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...
John i found your group at the NALSA website in the links, i must say i found the story about your wingnut III in WoodenBoat mag very interesting, and i would...
Hi John, With the new time change I am finding more computer time. I have been lurking and keeping up with your projects, but haven't had much chat time. I...
Kevin I did the interview last may with WB . They were pretty excited to do something out of the ordinary for a change. Dan Spurr lives in Montana so it was...
Hi John, I am glad to hear things are going well with your back. Our wing ended up being 14' tall with a 4' removable section. Since we didn't finish it until...
Somewhere I read the total mechanical advantage target was 18 to 1 (18/1). Is that about right? I am sizing the parts for my ST49, and was planning on a 12...
Ken , I had extended the ht of the tee . The weld broke on the coupler. It was a poor choice. Your set up sounds fine. The key to everything is to get the wing...
... I haven't designed any multi-element sections lately, although that may be about to change. I now have access to MSES professionally, so I may be able to...
Tom, I have experimented with some tell tails. I have placed them on the main trailing edge near the flap . They get sucked into the gap on the weather side....
John, I just want to make sure I understand right. I would have thought that you would start with a big flap deflection and then ease off as you go faster. ...
... They sound like they're too long. They should be short - say, two inches - and it would be useful to have several in a row in the chordwise direction....
In the video at about 5.50 min. I tack and am in a lull. At 6.00 I put on 30 degrees of flap and the boat starts to accelerate more. It doesn't look like I...
for got to post the video http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7416235999297705470 ... on the ... on the ... leeward ... was ... passed ... right if ... ...
Thanks, the original acticle had pictures of Wingnutlll. Apparently they sold the article and I've gotten calls from all over the North West about it. The St...
Hi John, I hope recovery is going well and that you'll be making shavings soon. We just got our first three days on the ice last weekend. Our time was short...
Kevin, I'm glad you are enjoying the wing. Bouncing. Hummm. With out much info I'll take a crack . If the spring board is squatting and coming back up then the...
Hi John, Glad to hear that you are on the mend. Make sure and put some creepers on those crutches before you hit the ice. It is my rear beam that is bouncing....
One of my boats has that bouncing problem too. The chocks are a little sloppy which may be the problem. It doesn't take much misalignment to cause problems. ...
Well, with not-too-much information, here is my 2 cents: The natural frequency of the boat is close to the natural frequency of the wing. If you were an...
Hi Ken, Thanks for the input. That makes a lot of sense. Most of my sailing with the wing thus far has been short runs, rough ice and with differing setups....
Hi, I am researching a land sailing boat for the beach. Something inexpensive, but top quality. I would like it to be a two seater. A concern is I will be...
You might find that instead of a two-seater, it's not much more expensive - and a lot more fun - to get two single-seaters. I wish I'd bought two landyachts...
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