Re: Doubled Brick
I like it, the water ballast keeps it light for moving it when out
of the water and certainly simpler than making the connector fit two
hulls smoothly
Paul H.
of the water and certainly simpler than making the connector fit two
hulls smoothly
Paul H.
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Hallman" <bruce@...> wrote:
>
> Looking at the photos that exist of the tandem Bricks, with the
Brick
> Connector, I was struck at the complexity of the build of the
> connector piece. Indeed, much harder than the quickly possible
> construction of two Bricks. Then it occurred to me that if what
you
> wanted was a long Brick schooner (especially to take advantage of
the
> ultra elegant twice-time use of those 59SF ubiquitous Payson/Bolger
> sprit sails), then why not build the hull as a single unit?.
>
>http://flickr.com/photos/hallman/1280173590/
>
> When I was penciling this out I discovered that the ballast
becomes an
> issue, and I realized that almost for certain, the 'Brick
Connector'
> must have a water ballast chamber!
>
> In any case, I think a Doubled Brick would be a fun, capable and
> really nice shot a owning a schooner. Note the 450 lbs water
ballast
> chamber midships.
>
Looking at the photos that exist of the tandem Bricks, with the Brick
Connector, I was struck at the complexity of the build of the
connector piece. Indeed, much harder than the quickly possible
construction of two Bricks. Then it occurred to me that if what you
wanted was a long Brick schooner (especially to take advantage of the
ultra elegant twice-time use of those 59SF ubiquitous Payson/Bolger
sprit sails), then why not build the hull as a single unit?.
http://flickr.com/photos/hallman/1280173590/
When I was penciling this out I discovered that the ballast becomes an
issue, and I realized that almost for certain, the 'Brick Connector'
must have a water ballast chamber!
In any case, I think a Doubled Brick would be a fun, capable and
really nice shot a owning a schooner. Note the 450 lbs water ballast
chamber midships.
Connector, I was struck at the complexity of the build of the
connector piece. Indeed, much harder than the quickly possible
construction of two Bricks. Then it occurred to me that if what you
wanted was a long Brick schooner (especially to take advantage of the
ultra elegant twice-time use of those 59SF ubiquitous Payson/Bolger
sprit sails), then why not build the hull as a single unit?.
http://flickr.com/photos/hallman/1280173590/
When I was penciling this out I discovered that the ballast becomes an
issue, and I realized that almost for certain, the 'Brick Connector'
must have a water ballast chamber!
In any case, I think a Doubled Brick would be a fun, capable and
really nice shot a owning a schooner. Note the 450 lbs water ballast
chamber midships.