G'day,
Need to be a little careful as quarter circle radius joins don't allow
obtuse angle joins, only acute.
regards,
Rob
On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 8:00 PM, Robert <cateran1949@
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> A radius join built on the top edge of the bottom sheet above the
> bilges and a radius curve built onto the bottom of the upper section
> and a flat between the two would allow an easy connection that can be
> adjusted from thin to wide for the flare. For the deck joint, I
> wouldn't go as far as Shuttleworth as I really don't like slipping off
> the deck, and would have a 5cm radius.
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> > > -Very similar to my concepts. I feel it allows more
> > > room below for
> > > very little extra wind resistance, if any, and
> > > possibly it ends up
> > > with less spray. I don't think it would take away
> > > from the motion or
> > > increase water resistance. It does add marginally to
> > > complexity in
> > > building, but I don't think excessively. Panels need
> > > to be joined
> > > somewhere, and I find it difficult in working on
> > > panels much more than
> > > the standard 1200 wide,
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> > Shuttleworth has analyzed this very much. Two articles
> > I found first from Shuttleworth'
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> > These should give good idea. Since you never sail
> > directly to wind flare gives no more resistance to
> > wind. Keeping flare up should make no difference to
> > resistance through water (could be some but I really
> > do not know). Flare reduces spray. Building is more
> > complex and some surface and material will probably
> > need to be added. Will it affect motion and cause
> > slamming of waves to underside of flare? I don't know.
> > Could be. Increase of interior volume should make it
> > much more comfortable inside the ww hull. Just don't
> > fill it with all the heavy stuff.
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