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I never had such fouling, in 4 different boats since 2005. But then, I sail approx. 50 % of the time with empty tank, and usually have an empty tank when the boat lies at its mooring. And, as Ken...

I had been coming from sailing open dinghies, on the Atlantic coast, so since I got my first waterballasted dinghy, which could self-right from a knockdown, I had been blowing the horn for...

Again, you want great stability when the boat is upright, and maximum instability when the boat is inverted upside down. With clever design you can have both.

P.S.
Here a link to capsizing and...

: Stability while the boat is upright, and INstability while the boat is upside down. The former is achieved by a low point of gravity, and the latter by a low point of gravity in combination with...

Waterballast.
https://www.semainedugolfe.com/pr%C3%A9-inscrits-2023-homer-1577-3726-0-0.html?b491_nom_bateau_1=HOMER&b491_port_bateau_8=&b491_clase_bateau_25=&...

I'll be in flotilla "3 bis", with HOMER.
C.

Semaine du Golfe du Morbihan is coming back in May 2023. Over 800 boats registered so far, and counting. Many interesting wooden boats in the various flotillas. www.semainedugolfe.com .

Thanks for reviving this useful and entertaining thread. :)
I was inspired by this thread in 2010. I then looked at putting a small rig on an ocean rowing boat, but that did not work, too tippy,...

101558101559I have been using VC 17 for many years, and have been really happy with the result, for many years.
But reports have popped up of severe pitting corrosion on V4 stainless steel...

16ft. boat, 2 guys. 450 cans of food, 6 cases of beer, etc. . OK, that was 1988, and what's done is done, but my third thought -today- is: What happens to all the litter and trash ocean crossers...

Thanks for posting the article. An article to remember. Curious what page 67 may bring. C.

Agree. I am using a small Epropulsion on a 20ft. sailboat, and am really happy with it. Range, performance, practicality, all good enough for me. Expensive, though, I find.

Thinking forward, I...

Some years ago we were musing over bringing out electric engine pod sets for integrating into rudderblades, to do away with clumsy outboards. With capability to recharge the battery with excess wind...

As said in the title, I would like an experienced and reputable builder in Ireland to build me a John Welsford 6 m Whaler or Long Steps. Preferably the Whaler. Standing rig and sails I can build /...

I use fenders instead of tires to cushion the mast. And pay attention that no steel shrouds and other wires can come loose to rub and damage varnished surfaces. Difficult. One of the reasons I no...

I have an "EPropulsion Spirit 1.0 Plus XS" on my 20ft. BayRaider and do not look back at all my various combustion engines in the past. Electric is here to stay. Range, power, convenience all there,...

Started with steel wire. Got nasty kinks.
Changed to webbing. That degraded quickly from sunlight, and broke. Took heavier webbing, and that overfilled the winch drum and made winching tough....

In the Irish Times of today: An article and some photos of Hegarty's Boatyard outside Baltimore / Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland. A time capsule....

Here is a video clip which gives fair impressions what it is like on the west coast of Ireland, on a good day. One scene shows Fastnet Rock off Baltimore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIzU6Vhpzyw...

So, Torqeedo is finally doing away with the noisy gearbox? That's good. Took a while.

I spoke to them a few years ago about an option to recharge the battery through using the propeller as...

So here is a noise level (and performance) comparison between Torqeedo and ePropulsion on the water: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1lwCtMSyB0 .

As a P.S.,
I am thankful for this thread. It...

There is a sound level comparison of the Torqueedo and the ePropulsion on Youtube. Very clear difference.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlQL0u3dBQw

For the first, there are tiller extensions, for the second, there are hinged tillers.
So, again, what's the point for push-pull tillers in a thread about "Great Design Features in Boats"?

Pardon my asking, but what has a push-pull tiller to do with "Great Design Features in Boats"?
-It's historic, of course, but today there are modern design solutions which allow to have a central...

I forgot to mention something tangential, pro synthetic.: Initially I replaced all trailer winch wire with the wide black winching straps. To avoid the dangerous kinking of wire strands. But since I...

Fine job. Looks great. Thanks for posting.

I use & race Dyneema shrouds for 10 years now, and will never go back to wire.
I test the strength each year between tree and tractor, and did not ever have a failure there or at sea , despite some...

Because it is simple, proven, cheap, practical, and -in connection with the luff pocket- performs superbly. I do it since 2002, originally started it experimentally to beef up a Drascombe Longboat....

The usual method to kill all life inside the ballast tank is a proper shot of Harpic. No big deal.

I can see where you are coming from, but I cannot see where you are headed. :confused:

Different from any hard ballast, Water Ballast is the ONLY ballast on this planet one can take in and dump at...

Peter Sibley,
I can recommend to take an already very capable boat, and beef it up further. Saves time, money and avoids disappointments.
In my case, it was to retrofit a watertight cabin hatch,...

Another alternative to lacing, or to buttoning with loop and toggle, is using male and female velcro strips on the sail luff. The velcro is neater, however, we found the toggles -in our case little...

On my small cabin expedition boat I have replaced the usual flat foam mattress with a "XL" (man-size) outdoor "bean bag", filled with styrofoam pellets. Advantage is that the bag is comfy to sleep on...

http://forum.woodenboat.com/images/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by SHClark http://forum.woodenboat.com/images/buttons/viewpost-right.png
Windsurfer masts are all 4.7 m long or 15' 5" long....

Just to complete this about carbon windsurfer masts, while we're here:

On the boat below are 4 different windsurfer masts being used as spars and masts. The photo is also a study about the actual...

RFK:
Thanks for pointing out posts #21 and 24. Yes, that IS nonsense. Windsurfer masts are NOT standardised with regards to coming at a single length (4.7 mtrs) only.

The poster of No. 24 refers...

Yes, windsurfer masts ARE standardised. :D

No, windsurfer masts are NOT pre-bent. Who said that? B:?

"Adjusting windsurfer mast stiffness by the outhaul"? What do you mean by that? :confused:
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: Compared to a custom made carbon rig for $$$$s. :D

But otherwise agreed, flex of windsurfer masts is not always welcome. To avoid much flex, go for long windsurfer masts with high IMCS number...

I am using windsurfer masts on my open sea going BayRaider for my -unstayed- topmast, mizzen mast, as well as for main, mizzen and jib booms. For near ten years, and in weather up to F8. Never broke...

Better close this thread before the thread drift gets worse. Thanks to all contributors who kept focus over the years.
Feel welcome anyone to open a new thread about small shallow draught sailers...

Try Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/In-Outdoor-Large-Bean-Bag-Lounger-Kids-Adult-Children-Giant-Cushions-With-Beans-/281850684620?var=&hash=item419f9c24cc:m:m8sAWYDstBdkXY9qjIgycUA

My giant size...

If you look through Johns "motley assortment" of proposals for a bigger Pocket Ship, and how he dislikes the one design which he finds is too close to the Shrimper (the Pocket Ship III), you may feel...

I have voted for the 21'6" Pocket Ship III. True, it is near the Shrimper, but then, the Shrimper sales show that this is an attractive size slot, and I can imagine John Harris could improve a lot of...

Inside the cabin no standard mattresses, but two giant outdoor bean bags filled with styrofoam pellets, for extra buoyancy. The bean bags are great, they adapt to any heeling of the boat or body...

John,
I applaud you wholeheartedly for making your designs so safe. In Europe minimum safety is a legal requirement for all production boats. Home-builts are still exempt, unless they are to be sold...

Or, another very sophisticated dutch boat to watch is "Wuptem!" in flotilla 3bis. Tacks up like a witch with twin unstayed rotating Finn Dinghy wing masts, and somewhat mysteriously like by magic...

Daniel,

I never submitted the article. I wrote it, but then found it sounded all too self-important, and I did not want that publicity.
I now have the boat I wanted, and that is enough for me.
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The bi-annual Semaine du Golfe Morbihan is a great event to see very many different wooden boat designs. If you browse through the catalogue of participating boats -presently over 1,200 boats- ,...

Watertight cabin, self-righting from full inversion, masts lashable horizontally over the deck and cockpit.

-Some thoughts in this thread:...

Nick W is right, the BJ 17 was derived from the "King-Alfred-School" yawls designed by N. Irens. The original "King-Alfred-School" boats were built in strip planking by a row of boatbuilding and...