Am Donnerstag, 1. September 2005 02.15 schrieb Paul E. Bennett: ... You can download Open Office for free: http://www.openoffice.org This program is available...
Theo Schmidt
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Sep 1, 2005 12:58 pm
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Hi all, Sorry to kick off with a request for help. Does anyone know of good sources for jib / in mast, roller reefing bits - luff extrusion mainly - preferably...
Simon, should you get this, I'm quite pleased at the emergence of a newsgroup. However, the 'font' used is particularly hard for me to read, as it is a 'serif'...
... Hi Bill. This isn't a newsgroup, but a mailing list, even if Yahoo calls them groups. (Newsgroups use a different technique and reach many more people.) ...
Theo Schmidt
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Sep 2, 2005 7:22 am
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bill bailey wrote on 01 September 2005 23:20 ... Bill I can't control the font in which you display messages. However I have two suggestions: 1. Log onto...
I have a couple of friends ( yes, I still do! ) who've just bought a 31' Dutch-built cat, of which there were apparently only 5 or 6 built. This seems a fine...
... I have found that bolt-through fitted cleats the best method is to use a plywood and steel backing plate layer under the cleat location. The plywood will...
Paul E. Bennett
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Sep 2, 2005 5:07 pm
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G'day, I am designing a 15m proa for short handed racing in Europe. One of the rules is that it has to achieve 7 knots boat speed under motor. Assume the...
... Hi Rob! So you need about 720 Watts of propulsive power or 1kW of electrical power (assuming a moderately efficient drive). ... I experimented with a...
Theo Schmidt
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Sep 2, 2005 8:15 pm
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Could you make any use of a Hobie Mirage Drive? http://www.hobiecat.com/kayaking/miragedrive.html It's an off-shelf item... Then again, knowing you, you could...
Thank you all, for starting up this site again. Does any one know if there are modern plans for the equivalent of the original surf cats in Hawaii designed and...
... ... The design would be similar for that of a conventional foil. Deeper is going to mean less induced drag and reduced chord will mean less parasite drag....
... Hi Rob You say to ignore the mechanics but I think they're key. Here's why. Just consider one foil (though I think two opposed may be a good idea as Theo...
Dave Howorth
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Sep 3, 2005 7:15 am
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Bill, It sounds like they need to look underneath the foredecks for strong points where they can thru-bolt cleats, bitts and fairleads. If the ?plywood? of...
Rob, How about using vertical motion of horizontal foil, like whales and all other sea-going mammals do? Seems it would be easier on the body to pump up and...
Thanks, Doug & Robyn We'll take that as a 'plan'.... I'll print off the 2 or 3 replies like yours, and give it to 'em. They'll have all winter to get their...
Thanks, Paul We'll take that as a 'plan'.... I'll print off the 2 or 3 replies like yours, and give it to 'em. They'll have all winter to get their fundamental...
I wouldn't want mooring forces on a heavy cruising boat taken to any deck structure, other than one specifically designed to take such load--ie; with...
i am interested by proa especialy because there is a possibility to self righting. A boat like CHEERS is able to self right. Cheers Vincent Besin ... From:...
I put the stuff on self-righting multihulls in Files. This will also be my little offering to Catalyst, so it would have been nice if I could have put it up...
Does anyone know what has happened to this boat which was launched in 2000 but after that, I have not heard anything about it. For those that haven't heard of...
... I believe Jim Wilkinson is happily sailing around with it from his home in the Channel Islands. ... I have previously corresponded with Jim by email but...
Theo Schmidt
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Sep 16, 2005 6:59 am
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AYRSers may enjoy the preposterous movie/video Water World, at least in the beginning. There is shown a large rusting single-handed trimaran sporting a ...
Theo Schmidt
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Sep 19, 2005 4:33 pm
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There's lots that is preposterous in such movies, and while it makes us smile, now and then it provokes some thinking....... The sailboat people were portrayed...
Hi Robert, I have had a look at your article in the files section and I cant quite see how your self righting proa works, perhaps I am missing something. I am...
... The drawing is imperfect. The vectors should be nearly the same length, with the weight just slightly more than the buoyancy. At 90 degrees angle, the then...
I've been listening to this debate for some decades. And I have a vested interest. I have also 'reviewing the research literature' and I come to the ( current...
... A couple of tidbits: The kite catapult concept was actually patented, by BP--was British Petroleum--in the mid-1980's. The company holds half a dozen...
