John: I have most of the materials on hand to start my boat, as well. I looked through the plans, and cannot find a material list or plywood thicknesses for...
Ken, I am using 6mm okume ply for the fuselage with 13/16x 1 1/2 longerons. I have put one bulkhead in front of the steering assemble on other similar boats....
John: I am trying to review old data, and you saved many key discussions as .eml files. How does one open them? Firefox freaked and did not succeed. Thanks, ...
Ken I made them into text files. How is your boat coming along? I just finished painting the planks and fuselage on one of mine. I experimented with a latex...
John: I am over-thinking this. I have the wood for the hull and wings and am making the mast and steering hardware. I had a very complex fuselage design,...
It sounds like a fun project. How will you attach the ribs to the spar box? By the sound of it Your main wing section chord length will be large. That in...
Ya the paint is something I just wanted to experiment with. I've had complaints that wood is hard to see while racing. That yellow should get some exposure. IB...
I can understand the visibility comment. brown dirt ... brown boat. I have the same problem with guys I Isablla ice boat with. They have clear mylar film...
I have an airfoil profile Tom Speer designed for LYDIA, with a 0012 flap (approximately). I'd appreciate Tom's thoughts on that foil now some 17 years later. ...
... Wow - was it that long ago? Those sections were my first attempt at seeing if I could design a wing with specified characteristics in the presence of a...
John, the ST49 looks really nice, like all your wingboats. I agree that the bright color will help in visability, especially when there is dust on the playa....
Mark, I am designing the wing right now. I wont be able work on it for a while. I ended up having a lower back fusion last week. They want me to lay low for...
Does anyone have any advice for runner design for the ST49? We made the rules to read 2 sets allowable .25''x 36 long max. I'm thinking of designing a set for...
Runners. That is a topic that has occupied ten years of discussion on the DN boards. Read the archives at www.dnamerica.org for a thorough discussion on...
Ken ,I found his on the DN articles page. Its similar advice to yours. I wish it gave an over all length and a pivot hole location. If you could guess is this...
Just for reference, the dimension of the pivot hole for a Sarns 30" bull nose is 17 5/8" back from the nose. ... yours. ... curve ... obstruction. ... 2 .5''...
''If the runner is set on a flat surface, a 0.008 spacer will fit under the edge from the front and back, and the pivot will be above the mid-point between the...
My Sarns steering runner is 26 1/4", the pivot is 15 3/4 from the nose. BTW: the lengths are total lenght, not the contact surface length. ... 58.33% of the...
Which runners first: If I had none and were starting, 36" plates with the crown and grind as discussed above. 30 inch plate for the front, with a brake....
Hey, I don't know how many of you read WoodenBoat magazine, but get out to your local book store (or go online at http://www.woodenboat.com/) and get a copy of...
Two more links: http://www.davidwoodward.com/iceflyer/runners.htm www.icesailing.org/junior/docs/specsa.pdf Within these links are discussions and drawings of...
You know you are an ice sailor when: . . your car gets more hours every sailing weekend than your boat. . . your car is overloaded when all your runners are...
Hi all new member here my name is Joe and i live in Alaska, thought i would say hi, i read that article in Woodboat magizine on Wingnut III, wow that just...
Welcome Joe. I'm curious how you found this web site? Was it because of the article ? I intended to have them put a link to this website in the article but it...
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