good day .... the building plan for the vfp 25' lwl has been finshed the smallest proa to cross any ocean in safety with ... if you are interested let me know...
good day morris Hello Fritz Is this plan for a 25ft proa on paper or a down load ..... the same as the others .... down load are you having problems with...
good day morris Hello Fritz Is this plan for a 25ft proa on paper or a down load ..... the same as the others .... down load are you having problems with...
good day .... since a lot of you have no other place for building then a garage .... I have been thinking more about building the smaller ones as well as the...
good day ... in addition to the vfp 25' lwl plan we now have the vfp 25' lwl 4p for those wanting a car top model or to leave it at your yc skiff storage the...
Hi Fritz, Would there be a d-pn for your designs? I'm a dingy racer and curious if a proa would be suitable for racing purposes. Also in your notes you say...
... ... if any one pays down 10% of the total cost we will send the 3 views for his design to study them .... then after the remaining 90% are in we will send...
... as you can see in www.proadesign.com and www.proatech.org the whole concept is not racing but to have as long a boat as possible for a given sail area to...
Hi Fritz, Thanks for your response. The d-pn does not refer to a down payment. It is a handicap number used for dinghys similar to the Portsmouth Handicap...
you can now see the construction drawings for the vfp 25' lwl under www.geocities.com/proatechnology if you need the offset table and the buiding instructions...
I am very much interested in building the 23ft. proa how do I go about getting a set of plans.Is there any video footge of one of these boat under sail,if so...
... plans. ..... the smallest one I recommend now is the 25'lwl since it gives more room better traking in waves and is hardly any more work or money to build...
..... you should now find at www.geocities.com/proagenesis die 3 views for the one mast vector fin proa vfp 25' lwl m1 with lee ward seating the 2 mast version...
..... the various vector angles are shown under www.proatech.org/vector.gif the side force calculation is the same as with any board or keel but asymetric ! ...
.... if any one wants more room in getting in and sitting ...... he can put a lee cockpit extension on it starting from the seat cut out that part of the hull...
.....if you want to read up on the vfp the > small boats group < features a extensive series on them now ! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smallboats/...
..... when ever you are finished with your vfp start a series of progressive tests in sight of land if possible some one watching you from there ...... get to...
I have seen some ...... who have been drawing up a high aspect ratio vector fin to reduce the wetted area coming close to what a second hull would be like...
..... there will be soon .. a builders manual for the vfp25mc to buy in addition to the text available with the plan now .... for more see the smallboats group...
...... along with your plan package you will receive a certificate of building number this entitles you to build this one craft according to the supplied...
...... I am not happy about when I look into my email box every day ! and see all the unwanted advertising there to say it politely or many other developments...
.... if you have been watching the posts on the smallboats group you know that dons vfp builders manual is ready for shipment ! if after reading it you want to...
Hi Fritz, I am a professional boat builder and am intrigued by your design and construction method. I have purchased Don's build manual and I recall you saying...
the builders plan for the vfp 25 lwl or vfp 25 mc ... in gif & doc at just over 500kb ! being 40 items in all .... ... in the same format ! ... with additional...
..... the fixed fin vfp is a great boat ! it is simple to build and sail its the ideal vessel for ocean crossings and the like where simplicity and ruggedness...
... it is simple to build and sail its the ideal vessel for ocean crossings and the like where simplicity and ruggedness combine to make a safe and swift...
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