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8th May 2011, 07:45 AM
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Hi Jonathan, Traditionally planked hulls can...
Hi Jonathan,
Traditionally planked hulls can be trailer sailed if the wood is well sealed, immersion periods are kept brief, and some seeping at the plank seams is acceptable. If that does not fit... -
12th April 2011, 03:01 AM
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Sorry to steer this further off topic, but I...
Sorry to steer this further off topic, but I can't help wondering: Was the Radial rig as fast to windward as the Full rig in the breeze? -- Grant
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17th March 2011, 03:52 PM
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Very clever, Tom. I like that! Grant
Very clever, Tom. I like that!
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15th March 2011, 04:00 AM
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Or a waterproof fabric cover, with hoops? Roll up...
Or a waterproof fabric cover, with hoops? Roll up and stow when not wanted.
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13th March 2011, 08:03 AM
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Perttu, I can see you're having fun! To keep...
Perttu, I can see you're having fun! To keep things very simple, do you see any difficulty with replacing OozeGooze's cat yawl sail plan with a single masted rig like Ocean Explorer's?
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6th February 2011, 03:23 PM
Thread: ozracer
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Not sure if non-class-legal hulls can still be...
Not sure if non-class-legal hulls can still be officially registered. From pdracer.com:
How To Request A Hull Number
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8th January 2011, 04:16 AM
Thread: Freestanding masts
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Slight case of gas?
Slight case of gas?
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4th January 2011, 03:46 AM
Thread: Goat Island Skiff
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Sticky: While sailing with my Dad as a kid, when the...
While sailing with my Dad as a kid, when the centerboard would start to hum he used to say it meant we had everything working exactly right. An entirely self taught sailor, he might have actually...
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3rd January 2011, 04:24 AM
Thread: Goat Island Skiff
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Sticky: Hi woodeneye. Your reply suggests that maybe you...
Hi woodeneye. Your reply suggests that maybe you misunderstook MIK. I think he was suggesting physically altering the trailing edges of your foils, rather than changing the orientation of your foils...
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12th December 2010, 04:53 PM
Thread: Lug Rig Heaven Part 2010.1
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No, a hole wouldn't be good there. I would just...
No, a hole wouldn't be good there. I would just apply a good lashing all the way around the yard. The SCAMP does seem to be sailing along fine in the photo. But how will the rig react when he bears...
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12th December 2010, 10:10 AM
Thread: Lug Rig Heaven Part 2010.1
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On the other hand, why fasten the end of the...
On the other hand, why fasten the end of the halyard all the way forward on the end of the yard? Why not just have the span of the halyard that holds the yard against the mast about a foot or two...
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12th December 2010, 05:15 AM
Thread: Lug Rig Heaven Part 2010.1
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Well that sounds simple enough! Which attachment...
Well that sounds simple enough! Which attachment point on the yard do you shift? At the fore end, or near the middle of the yard?
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12th December 2010, 02:55 AM
Thread: Lug Rig Heaven Part 2010.1
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Halyard Rigging
http://smallcraftadvisor.com/images/scampWebpage_08.jpg
This is a photo of the new Welsford S.C.A.M.P. Rigging the halyard like this is said to control the yard nicely during hoisting and... -
4th December 2010, 06:15 PM
Thread: Roofracking Canoes and small boats
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My vehicle doesn't have handy attachment points...
My vehicle doesn't have handy attachment points under the bumpers, so a friend showed me how to attach a pair of webbing loops that come up through the slots on each side of the front hood. They work...
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30th November 2010, 02:34 AM
Thread: Lug Rig Heaven Part 2010.1
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Thank you Mik and Robhosailer, All very good...
Thank you Mik and Robhosailer,
All very good comments. I suppose a more peaked-up sail geometry is also less susceptible to twist.
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28th November 2010, 02:14 AM
Thread: Lug Rig Heaven Part 2010.1
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Different topic. Had a thought about adding a...
Different topic. Had a thought about adding a counterweight to the fore end of the yard to "balance" the rig in a different sense. The idea would be to eliminate the twist induced by gravity acting...
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10th September 2010, 08:23 AM
Thread: Oklahoma OZ PDR
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How about stepping the mast a bit off-center so...
How about stepping the mast a bit off-center so the boom is on-center? Bad idea? -- Grant
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31st August 2010, 04:32 PM
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MIK, how about anchoring the downhaul low on the...
MIK, how about anchoring the downhaul low on the mast itself (or to the mast step) when practical, rather than to the deck or a thwart? Seems to me that would eliminate the forces that push the mast...
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10th August 2010, 09:02 AM
Thread: Strange question -- GIS
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Hello Sam. When sailing with your son, how...
Hello Sam.
When sailing with your son, how about just tying in a reef and then raising the sail high enough with the halyard to maintain generous boom-to-skull clearance?
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6th August 2010, 10:36 AM
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Hi again Sailandoar. You just purchased this...
Hi again Sailandoar. You just purchased this boat, correct? You have little to no experience sailing it? Wouldn't it make more sense to first see how well you can make it perform with its current...
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1st August 2010, 04:06 AM
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The mast might be a wee bit easier to step, but a...
The mast might be a wee bit easier to step, but a sliding gunter rig would otherwise be more complicated to rig and unrig than the conventional sail plan, would it not?
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29th July 2010, 12:06 AM
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Hi Sailandoar, One of our boats is a Siren...
Hi Sailandoar,
One of our boats is a Siren 17 sloop that is kept on a trailer. It is enough of a time consuming struggle to step the mast and attach all the rigging that it seldom gets used for... -
19th July 2010, 11:53 PM
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Paul, synthetic yarns will dry faster, which is a...
Paul, synthetic yarns will dry faster, which is a good thing. Any yarn can temporarily get snagged on nearby stitching, so it's wise to keep them away from seams as much as possible.
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10th July 2010, 07:31 AM
Thread: This beats the Quick Canoe.
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I'd be interested in seeing a table of offsets ...
I'd be interested in seeing a table of offsets ...
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9th July 2010, 08:12 PM
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Hi MIK. This is off topic here (no it's not ......
Hi MIK. This is off topic here (no it's not ... I just moved it - MIK), but because you just mentioned it ... (you might want to move this to the Loire River thread)
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7th July 2010, 06:49 AM
Thread: GIS handling characteristics
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Excuse me Callsign - I hesitate to out you - but...
Excuse me Callsign - I hesitate to out you - but when you take a lovely mannequin sailing, occasionally change her position. Haha!
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7th July 2010, 03:46 AM
Thread: GIS handling characteristics
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Looks like there's a significant hard spot near...
Looks like there's a significant hard spot near the leach showing in your last photo, also. I would agree with the other gentleman that the cut and seam construction in this sail were not quite...
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6th July 2010, 03:49 PM
Thread: The Ultimate Cruising PDR
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MIK it's good to have you verify the mysterious...
MIK it's good to have you verify the mysterious disappearances. Was beginning to wonder if I'm having little strokes! :-)
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6th July 2010, 03:40 PM
Thread: GIS handling characteristics
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Actually, that doesn't look too bad. You're...
Actually, that doesn't look too bad. You're always going to have some wrinkles near where the mast intersects the spars on that tack because the sail is laying against the mast rather than assuming...
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1st July 2010, 05:54 PM
Thread: GIS handling characteristics
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Maybe someone more qualified will chime in, but...
Maybe someone more qualified will chime in, but here are a couple comments:
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20th June 2010, 10:06 AM
Thread: GIS spars
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Brian, you don't find that the mast disturbs the...
Brian, you don't find that the mast disturbs the behavior of your lower two forward telltales?
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3rd June 2010, 07:15 AM
Thread: Mystery Oz PDR prototype
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Thank you for the thoughtful reply MIK. Can't...
Thank you for the thoughtful reply MIK. Can't wait to see your ideas for Son of Goat!
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3rd June 2010, 05:59 AM
Thread: Son of Goat project
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Piccup Squared is a dead simple 11' square bowed...
Piccup Squared is a dead simple 11' square bowed flattie for sheltered waters from Jim Michalak that has a 6.5' x 3.0' unobstructed sleep spot between the watertight bow and stern storage chambers. ...
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2nd June 2010, 08:00 AM
Thread: Mystery Oz PDR prototype
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Blank Canvas
MIK, now that you've had extensive experience with the PDRacer format, what would you draw if you could start with a blank sheet of paper and had no external rules to conform to? So far I have only...