I was looking at your pics and wondered what your anchor set up was when you took time out and surfed some of those offshore reefs, RObert ... sign up for your...
Hi Robert How's your Harry prospects changed since moving? Still waiting for funds? I only stayed the night out there, but I just threw the anchor out and it...
Hi Doug, I am getting a little work, enough to clear debts and my health seems to be improving so I may be able to work full time again. Don't know how to...
Hi, Thought I'd start with harrproa chat group - anyone got any charts to pass on? Or know someone else with a set of some of the Australian coastline? Thanks ...
see photos section - not sure probably "redo" I think the file is called. Interesting - the strut,will be in tension unfortunately, but I think I have bulked...
-Looks a pretty good set up uniglass wrapped around should be more than adequate under tension. This looks similar to what Rob and Mark were discussing a...
There is another diffrence from Rob's beam mounted ones - he uses a rope that slides under the blade after letting off the hold downs, this is maybe not...
Hello Rob, Now that you have tried the KSS method do you have plans in the next year or two to design a Harryproa and offer plans for construction using the...
G'day, We are able to offer plans for any boat in the range within a couple of weeks of receiving a deposit. Eventually all of them will be available for KSS,...
Next issue of Multoihulls World in Australia, should be out early August. It may also be in one of the next few US Multihulls magazines. regards, Rob...
What's a good method to home build carbon fiber masts? Also, for a freestanding and rotating mast, what's a good design for the bearings/embedment. My...
I'm no engineer but wanted to ask this before. Why not a fixed tube from the bottom of the boat , through the deck and up say 3m. Then the wing can slide down...
My thoughts are to avoid aluminium as it is heavier than the equivalent in either carbon or even strip plank. There is also the difference in expansion...
G'day, There is some information on the strip plank technique in the archives at www.harryproa.com. The technique works, but we have made improvements since ...
Thanks for the responses; the advice seams reasonable. I found the mast building stuff in the archives under building the split cabin Harrygami and I found...
G'day, My boat is having a wing section mast, we are part way through a full wing sail rig for a 60 footer and have a couple of other wing masts on the maybe ...
G'day, I have just received sponsorship of the solo Transpac boat from Zoltek, manufacturer of carbon tow, which is our preferred material for mast building....
Hello Rob, Did you get any indication when the availability will be getting better, in another year or two? How much is needed to build a mast for the 40'...
G'day, Three years ago, when the carbon squeeze started, it was all going to be over in 6 months as new production lines were built to cope with the upsurge in...
G'day, We had another one to build at the same time as mine, but the owner decided to wait a while. He is still keen and is attending the August workshop so ...
Hello, I am the owner of Harryproa design number one and have decided to sell what I have completed. Below is a brief description. This offers someone the...
Why are you selling ? With all the work you have already put in I would think you would want to complete the project and go sailing. If at all possible you...
Hi George, I've taken up kite boarding/surfing and have lost interest in the proa. It was orginally estimated to be built in 250 hours by a competent amateur...
I have just spent the last 5 days on Rare Bird, the 50' cruising proa, sailing her up to Coffs Harbour from SW Rock (35 miles) for a big clean up. She was...
While enjoying the video I could not help but notice the way the mast bent and made the leech twist off. Seems like the boat would be significantly faster with...
We will definitely be making the next rig stiffer. Blind Date's mast used an extra laminate of carbon and is much stiffer. It also has better sails so the main...
She is. The most pitch stable boat I've known. No rocker means very little rocking and she seems very stable laterally. The windward hull is being damped by...
