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Manuel, As I'm sure you know, sails are the sailboat engine ... :D So, having a large total sail area means you'll have a powerfull engine. But ..... you have to make sure both the boat and the crew can handle it. Regarding the boat, it's important that she (in english, boats are females, did you kn...

Olá Manuel, To have an idea of the weight increase, try to find the total area of the holes. Compare it to a sheet of plywood (of wich you have already "felt" its weight) and you'll find it is less than that. If you're not going to race, it really doesn't matter that much. Racers, on the ...

Olá Manuel, Yes, I'm portuguese. I haven't built the boat yet, but if I can be of any help, feel free to ask. I'll answer back both in portuguese and english. We should give other forum users the possibility to follow these discussions. Pelo que vejo das tuas fotos estás a fazer um excelente traba...

http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/12184/normal_AR15_hull_3D%7E0.JPG With my CAD limited knowledge, I got the rendering above, representing the AR15 hull, by using the plans dimensions. Even if there were small diferences to the original as designed, I'm sure this will float, sail and look ...

With all due respect, I think you’re panicking because of 2mm :) . Such small difference, even if it exists, is of no importance when using the stitch and glue technique. Most of the times it’s good practice to keep gaps even larger than 2mm between panels, that will be later covered by epoxy fi...

I have transferred all dimensions into a CAD program and was able to model the boat without noticing any missing dimensions … everything fell into its right place without problems. Furthermore, there are already several AR15’s built and sailing, and I don’t think their builders just guessed th...

Thank you and Merry Christmas.

On the VG26 study plans, the downloadable "scaled" pdf drawing doesn't have a reference scale. Is it possible to include one?

jonas63 wrote:Jonnas: I live near Lisbon and work at Montijo.

I'm just around the corner at Seixal.

I just had time to have a quick look at the your 1st draft and have to say that she looks fantastic! Well worth waiting for. I'm looking forward to get home this evening and enjoy a careful reading of the study plans ... and dream :P Congratulations! And let me emphasize a small but very important d...