Does anyone on the forum,... know of, ....or have references to, the actual pointing capabilities of MF,....plus its tacking capabilities?? This...
Tacking a square rigger thru the wind, rather than wearing-ship has its challenges. I'm working on some new ideas. Sure wish there was another...
Unbelievable to build boats with no rubrails ! sail or power
Nice looking vessel Kajan. I assume it is a catamaran? Do you have more images,...you could send them privately if you wish?? That design could...
Every once in a while I began thinking of a tree house to build,...a 'swiss-family' one like Walt Disney did long ago. And locate it on the coast...
A friend of mine here in St Augustine and myself have opined lots lately on all the silly shaped, and multiple windows that new designers are...
So we've all given up on these dreams?...even while the lotteries are getting even bigger?
popobowa, did you ever find a boat for yourself?
"The review I read about the Maltese Falcon said they turned on the engines and powered through the tacks." Gonzo I can well imagine that since...
Looking back at the tacking questions https://www.boatdesign.net/threads/tacking-a-square-rigged-vessel.68526/ oops, looks like I was going to...
So sad that many of these links don't work ! I guess that is the internet rather than good old books and libraries !!
A number of these links are saying videos no longer available? Is there anyway to recover them?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_and_If
I realize there are not that many sailors on this forum,..but I would really like to know if anyone out there has seen anything like this sort of...
I think you have to understand the tremendous influence of the lobby network that Lockheed Martin has with the defense industry of the USA. After...
Interesting how these Ukrainian sea drones are becoming effective against Russian assets,...and at a GREATLY reduced cost !!
Thank goodness they are now accepting the failures.
I was reading back thru this subject thread, and this old posting popped out at me. makes me wonder what has happened to this kite-powered subject...
Looks like this interest in kite powered ships is coming up again,.. kite powered ships - Google Search...
Or maybe since the original engine in the 300 Gullwing was a slant 6 for hood clearance, perhaps this new version of an older slant 6 would be...
