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Has anyone got any links to "how to sail model yachts" type sites? Tactics, boat handling that sort of stuff. How to get to the next mark first...
I just made a new fin mold. I used TR high temp mold release wax. I put 6 or 7 coats of wax on the plug as per the instructions and laid up the...
What is the advantage to using multiple lays of cloth? Is three lays of 2oz any better than one lay of 6 oz? Stronger? Lighter? Why? I've run out...
Would anyone care to expound upon the virtues of push-pull versus pull-pull, or push-push for that matter. I have looked on the airplane sites and...
I'm thinking about building a foam plug. I want to use the "cardboard shadows between the pieces of foam" method. What I'm a little foggy on is...
I have designed and built an IOM. It is very well behaved and seems fast but it tends slightly toward lee helm. What I mean by this is that in...
Hi All I was doing a little sanding on a new fin and sanded deep enough for the waste to turn black(sanded into the CF). Should I be putting on...
I use a good 5 min epoxy for most of my bonding. When I use it on epoxy parts that I have made(room temp cure) I have no problem with it sticking....
When a boat heels, does it rotate around the waterline(approx) or around the center of gravity(about halfway down the fin on an IOM)??? Thanks Don
I have some 2.5 oz glass cloth that is wrinkled. The wrinkles don't want to come out when I lay up the cloth. Is there a way to get rid of the...
I just found Claudio's book and would like to read it. Does anyone know if there is an English version? The online translators won't do anything...
Can someone tell me how to coat a bulb and have it come out smooth? I tried pouring epoxy over the bulb and heating it with a hair drier but I get...
If I buy plans for a boat that are copywritten, build and sail the boat and decide that I would like to try to improve the boat in a small way....
I wonder if someone would like to attempt to explain the difference between LCB and LCF? Or point me to a site. I think I'm getting close to...
Hi all Can anyone clarify the block situation for me. As far as I know we have 3 manufacturers, Pekabe,Hales and KDH. Pekabe is "out of stock"...
Hi All I wonder if someone(or everyone) who designs thier own boats(IOM in particular) could run through thier method of determining fin /mast...
What kind of electronics do you use to play your start sequence? I was using a CD player but with more people bouncing the dock it skips. I tried...
I have heard that a flattish aft section makes a boat go downwind better. Can anyone explain why? In laymans terms? Thanks Don
I am toying with the idea of draining the mast tube into the keel trunk. This would shed a few grams as my mast tube always seems to be full. I am...
Can anyone point me at some plans for a rig tension gauge? I found them years ago but a Google search reveals nothing. Thanks Don