
... ...don't know if I'd call it a spinnaker but I sure have to agree about the sheeting arrangement. With the CE up so high on a craft with such low ...
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roy mills
rsirfj@...
Dec 1, 2001 7:50 pm
... From: "Ron Badley" <badley@...> To: <proa_file@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 10:22 AM Subject: Re: [proa_file] Kayak ... ...
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Ron Badley
badley@...
Dec 1, 2001 9:20 pm
... Roy, You may be right. The size of Bruce foils has always been a problem for me. They are just plain big, at least the few that I have seen. Although, if...
... I couldn't have said it better and that's why I've spent the past four months developing the Ulua. The prototype was a stripper and female molds have ...
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Ron Badley
badley@...
Dec 1, 2001 11:52 pm
... Great looking boat Gary. We live in an area where kayaking is extremely popular (coastal British Columbia). Most of the less experianced paddlers spend...
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WadeTarzia@...
Dec 2, 2001 3:08 am
Yes, crapping-performance is on par with righting moment, in my book, especially when your real reg'lar. ;-) Just read a book about a fellow who kayaked...
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WadeTarzia@...
Dec 2, 2001 3:15 am
... months developing the Ulua. ... what was on my mind when I was making my boat (the fact that what I made is far from my mind is a mere detail ;-) ) How...
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Ron Badley
badley@...
Dec 2, 2001 3:39 am
... Well, see'in as ya axed, I'll tells ya. Ya takes yer paddle and ties yer life jacket to one end makin' kind of a crappy outrigger. The other end gets ...
Well, you 2 seem to have struck a nerve... Good job. I feel exactly the same way about kayaks, and think that a good outrigger would suit me far better. Nice...
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Gary Dierking
garyd@...
Dec 2, 2001 5:56 am
... The original ama was strip planked with the frames and backbone left inside. After some weeks of testing, a split female mold was taken from it, which ...
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Brian Southwood
briansou@...
Dec 2, 2001 6:25 am
I don't see how this would work Cheers, Peter ... From: richard@... To: proa_file@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 1:42 PM ...
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Peter Raymond
pramsec@...
Dec 2, 2001 7:54 am
... Nice looking craft Gary. Can you give some details on the fastenings for the akas. If sailing with a windsurfer sail I assume somebody must stand and hold...
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Ted Lamont
tlamont@...
Dec 2, 2001 12:05 pm
... The question was asked - #1s are relatively easy as serious cruisers carry an inboard battery and an electric bilge pump in case of swamping. It caters for...
... Same kind of concept is the kawak, a pedal-driven kayak with roller furling sail and two small outriggers. There are some pictures at ...
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Gary Dierking
garyd@...
Dec 2, 2001 6:17 pm
... The fastenings are all polyester line lashings. Many people prefer strips of innertube rubber and you can also buy "quickstraps" now which are webbing ...
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WadeTarzia@...
Dec 2, 2001 7:32 pm
... of ... around a belaying pin; the rope is for holding only -- the akas are to be positioned with pins or some kind of notch arrangement. Ideally there...
Hi, My name is Todd I am new to this group. I am an avid kitesurfer/ kitesurf instructor,in Southern California have been for three years now. kntsrfer "knot...
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richard@...
Dec 3, 2001 11:10 pm
I don't see how this would work Cheers, Peter Peter or should I be addressing Brian ? ;-} With regard to the reefing the crabclaw sail, the thought that came...
I'm building a scale model. How do I determine the water line length and displacement for an asymetrical hull? Todd...
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richard@...
Dec 4, 2001 11:28 pm
Monsieur Besin, This is a very interesting looking craft. I presume it is an atlantic proa ? I see that it has a rudder at either end. I was wondering if they...
... length ... I may not have understood your question correctly but....... Assuming you know what the scale is, e.g. for a scale of 1:10; For waterline...
My model is an asymetrical hull 36'' in length, 4'' in depth and 2'' wide at midship. I'm using 1/6 scale. How do you figure where the water line of the hull...
So if I figured displacement for the hull mentioned below it will tell me how deep the hull will sit in the water right? Does the hull form also play a roll...
Todd, Using a midship section coefficient of 0.55 and a prismatic coefficient also of 0.55, I get a displacement of around 0.35kg or 0.75lb. The formula is: ...
Aloha, I am living in Hawaii and dying to go sailing (really, I think I would rather die than live in Hawaii any longer without a boat). I sailed most of my...
At 02:11 PM 12/5/01 -0000, marvingalaxy wrote: Aloha, ... rather ... life ... to a ... Yo, dude, are you in Kailua? I live in Makiki, but grew up in Kailua,...
... The ama-aka connection on the proa MBULI is line. I believe it's braided polyester, about 1/8 inch. Many turns and some hitches will do it. The akas are...
