I reckon it is about time that Bain cleaned out his workshop again so we can get some updates of his Harry' Hope the floods weren't too much of a problem ...
Hi Robert, Bain has painted his proa on the outside (same colour as Johnnies, off whitish tone called 'Lillium') and is now fitting out the interior ready for...
Rob, If shunting needs less rudder action than tacking, then it would make sense to experiment with laminar flow rudder blades (eg. NACA 66-012) instead of ...
G'day, Worth an experiment, for sure. However, even with less rudder action there is still some, so I think the 00 series would be a better bet. Maybe try...
doha720 <doha720@...> wrote:Ho! Yeah, I was just thinking that along with the good things about HP's is the absence of a mast support pole in the cabin...
G'day, They sure do. By the way, I am sailing Elementarry most weekends if you would like to come for a sail. Regards, Rob ... From: Doug Haines To:...
Yeah Great!, Rob Where do you go _ down to the boat ramp? I am so totally fed up with that piece of rubbish I built - you know it flipped over because of the...
Hi All, I have been researching multi designs to build for a while now (Wharram, Woods, Kellsell, Shuttleworth & Farrier) and really like the Harryproa...
Hi I am not sure as to how to call you as you haven't signed your email but hi anyway, I have thought some similar things and discussed some of them with Mark...
Hi, I have been researching multi designs to build for a while now (Wharram, Woods, Kellsell, Shuttleworth & Farrier) and really like the Harryproa concept. It...
... them with ... Hi Robert, sorry for not signing off. Richard here, signed in on my wife's yahoo account. Thanks for that info. I can live with the narrow...
Hi Richard, If you have been considering an F32 then the Visionarry would seem cavernous. Trimarans are fine craft but relatively expensive. They also have one...
... cavernous. Robert- I was staggered by the spaciouseness of the Visionarry when I saw it in the flesh. My wife fell in love with it but I felt that I could ...
Hi Mark, Michelle. Carole will be in Darwin in a few weeks and me and the dog a couple of weeks later. I was wondering about the difficulties in using epoxies...
G'day, The epoxies suffering from amine blush (mostly the 4 and 5:1 types) are a pain in humid conditions. The 2:1 types are usually ok. What you do need to...
Having had a good look at John's Visionarry on the North Coast the thing that impressed me most was that this is a boat that is big, simple, light and looks...
Hi Luke, Progress is good. I have finished building in a surprisingly roomy fridge, 210 litres, have almost finished the fabric liner in the bunks and am now...
... Hi Robert, Now I'm getting really excited. I also just got my copy of Multihull World in the post today. Both the Visonarry's look fantastic, super quick....
G'day, Thanks for the kind words. I have uploaded a copy of the article to the Files section of the Harryproa chat group. regards, Rob ... From: Luke...
Hi Mark and all the others who responded to my query. Thank you all for your contributions. Sorry, but somehow they didn't appear or I wasn't looking properly...
G'day, The preferred cruising sail combination is the Easyrig. Sail area can be considerably more than what we normally use. One of the advantages of an...
Hi Rob Ref captioned picture in article As a botanistI was suprised to see they had the same mangroves in the canals of Holland as they do in North coast NSW, ...
Hi richard, I have to start first but hoping to start building by the end of the year. I am just about to move to Darwin and will take a little while to ...
... Snip ... I anticipated, but is still to prove itself competitively. It has the disadvantage on the bigger boats of needing a winch (albeit a small one) to...
G'day, Matt wrote the article without consulting us, so there were a few errors, and those questions at the end. Following is an email I sent him. G'day, Got...
G'day, The booms are bonded to the masts, so the main sheet is only altering the angle of attack, not tensioning the leech. Therefore, the winch size is what...
Thanks Rob, The steerability in shalow water is a good point snip . The other big advantage of the schooner is that you can trim the sails individually to...
Hi Rob, A difficult one to answer. I didn't notice any tendency to dig the Elementarry in while surfing at Coffs Harbour but the waves weren't very steep. The...
G'day, I have not done any real sailing with both rudders up, will do next time I go out, maybe this Sunday (Doug, I will give you a call). Suspect it will...
