Shorty's brick page
>Nice page. I like your transport frame and wheels. I may have to steal that
> Shorty
>http://www.shortypen.com/boats/brick/
idea.
A stock Brick is pleasant to sail. No vices I've noticed in the
handling, acceptable windward performance, excellent stability, slow
of course. If you have two people you don't have to move around the
boat when you tack, even in a fairly strong breeze. Just put the
rudder over, steer on the new course, and that's it. THis is with the
Bohndell (is that the name?) sail.
I can't say how your changes will affect the performance.
handling, acceptable windward performance, excellent stability, slow
of course. If you have two people you don't have to move around the
boat when you tack, even in a fairly strong breeze. Just put the
rudder over, steer on the new course, and that's it. THis is with the
Bohndell (is that the name?) sail.
I can't say how your changes will affect the performance.
--- In bolger@y..., "Robert R. Little" <robertlittle1@j...> wrote:
> Howdy All!
> I'm planning on building a Brick-esque design and have questions
> regarding her sailing ability. I've heard much positive about it,
but
> want some reinforcement. My design, "Auk", uses much of the basic
Brick -
> Tortoise philosophy but has a short skeg and more of a slant to the
stern
> transom, and she will be built for sail, just haven't decided on the
rig
> yet. Any comments are appreciated...
>
> Robert "Kentucky Bob" Little - Pascarella
>
> All 'Round Neat Guy
>
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Do you have any drawings of "Auk" we can see?
sailing ability - A brick creates a huge bow wave which it constantly
tries to ride over top of. Despite this I was able to reach at 3.5 mph
and run at 4.5mph measured by GPS. Not sure how strong the wind was,
but there were a few white caps forming and a small bit of chop. I
suspect the reason for the fast downwind perfomance is that I was
surfing on the chop.
Another thing I did to circumvent the bow wave was to sit with my back
on the windward side and heal the brick to windward. This presented a V
shape at the bow.
I had the standard leg-o-mutton sprit rig, and it sure was simple. The
mast was 16' long, but the simplicity of setup and ease of trim makes it
worth it. You can always try one sail rig, and if you don't like it try
another.
Shorty
http://www.shortypen.com/boats/brick/
sailing ability - A brick creates a huge bow wave which it constantly
tries to ride over top of. Despite this I was able to reach at 3.5 mph
and run at 4.5mph measured by GPS. Not sure how strong the wind was,
but there were a few white caps forming and a small bit of chop. I
suspect the reason for the fast downwind perfomance is that I was
surfing on the chop.
Another thing I did to circumvent the bow wave was to sit with my back
on the windward side and heal the brick to windward. This presented a V
shape at the bow.
I had the standard leg-o-mutton sprit rig, and it sure was simple. The
mast was 16' long, but the simplicity of setup and ease of trim makes it
worth it. You can always try one sail rig, and if you don't like it try
another.
Shorty
http://www.shortypen.com/boats/brick/
Howdy All!
I'm planning on building a Brick-esque design and have questions
regarding her sailing ability. I've heard much positive about it, but
want some reinforcement. My design, "Auk", uses much of the basic Brick -
Tortoise philosophy but has a short skeg and more of a slant to the stern
transom, and she will be built for sail, just haven't decided on the rig
yet. Any comments are appreciated...
Robert "Kentucky Bob" Little - Pascarella
All 'Round Neat Guy
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I'm planning on building a Brick-esque design and have questions
regarding her sailing ability. I've heard much positive about it, but
want some reinforcement. My design, "Auk", uses much of the basic Brick -
Tortoise philosophy but has a short skeg and more of a slant to the stern
transom, and she will be built for sail, just haven't decided on the rig
yet. Any comments are appreciated...
Robert "Kentucky Bob" Little - Pascarella
All 'Round Neat Guy
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