And the Madness begins, they released the plans tonight, at least to my mailbox.
--- In harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au, "tsstproa" <bitme1234@...> wrote:
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> Do you really think they'll let me buy plans. I doubt it not yet. I'm just curious. I remember when you first did elementarry plans I inquired about then as well as solitarry. Me follow directions not! The idea of miss direction. Keeping them, you all the world off balance hahahah. Its all just madness really....
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> I only started doing models to get my points across due to my lack of communication skills and knowledge of terms and how they are used. I still get them mixed up and wrong. But the model conveys the principal point I'm tring to get across for most that follow whats being talked about at the time. Unfortunately it progressed to exploring my own ideas sometimes I feel like its a was of time but then I have have a new idea want to go test it. I'm feeling the Oldman time ticking.
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> You haven't seen whats brewing my shed lately!!!
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> As I was saying about blind date and what it looks like is the leehull just looks to small to narrow its squatting in the water. Evenly sure no fore or aft pitch, but hey its just a video I wasn't there. Only other cause thing to make it seems this way would when static on dry land sitting on hulls is the deck level or bias leaning to leeward or leaning to weather? See what I'm getting at? Or if leewar hull is to buoyant cause boat to lean to leeward to begin with then when under sail pressure leaning more cause hull to be at precanted angle making the bit harded than it needs to go forward.
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> Yes I was a joking about getting wet. But I was referring to RB the second video doing 16knots.
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> Todd
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> --- In harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au, Rob Denney <harryproa@> wrote:
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> > Cool models. Blind date is 50'/15m. Waterline beam 720 mm. Would probably
> > go better in a breeze with a longer lee hull, but light air performance
> > would drop. No need to go higher from any of the videos or experience so
> > far. Any leaner and there are structural issues. My take? Compared to RB
> > it is not sailing as well. This is not surprising as this was essentially
> > their first sail, with novice crew and taking everything easy. I am sure
> > that as the crew get more experienced, the performance of the boat will get
> > better.
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> > The only design change I would make would be to sharpen the bow, leaving the
> > entry angle the same.
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> > By the way, and in the same laughing tone as your comment on the wetness of
> > RB. Why is the master of innovative model hulls and rigs looking at buying
> > plans for a Madness?
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> > rob
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