I have a copy of ROARK fourth edition Robert Downhill ... ___________________________________________________________ Tiscali Broadband from 14.99 with free...
Hi Charles Magnan Thanks for the info on the crabclaw Swifgig dinghy - I'll do a web search on the Swifgig. Just found a book in our local library, titled...
OK I give up. I've changed the group settings to allow attachments to messages. Please don't abuse it. Please don't send messages in funny formats when plain...
Hi, I have a copy of Roark on my bookshelf, so here is the formula you ask for: Roark 7th edition, Chapter 10, Table 10.1 formula no.16 Thin walled hollow...
Yes, I have built a few Hapas, as have a number of other AYRS members, including Theo Schmidt - see his recent post. One AYRS member who is keen to promote...
I have been away from home a bit recently and I was pleased that when I got back I noticed an increase of activity on this email list, many interesting posts...
Gooday Tord I apologise for the delay in responding to your message as I have been visiting friends up north along the east coast of Australia. Where in the...
... Hi Ian, ... That's perfectly alright! ... In Sweden, where the weather is unusually warm for this time of the year :-)! ... The one I was thinking of is...
In order to try out a spritsail seriously you need to make one the way they used to in the 1940s or 1950s. These sails had vertical panels, each one about 3%...
I usually try to keep out of the AYRS chat, but I have to come in on the Wharram. I built a 42ft Narai, 30 years ago and sailed around the world (with little ...
Gooday Peter Thanks very much for the information on the spritsail. Prior to your message I decided to tryout the spritsail instead of the batten-less ...
Gooday John Thanks very much for your experience sailing a Wharram. I am not a deep-water sailor and prefer reading about such activity from my armchair. My...
I'm looking for information on building a small collapsible wingsail. In the 1970's a couple from Ireland built a collapsible wing sail called the "Tunny" rig....
... Gooday Janusz I am looking at sailrig options mainly because I cannot find a sailmaker to make sails for me which would simplify rigging my catamaran and...
... My solution to this situation is to have relatively loose terminations so that the hulls are not subjected to torsional loads, and to keep angular...
Hi Ian I remember that when I was building my hydrofoil sailing boats I also had a lot of trouble with a sailmaker who promised to make me a non- standard sail...
Gooday John Thanks for your input on torsion of catamaran bridgedecks. I opted to minimise torsion in my catamaran hulls so that I could reduce their weight to...
... This reminds me of an oilrig, that was supposed to be built in the UK, but was made here in town instead, as the delivery times couldn't be kept by the UK...
... I'm interested how your design handles external stresses on the hulls and the resultant deformations. For example, the type of water flow forces that...
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When I try to connect to http://www.ayrs.org/ the connection is refused - anyone know why? I have managed from the same computer, the same OS, the same web...
Web site seems to be down at the moment ________________________________ From: ayrs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ayrs@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tord Eriksson ...
The website is indeed down - see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/5400256.stm. (Briefly: the website is hosted by Demon, one of the longer-standing, and...
Czesc (=Hello) Ian Thanks for link to Windrigger project. I should remember your name as I visited this excellent page before. Sorry for not answering, I've...
I was at Weymouth Speedweek with Josephine last Wednesday. Lots of activity afloat, espeicially kite and sailboards. Excellent series of short talks at the...
