Great model and video, Todd.
What is the scale of the model?
Cheers,
Peter



--- In harryproa@..., "tsstproa" <bitme1234@...> wrote:
>
> Here are two clips of a shunt with square harry flat bottom hulls.
> Windward hull with a little rock and leeward with non. The winds
are
> from 8 to 12 mph and stronger. Took head sail off of easy rig due
to
> being over power due to mast flex. The rudders are asymmetrical and
> would stall at lower speeds when wind gusts would hit from stright
> broad side after a shunt geting cought in irons drifting down wind
> side ways . But when moving foward with flow over the rudders they
> would hook up, with a slight weather helm needing input from
control
> stick to keep from heading up. Deffinately not hands off steering.
> The boat would fall off the wind better with only rear rudder down
> and with head sail on but winds where to strong for rig set up. In
> the process of redoing rig and rudder arrangment. Shorter main sail
> with same sail area but with a more square top and battens with a
> stiffer mast.
>
> Deffinately fast with head sail on a close reach. Surpisingly even
> to layperson like my wife. But a bit out of control and over
powered.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaP977ioHao
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkCTjpOosyk&feature=user
>
> Todd
>