I remember seeing somewhere that the underwater lateral area should be around 4-6% of sail area. Maybe somebody can confirm this for the group. Without knowing...
According to PCB, the basic idea behind a deep keel is that the water near the surface is moved by the wind. A deeper keel is needed to make significant...
Hi All - Hey, hey, you guys' got me all excited and last noght I was out checking for those Northern Lights. But all I saw was the bottom of my glass of...
The fillet core needs to be relatively incompressible to maintain the geometry of the fiberglass and the rigidity (stiffness) of the joint. For a gunned...
If you compare stitch and glue to wood chine construction, my impression is that the purpose of the fillet is to serve as a replacement for a chine log, as...
If I was filleting with caulk instead of epoxy I would consider that approximately equivalent to filleting with air, so I'd use extra layers of glass to make...
I am very interested in reading The Stormy Voyage of Father's Day by Hugo Vihlen but I cant find it anywhere.Does anybody have this book that they would sell...
I wrote on my recent subscription renewal [sent to Bob Hicks] of Messing About in Boats that I missedBolger on Design article, and asked if he has heard of the...
... A year ago I used the el cheapo painter's caulk to fill gaps between deck beams and the plywood deck on portions of my Micro Navigator. [It saved me the...
Thanks, I guess I'll try 3/16ths. Today I enlarged the window holes on my Microtrawler by a few inches, so now I'll need 24" x 26". Still thinking about some...
The cutwater and full draft stern are the main things. The dotted lines stretch it up to 12' as needed. There's some built in storage. The chines are inside....
I am building a non sailing brick to use as a tender.I was wondering about powering it with a 3.5 hp ob. Bolger shows the motor board on the bow transom, I'm...
... I looked again critically at my cambered windows, and I did more like 1" in 36", and the camber definitely helps a lot with the wobble. The deflections...
Bruce Hallman
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Nov 2, 2003 3:47 am
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Yes on why Bolger mounts the outboard on the bow. If you haven't cut the sides yet, leave them flat from the middle of the hull to the transom for a straight...
... The Fast Brick is intended to be a life boat, and it also has 2" Styrofoam sandwiched on the hull to give it great floatation. Also, I recall there are...
Bruce Hallman
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Nov 2, 2003 3:51 am
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... Been there, done that. ... Luckily I have squared corners. ... My intent is to fit the panes before assembling the final stile, then fitting the whole mess...
Thanks for all the replies, it's great getting to hear about all the different experiences you've had. I plan to build a boat someday, but learning to sail...
Does anyone recall what issue of MAIB fast brick was in? --FrankB ... From: Bruce Hallman [mailto:bruce@...] The Fast Brick is intended to be a life...
... LOUISVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY WorldCat Detailed Record WorldCat results for: kw: Hugo and kw: Vihlen. Record 1 of 1. The stormy voyage of Father's Day /...
... I don't regret the rounded corners, I like the way they look, but it *was* extra work. Also, I think that the rounding, [would you call that filleting?] ...
Bruce Hallman
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Nov 2, 2003 3:55 pm
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Get out your pen and mark your calendar in ink, the location and date of the November California Delta Messabout has been set; Saturday, November 29th Windmill...
If you can find a group that has races, formal or informal, your sailing skills will advance by leaps and bounds. We used racing (with Optimist prams)...
Bruce, ... I agree they will look better rounded. Reddy is mostly square angles, so the rectangular window frames aren't so bad. ... Yes, they work like a...
Hi folks, The following is aimed at any list members within reach of the San Juan Islands. It is also being posted on the Western Oregon Messabout list. Hope...
