Posted by John Nichols on March 10, 2003 at 17:05:59 from 165.91.199.202 user Mcneacail.
In Reply to: Re: The design of the Swallow. posted by Andrew Craig-Bennett on March 10, 2003 at 16:43:42:
In terms of the slight rake, any ideas of an angle.
At the moment I have it vertical because that is what I thought I could see in the sketches.
I spent an enjoyable 6 hours yesterday working out the sail characterisitcs and the likely forces. I will put the Excel files into a PDF form and ship them to Dave.
Thanks for the notes on the timber. What I really need now is a sketch of a strop and a travellor. I have never seen either and I am blind on that point.
Does anyone have a picture or can sketch one for me please.
Also the picture of scarab shows a very steep angle on the boom. ANy ideas on what boom angle the old boats on Morecombe Bay had. The photos I have seen look more like AR's sketches and less like SCARAB sketch.