I knew I had seen that PDF before, in fact I posted a message about it here on this page of discussions:...
Just ran across this other idea I had been considering for furling the sails on a Dynarig without having to furl them into a slot in the mast:...
I'll look up that info you suggested. I believe I remember seeing it, but it has been quite some time ago.
Tacking maneuver at time frame 1:18 in this video [MEDIA] ...and for the small test vessel with single sail at 1:20 (must have created this...
There is one problem with the Dynarig on a catamaran that needs more study,....tacking problem. The catamaran (and most all multihulls) lack that...
I've been away on a little holiday down to Boguete Panama, so I missed this news of his passing. I was just going thru my emails and saw this:...
Good video. Check out what they say about decreasing the sail area, particularly the mainsail....and the speed of this thing...WOW [MEDIA]
I had written something similar in a research vessel proposal, "If we permit our oceans to become a cemetery, we may damage its alter ego the...
Not exactly 'superyacht image' :eek:, ....but how about this rather compact new Russian 'city car'...
Here is one such posting, but the subsequent link to the navy's sonar problem is missing....
I did not see that, nor know of its existence. I no longer suscribe to cable TV, but will try and find its presentation on another...
Just received this via email: 8 Explorer Yacht Concepts ...my favorite of these is number 1
And a final surprise,...just yesterday I was visiting a friend here in St Augustine who is a big reader of books. He lent me a copy of a book on...
Models of 'Nautilus' [MEDIA] [MEDIA]
Another smaller vessel for sale [MEDIA]
Tourist Submarine for Sale (and another in operation) [MEDIA]
A few more Youtube links to 'personal subs' [MEDIA] Used Propane Tank Becomes Submarine | Outrageous Acts of Science [MEDIA] 10 other personal...
A friend told me just yesterday that the Wall Street Journal had made reference to a Flywheel energy storage system was being worked on by a...
Concrete Sub http://imulead.com/tolimared/concretesubmarine/ ...then a video link to UC3 Nautilus - The world's largest amateur built submarine...
Hard to get a photo of the cotton type pieces in the fuel (what fuel, it no longer spelled like any fuel at all,..more like dirty water). Tried to...