...... you can now see ...... a drawing showing the use of glass bubbles in the files section > when glassing you first use a regular mixture so the glass...
....... carbon fibers are for most applications not only a waste of funds but will on shock loads not hold up as well as glass fibers and epoxy > since this...
..... the popularity of cylindrical moulding has its orgine in the illusion ! that when you have the skin done you would be well on the way of having a...
.... if you look at some 1/8" rod standing there in the wind .... you may think of nothing but you have there some great divider of the wind ..... starting...
..... you can now see the drawings of the vfp 30' hr in the files section .... the circular out rigger hull is the hinge pin being inside the sleeve of the...
...... if you have deep enough waters ..... and need not trailor your boat to it every time ! you can save on the hinge and the center hull as well using the...
..... what wind resistance could you remove ? what hydro dynamic ? and add what sail area more to increase speed ? what better lateral resistance ? to have no...
....... since there is more wind up there ...... you would always have an advandage when using a kite on a cruising boat in lite and moderate winds ! ...
...... you can now see ..... the new tri mast vfp 30' w x in the files section ! the then after mast will make the change of direction faster and with less...
...... you can now see ..... the new tri mast vfp 30' f w x in the files section ......... the hanged on fin will make it easy to have less draft just pull it...
....... the fastest change of directions you get ...... not with one mast not with 2 sails but with 2 masts or better 3 ! to visualize this take a look at the ...
...... you can now see ..... the new tri mast double entrance ! vfp 30' w r 2e in the files section ! the then after mast will make the change of direction ...
...... you can now see ..... the new tri mast double entrance ! vfp 30' h r 2e in the files section ! where you can lift up the fin to run over shallow water ...
...... if you want to combine the flying of your proa ..... with the comfort of just sitting there doing nothing for hours no steering no sheet trimming all...
..... a square proa ? the more beam you have ...... the less down load you will get from the reaction of the stability causing weight onto the main hull ! the...
..... there is now a vfp with a suspension ! where you have a stiff out rigger going up to where the rigging wires go ! and then you have a flexible part going...
........this flexibel part has to be changed after some time. After one year , 2 years .... who knows But that won't be a problem for you , i think? ...
...... yes ..... the epoxy may go prittle on you ! the foam ... especially if its some dubious quality ! the whole fin assembly plugs into the main out rigger...
..... in the files section of the proatech group .... you can now see some pictures taken while testing the 10' + rc vfp model well over a decade ago .... the...
..... if you put on a triangular mast sail .... in strong winds and get the wind from the wrong side > then you can sheet it from the stiff batten going from...
...... for those of you .... wanting to see some real practical tests what a lateral area to wind ward can do > check out > www.studiobunker.de/multihull.htm ...
..... yesterday .... I have been checking the 1/8 model with the hinged vector fin ! there was a swell coming in but not enough wind for the storm sails to...
.... would any air craft designer ....... ? come up with an air plane ? having a fuselage > then a boom across > then a wing on each side ! with a cap between...
...... if you want to have a smoother ride with your vf in short waves .... all you need to do is > make the vertical part of it higher ! the the action is...
Fritz, I think that at least in theory, your hinged fin is a great improvement upon the regular vf. Can you elaborate some on the design and expected...