-If I , No when, I get the boat done(the Admiral has given her nod so she is now on my case) I hope you come over and deliver it in person and come out on sailing and have further arguments over the bows.
-- In harryproa@yahoogrou
>
>
> If you implement a Wharram wing sail on a harryproa, I'll send you a
> handheld color portable GPS with compass.
>
> I'm still renovating our catamaran, which is taking up a surprising
> amount of time and expense, so it's definitely not yet time to start a
> new boat. Logic would dictate selling the current boat and using the
> funds to build the new one, but I just can't stop until everything is
> just so, even if I won't get a return on my full investment.
>
> But I love the Wharram wing sail, and would love to see it on a
> Harryproa. If you go ahead with trying it out, I'll send you
> a Lowrance iFinder Expedition C Plus waterproof handheld color
> chartplotter with magnetic compass. Or whatever is the new equivalent
> at the time (should the C Plus become outdated). I can't stop by to
> help you with construction, so perhaps I can help tempt you with a shiny
> toy.
>
> Good luck with the bathroom. I agree that the beams are a good first
> step. Good practice with the materials, but no large shed needed yet.
>
> - Mike
>
>
>
> Robert wrote:
> >
> >
> > Some of the supplies could be a new carbon rudder shaft, insurance, a
> > code zero, and an extension pole for the boom. Legitimate sharing of
> > costs.
> > Rob's plans for his own (last time I heard) is for more a weekend
> > tripper rather than a longer term cruiser, but cruising round Moreton
> > Bay and round Fraser Island is pretty nice.
> >
> > The admiral tells me I should start on a boat as soon as I do the
> > final fiddly bits on the bathroom. I'll try and finish my outrigger
> > conversion to a Harriette and then start on the fiddly bits for the
> > big one. Crossbeams first as they are time consuming but straight
> > forward and can be packed away.
> >
> > Finally decided on rudders. Like Blind Date only on a flare on the lw
> > hull. Slightly more bury, slightly further back from the line
> > perpendicular to the sail drive and less retractability. In really
> > shallow conditions I hope to leave the rear rudder trailing and steer
> > with the sails.
> >
> > Now have to decide on the masts. Probably wing masts but may stick
> > with the tapered cylinder. Could even go to a wharram wing sail.
> >
> > --- In
> >
>
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