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...
Rob Denney, Thanks for the invite to go sailing again this Sunday and II should make it this time. I think the quick boats pick up the waves better and can...
Thanks for showing the Elementarry Rob. The boat is really great and I can encourage others to take a test sail if they can get to where there is one sailing. ...
G'day, Glad you enjoyed it. It will be a lot better organised next time in terms of ropes and steering. Hopefully there will also be some more wind, more...
Hi All, It has been awhile since my last post and I've been dong a lot of reading since then. Firstly I read the entire contents of the forum. Some of the...
No groans from here, I love other people experimenting with new ideas, saves us doing it :>). All your ideas sound like fun to play with. We may be building a...
I'm off to Darwin on Saturday and it will be a little while before I can get a full size shed to work in to build a Harry. Meantime I was considering building...
G'day, ... Still no real conclusions, but the schooner works well. I was out on Friday in 15 knots of breeze, clocked 16.5 on the gps. Sails still pretty...
