The main sail flow profile is trashed. I can’t imagine the shape being efficient, especially in combination with any forward…
Hi Matt, Thanks for the fill on that. I have got to the point where I really appreciate and even…
The load on the spreader is purely axial compression. They aren’t supposed to take any significant bending load, and the…
Hi Paul, That is indeed a loverly story and the Hylas 47 is, I think, the Stevens 47 under a…
Hi Ralph, I feel that way too, but kept it out of the Tip so as to be more objective.…
Hi Eric, Thanks for the good point on spreader angle. I had to think about it a bit, but after…
Wow Michal, your numbers blow my mind. Are you not worried about the strain this set up puts on your…
Hi Denis! I agree, when you motor, you motor for a long while sometimes. I don’t know if you have…
Hi Eric – thank you for this article. I have 2 alternators on my 88hp Yanmar turbo diesel and I…
Yes it is a bit harsh on the fairer sex, but reasonably accurate nonetheless, whilst not really their fault. Very…
It’s yet another incredibly dumb design feature being foisted on unsuspecting buyers by designers who have never been cruising and…
And, maybe I’m being a bit of a romantic ( which if been called ), they don’t look good, like…
Wow, what a trend! The comments are just as interesting as the article. I can’t begin to imagine sailing with…
Hi Janathan, No, sorry, I never wrote it. The problem was that the technical guy at the extinguisher company who…
Hi John, Regarding spreader angle to the horizontal, if the rigging is discontinuous, then the designer gets much more flexibility…
Hi Mike, Sure, during testing that would work too, although I would not want to see it on a tether…
Hi Denis, Not in part two, but I will be addressing that in a rewrite of my installation tips chapter,…
Hi Bill, Good one.
Hi Floris, Sure that could work, but my thinking is that the tether should be fixed at a safe length.…
Hi John, Thanks for the always interesting commentary. I need to respond to the discussion about heavily-swept spreaders to point…