The reason I asked, and please forgive me if I sound like the " old man of the sea"... Sailing about in small boats can get a bit busy at times... I personally...
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KSzafran/LClayman
kandlew@...
Feb 2, 2000 5:36 am
... Looks the same to me. What was the bug?...
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Chuck Leinweber
duckworks@...
Feb 2, 2000 4:41 am
I guess I wasn't clear about this "water ballast on the windward side only" thing. What I meant to say, was this: If I were facing several hours on the same...
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MIKE GOODWIN
panmanii@...
Feb 2, 2000 2:47 am
As you folks may have figured out,water ballast is not really very practical in a small boat, especially if it isn't carried up high and out side where it is...
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Doctor Scott
malomac@...
Feb 2, 2000 4:37 am
And I assume you are sailing "trade wind stuff" in a boat 16' ft or less?????? I wish you the very best of luck. And again my opinion after 43 years...
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Chuck Leinweber
duckworks@...
Feb 2, 2000 7:43 am
... I was kidding about the trade wind part - this will be coastal cruising, and the boat is 25 feet. ... Does "conventional" mean "lead"? Chuck...
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gmatkin
gmatkin@...
Jan 26, 2000 4:10 pm
... I wouldn't fancy it either. And I haven't suggested it: there is a reason why most short-handed cruising types don't use the sandbagger principle, although...
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gmatkin@...
Feb 2, 2000 10:36 am
... You'll know that with Hulls you can output sheet material cutting patterns in various formats, including coordinates for hand plotting. It's been about six...
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Ian Williamson
ian.williamson@...
Feb 3, 2000 12:03 pm
Hi all. As a new-comer to this list I have followed this ballast topic with much interest and would like to add to it if I may . My brother-in-law purchased a...
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Chuck Leinweber
duckworks@...
Feb 3, 2000 3:54 pm
Ian: Welcome to the group, and thanks for sharing that great water ballast experience. I am soon to start a boat with water ballast, and that information will...
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Lew Clayman
lew_clayman@...
Feb 3, 2000 4:01 pm
Ian - Welcome, indeed! Solid info there, thanks! Fascinating to me that the ballast is *above* waterline, balanced, and effective - - a "third mode" if you...
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Doctor Scott
malomac@...
Feb 3, 2000 9:35 pm
You might consider using a holding tank dump valve for the drain. It is definitely water tight.. It could go to a tube that leads to the transom, that...
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Chuck Leinweber
duckworks@...
Feb 4, 2000 1:39 am
Doc: I guess you can get them at RV centers and the like? This is the best idea I've heard. Chuck Leinweber Duckworks Magazine ...
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Doctor Scott
malomac@...
Feb 4, 2000 1:24 am
Thanks Chuck,,, Ive been building or designing wierd, off the wall stuff for years. It just came to me in a flash,,, why hole the hull when a sewer dump and a ...
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Ian Williamson
ian.williamson@...
Feb 6, 2000 6:52 am
Chuck Yes the flaps are water tight as the hinge to rod distance is about 1/3 the length of the locking lever on the top flap and the rod is connected 100% of ...
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Matthew Courtney Raborn
mcraborn@...
Feb 6, 2000 7:01 pm
Hell I have been wanting to build a small catamaran for a few years now and I was wondering where I could find the parts to build it with?If any one know...
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Lew Clayman
lew_clayman@...
Feb 6, 2000 8:21 pm
Heck, could you be a little more specific? What size boat, what kind of parts do you need? Darn, there are plans out there (you cut your own "parts") - there...
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MIKE GOODWIN
panmanii@...
Feb 6, 2000 11:33 pm
I've got the molds for a small, will go in the back of a pickup truck , tri . I will be producing hulls this spring. Check out Capt. Len's site www.trikini.com...
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David Beede
juliejj@...
Feb 7, 2000 2:28 am
On a whim today we threw our 36 lb thrust Minkota trolling motor on the Featherwind. I'd read that a well designed displacement hull was ideal for electric...
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Doctor Scott
malomac@...
Feb 7, 2000 3:39 am
Hello David, There just isn't anything like an "electric breeze"... short of sailing that is. I have enjoyed a trolling motor for many years on several boats...
Hello Lew, I saw that t.v. show as well,,, I am speechless..... Don't know whether to admire those folks or help get committment papers for them ! But, as...
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gmatkin
gmatkin@...
Jan 27, 2000 7:25 am
Hi group: I was re-reading Karl Stambaugh's book on skiffs, and was struck by the thought that one of the UK's all-but forgotten boat types could stand duty as...
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KSzafran/LClayman
kandlew@...
Feb 11, 2000 6:26 am
Gavin - [NB: this is geekoid weenie-nerd stuff, sorry all] Re posting .hul files on onelist, there's a problem, they come back down broken. The problem is an...
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KSzafran/LClayman
kandlew@...
Feb 11, 2000 7:04 am
Looks to me sorta kinda like a flat-bottom hard-chine version of a whitehall, that legendary UK rower, for those who can't read the .hul file. Gavin, I'd love...
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David Beede
juliejj@...
Feb 11, 2000 2:06 pm
Here's an index of Messing About In Boats articles that are on line. It was new to me. A nice browse. http://by-the-sea.com/messingaboutinboats/archives/ david...
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David Beede
juliejj@...
Feb 11, 2000 2:20 pm
This from Dave: David, Help yourself. It was published in MAIB (I'll find reference or check index at by-the-sea.com and internationally in The Boatman (UK))....
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Lew Clayman
lew_clayman@...
Feb 11, 2000 2:32 pm
... Both are sometimes appropriate... actually it's no goofier or more dangerous, IMHO, than Kon Tiki & it's ilk. Kon Tiki had a (disputed) degree of academic...
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gmatkin
gmatkin@...
Feb 9, 2000 3:20 am
Ok... I've contacted Onelist about the .hul corruption problem, and got no reply as eyt. However, I have uploaded a .zip file containing the stuff, including a...
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Lew Clayman
lew_clayman@...
Feb 12, 2000 4:32 am
Zipping it worked, it comes down fine. No need to zip the gifs (no harm, but no need) though. The problem only applies to text files, binaries (eg zip, gif, ...
