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On behalf of the members, "Welcome aboard".
Sorry for the delay in acknowledging your message. John (the admin) is I believe still afloat but I am sure he would be interested in the status of Dora.
Cheers.
Kevan

I too have checked out this concept when reading George Buehler's book and contemplating a Riptide build (still on hold as I have bought another boat). I think though that I would chase the foundries a little harder and (with me providing the appropriate form in timber) get quotes for them to make t...

My memory is functional but faulty. I recalled something akin to Steve's comment about 5-years proving the boats structural ability, and have chased it to ground again. It was actually in a Transport Canada specification(?) that I came across when looking for information on registering a boat in Can...

Fair enough response Steve, and certainly consistent with what I have heard elsewhere about "publicly available" plans. Being slightly askew myself I originally interpreted his inquiry as referring to meeting current design codes and registering the boat with the appropriate authorities. I did an in...

Julio I was considering converting a Bermuda rig to a Ketch rig and in my research on the internet I stumbled across a suite of old Excel based executable files that design circular mast sections based on your input height etc. I see a note on the bottom of the dialog box that they use Skenes's and ...

Hi there. This forum is to "ask the experts" so I wasn't intending to put my two cents worth in(!) but there isn't much feedback and I have been doing some reading of late in prep for my own build and had some ideas/comments. I am further emboldened by Billaboard's and your initial work mirroring my...

I am certain you will have considerable feedback from the Eventide owners but I have just about finished analysing a Riptide for stability etc. and can confirm that the extra mass makes quite a difference to the stability numbers. Mind you the http://www.sailingusa.com formulae aren’t fussy about th...

Pretty quiet! I can only assume that she is "perfect as designed". Seriously though, I know there are few Riptide owners and they may not have read the posting - although any comments from the YM plywood single chine boats would be welcome. I will however push on with the final design drawings with ...

A humorous response comes to mind! But in all seriousness, without stating the obvious possibilities, one that "springs" to mind is that the lateral force on the bilge keels when under heavy way, may be too much for the connection to the hull. I note from the builder's page that there was a non-stan...

James Thanks for the comment. I hadn't thought about the bilge keels, they seemed so simple, how could the be tweaked?!? I have had a quick search for Richard Hare/PBO/Bilge with little success. Any hints as to where I could find it? You're building a Waterwitch, yes? Proceeding well? If you're inte...

Hello all! A few questions if I may. I have purchased MG’s Riptide drawings and am preparing detailed drawings to help through construction and planning (materials and costing). Having finished the basic drawings I checked the hydrostatics to see if it was as good a design thought. For a small cruis...