On Friday 01 September 2006 10:40, Clive Rush wrote: (snip) ... Have been thinking about getting a trolling motor, replacing the outboard, which is just too...
Folks, I installed a very small electric trolling motor on my sit on top fishing yak. I powered it with a 12 volt garden cart battery. The added weight was ...
This was the glancing at the GPS speed. I didn't really bother figuring any real averages. I was on the water all morning and spent at least 3+ hours ...
Jim, How's your project going? I'd love to see some photos. Chris is currently building the first of his XCR design for me, so I know it's possible to...
Let me start by stating that I'm a total trimaran geek, but I think there's a lot to be said about micro-sized trimarans. I saw Chris Ostlind hit 13 knots in...
What is your 16' boat, type of rig, sq.ft. sail, tri? Marvin ... From: sailing_canoes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:sailing_canoes@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
Mavin, It's based on a CLC Mill Creek 16.5 with a Horton/Gougeon-esque sail. My folder in the Photos section seems to have vanished, but you can see it here: ...
Ah, so that's you. (It's a small web. <grin>) I've run across your page before. Nice boat. I especially like tri's finished bright or mostly bright. As...
Marvin, You're right, there doesn't seem to be that big of a difference, but a side-by-side comparison of the two hulls is striking, even though the XCR's hull...
... Wow! That Kruger is some big canoe :-)! Thinking about it, and comparing with our Klepper XXL folding kayak, I found to my surprise the figures being ...
Thanks for you words of encouragement. I have been reading everything I can and searching the web for ideas. Do you have any suggestions for further reading?...
Hi Doug Before you decide on this approach look at the rigging deck that Lost in the Woods Boatworks has. I think it is simpler and more efficient. I use...
I'll second what Jim suggests. I've got a rigging deck similar to the Lost in the Woods design also. It clamps to the gunnels and center thwart and is...
Well I'm a little disapointed with the windward ability of my Opsprey rig. So I thought I'd try my first and only profesionaly made sail, the CLC MillCreek 39...
Tommy, Just a thought, and it may be way off the mark, but windward ability depends also on efficient underwater sails, as one author refers to the keel and...
First I started listing books (John Bull has another now, too) which are below. Then I came to the site immediately below & saw it had most of what I'd been...
Yeah I was hoping the Osprey would sail better just because it paddles so nicely. Might not work that way huh? My rudder is an .125" aluminum plate about 6"x...
I put a couple of the smaller Mill Creek balanced lugs (31 sq ft?) on my boys' mouse boats -one sewn from a sailrite kit and one made by the Duckworks loft-...
TommyC., Your lugsail may have too much draft. A flatter sail is usually better in strong winds. A "Baggy" sail may generate more heeling force than forward...
Yup lots of draft. That's the word I was looking for when I said full camber. I might be able to get some out by rigging the down haul and out hauls better now...
TommyC., Kneeling in a sailing canoe (for me at age 76) would be too uncomfortable and also make the boat very unstable, especially when sailing. But maybe...
TommyC. Glad I can help . Bill ... From: tommycboat To: sailing_canoes@yahoogroups.com Sent: 9/3/2006 10:06:57 AM Subject: [sailing_canoes] Re: Sails Yup lots...
Tommy, I checked that book on amazom.com. They have it currently listed anywhere from $18.10 to $60.00. If memory serves, that's where I got my copy. On my old...
Folks, A good library in sailing country will probably have a copy of Whidden's book,. Bill ... From: cecbell To: sailing_canoes@yahoogroups.com Sent: 9/3/2006...
I copied this bracket idea from Kruger Canoes. (His has 4 positions, mine only 3). http://usera.imagecave.com/hoz/hozpics/IMGP0793-copy.jpg Bracket, notice "U"...
On Monday 04 September 2006 10:43, Charles wrote: (snip) ... Klepper's original leeboards were also quite puny (about 140 mm wide, 8 mm thick), and entirely...
Hi all, Not sure who all from this list might be there, but this weekend coming is the annual Paddlers' Rendezvous at Killbear Provincial Park in Parry Sound,...
... Tord, Just a couple of additional details on the rudder and board: I never experienced any buzz with the flat metal plate I experimented with on a rudder...
Hoping to see you there, John. Time for gorgeous Parry Sound again. (I wonder where Glenn Gould's summer place was?) K & I are about packed & ready, & I think...
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