new multis folding from 15ft to trailer http://www.ezifoldyachts.com/default.html Hmmm.., Crowther Bucaneer 24 is a homebuild plywood (their fb page test boat)...
Thanks so much for the link, Graeme. I find this sort of thing delightful as well as instructive....
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graeme
graeme19121984
Mar 7, 2013 2:09 am
http://www.jimsboats.com/1may11.htm I was reading where Jim Michalak said he had trouble not rounding up when running DDW with a shoal low aspect rudder with...
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graeme
graeme19121984
Mar 8, 2013 11:10 am
I believe something like http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IPM8OR6W6WE allows moths and butterflies to fly unhampered by heavy rain. What...
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Bradley Davis
davisbr9
Mar 8, 2013 1:16 pm
LOOKIE! SCIENCE! <3 Thanks for the links, I love this kind of stuff! Brad ... -- Bradley Davis davisbr9@......
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Nels A
recree8
Mar 9, 2013 1:41 am
As you probably know Phil Bolger has used end plates very successfully on several of his designs. He writes about them in his book "Boats With An Open Mind." I...
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Curtis
clmanges
Mar 17, 2013 3:05 pm
My avast! virus-protection software flagged this link as INFECTED....
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Peter
pvanderwaart
Mar 18, 2013 2:59 pm
... We don't have a big spam problem in this group, but every now and then a bad message gets through. My practice in email and anywhere on the web is to never...
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propellerhead3232
propellerhea...
Mar 20, 2013 3:12 pm
I've been thinking about trying out my first boat build. After scouring the web for ideas, I've narrowed my choices down to the Summer Breeze from Simplicity...
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Peter Evans
peterevans_33
Mar 21, 2013 9:49 am
I would go for summer breeze over Hannu's boat first reason is that it is longer, and lower, meaning faster and less windage. Also Hannu's plans are not much...
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Peter Evans
peterevans_33
Mar 21, 2013 3:06 pm
part 2 primarily sailing,,, i see that now i would definately go with summer breeze Hannus boat has too much flare to be a good sailing boat. Freeboard I think...
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Jerry McIntire
natandjer
Mar 21, 2013 4:04 pm
My vote is Summer Breeze. 12" longer and 4" wider, room for both of your kids or if they bring a friend. More freeboard, good. More complete instructions,...
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Peter
pvanderwaart
Apr 18, 2013 3:11 pm
From Duckworks. Pretty cute. http://tinyurl.com/blgzvjr...
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Edward Bachmann
edsboats
Apr 18, 2013 3:46 pm
Yes, That is a really cute little boat. But I would worry about gasoline and exhaust fumes in the cabin. An electric motor would maybe be a better choice...
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nutty_boats
Apr 20, 2013 12:38 am
He said he added an opening in the front for that very reason. Cute idea....
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Jerry McIntire
natandjer
Apr 20, 2013 3:43 pm
An electric motor is (almost) always a better choice. Cleaner, quieter, always starts, not much heavier and most of the weight can be placed to keep the boat...
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rufos_adventure
Apr 21, 2013 12:26 am
if the water here were a little smoother, i'd try this. think it needs a front hatch as well, easier to anchor....
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Peter
pvanderwaart
May 20, 2013 1:24 pm
I see that it's been a month since the last post here on boatdesign. I'm not quite sure what that implies about the world of amateur boatbuilding, but...
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Bradley Davis
davisbr9
May 20, 2013 1:29 pm
I'm diving in headlong. Working on researching design and manufacture of large cats. Working on a desktop cnc for scale modeling so I can fab and test /...
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Bradley Davis
davisbr9
May 20, 2013 3:47 pm
That DelftShip thing looks really cool. I've been looking at a lot of OpenSource or Freeware tools for hull design, sail layouts, etc. I keep hitting brick...
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Peter
pvanderwaart
May 20, 2013 6:03 pm
Bud Macintosh, a respected New England boatbuilder, said that when he built a William Atkin design, he found that he couldn't fit in the forward berths as...
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Bradley Davis
davisbr9
May 20, 2013 6:13 pm
And that's probably the coolest, and most frustrating, thing about this learning process. I'm accustomed to regimented physical laws, and well known design and...
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Peter
pvanderwaart
May 20, 2013 6:25 pm
And there are the annoying gaps in the written material. When I got Dave Garr's book (The Elements Of Boat Strength), I thought "Now I'm going to learn the...
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john colley
helliconia54
May 21, 2013 8:33 am
I'm still playing with my ts16,My poor old canoe is starting to look a bit shabby after 5 yrs,I have given my '68 Flying Dutchman to my son,on the proviso he...
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Jerry McIntire
natandjer
May 21, 2013 9:55 pm
I am refurbishing a 1972 Wayfarer: new centerboard and spreaders, redo the teak, new floorboards. Hope to be sailing it in another week or two. My son (15 yrs)...
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Don Nicholson
maintann
May 21, 2013 10:16 pm
... just started this years Duckchaser building workshop in the garage for Venturer Scouts (14 -18 year olds) Six boats this year which will bring the known...
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nutty_boats
May 22, 2013 1:58 am
The bunk is too big for the hull? LOL! That is one of the advantages of 3D software visualization -- when the bunk goes through the hull side, then you know...
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Peter
pvanderwaart
May 22, 2013 11:31 pm
It's easy to pick on Atkin, but I've heard a lot of stories from that era about how builders failed to follow plans. Sometimes, designers took advantage of the...
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nutty_boats
12:26 am
My understanding is that modern marine design did not really start until the second half of the 19th century, and even well into the 20th century many craft...
