Yes, there are several companies here producing laminated wood products. I will definitely take a look what they offer and what could be suitable...
Considering what's going on in my corner of the world I'm more leaning towards building a plywood cat. There is a significant chance a war can...
For large cruising boats two masts may be ok to reduce the area of individual sails to be more manageable. Balancing sail forces easier with two...
Plywood I plan to use is available in various sizes including sheets up to 4 m long. With 4 m sheet length there would be only 3 stitches on 15 m...
I usually sail if at all possible, but occasionally in very narrow channels I have had situations in strong winds where only way to do reasonable...
I'm looking through both most detailed C50 build blogs The Harry "Hendon" Saga https://harryhendon.blogspot.com/ C50 - Brazil — Harryproa...
That's a concern because with outboard motor it is not too difficult to get overpowered. Motorsailing and tacking with mainsail only is my go to...
It occoured to me that motoring and motorsailing is possible only in one direrction. I wonder if it is feasible to center both sails and motorsail...
Thanks Interesting, tacking and gybing have never bothered me much. With self tacking jib tacking upwind in normal cat or mono is super easy,...
Most production boats are made to a price point. Average sailboat is parked in the marina most of the time and go out on weekends when weather is...
Possibly, but that is something I would really like to see in action before committing building such unusual system. I think for sailboat risk...
I think idea to use tender to also to drive main boat is kinda neat. Just not sure how it would cope with steep waves while attached to main boat...
