Congratulations on the launching/s It must be true that form follows function follows form. The workmanship and design have combined in these boats to produce...
I've seen John's sound system, it probably accounts for most of the weight difference! He'll also need a big generator....congratulations John, she looks...
Rob, Michele, Mark et al, You know that something looks right when you see it out of its element and it still looks good. Who'd have thought that a Visionary...
G´day, Blind Date was launched last month in front of 100 people, one of whom was the local mayor who conferred on Jan the Dutch equivalent of a knighthood....
Dear, Rob, Interested in seeing the real thing in action. Any craft going out from Perth? Also - how much estimate on an Elementariy kit supplied, or cost of ...
Thanks Mark. Took me a while to understand how your bearing system works: when extended, the bearings on the female and male are on top of each other so there ...
Mark wrote ... of built up resin/graphite applied where they overlap when extended. This will give plenty of clearance when telescoping to prevent jamming. Do...
All of us at Harryproa would like to congratulate Jan and Rudolf on the launching of Blind Date, the worlds first Visionarry to hit the water. Judging by the...
reading up chronologically on the list, I wonder what is the shape of the envisioned "dish ama"? Like a satellite dish? Assuming it is supposed to skim the ...
Hello all, took me a couple years to find this group even though I been off and on the proa_file for a long time. Cheers Rob, Looks like you are having fun...
G'day, Following is in reply to a question from Robert about the new rudders. Attempts to reply to his email address have failed. G'day, Should be some...
Hi, in the micro-cruiser thread Rob raised two issues about racing HPs: - mast support: why not mobile "sidestays" on the model of classical backstays. The...
Proaconstrictor and Rob,Thanks all for the input. I posted similar to the proa file and it didn't seem that they could grasp the concept to give decent...
i've been sketching a 2.5m wide Elementarry with a folding out cockpit to windward another 1.2-1.5m. It can either be a tramp held up with a beam as in 18'...
G'Day all, ... in > Europe this year. High on the list is Bol d'Or on Lake Geneva. ... an island > in the North Sea). However, later in the summer is the ...
Another variant of the Elemetarry has also been nagging at my mind. The "camper" version is Ok for two adults, but I am afraid that with two kids (OK, small -...
Hi again, my first idea is a really racing elementarry. The "standard" elemetarry is nice for places were you've got real wind. But on lake Geneva saling is...
Wondering how you created enough clearnce to allow kickup ruddders on Elementarry? Was triangular cross beams a factor or was it more moving them more...
I agree, I think slippage would be easily overcome with driven rollers on either side of the board. Could always roughen the board a bit. I don't think there...
Nice report Rob. But I must say, Michele has a future in story writing, if she so chooses. Very entertaining and funny. So listen, I'm not totally up to speed...
Hi all, I was looking forward to crewing on the Elementarry on Saturday in the inaugural Southport to Sandgate race, after a couple of days practising in...
Hi all, New to this group, I present myself: - monohull sailer: lot of sea charter, former owner of a 25' on lake Geneva, Switzerland - not much multi...
This a question mainly for Rob but I think it can be of interest to others, so I send it on the list. Someone in France is asking me if it could be possible to...
hi, I have been looking at the construction details on the Scandinavian boats on the Harryproa site and noticed the method of female moulds and trimming the...
Does anyone in Australia know anyone interested in a 15HP Honda 4 stroke with extra long shaft, electric start and tilt. I bought 5 of these at a very cheap...
