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    Posted: 04 Oct 05 at 10:12pm

Not a boat for smokers, then? Light that fag to see which way the light wind is blowing, and BOOM! You could take out 1/2 the fleet.

On the other hand, Helium could be used on boring light wind days as entertainment...
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Thanks phat bouy, i am very interested in this idea. how much do you think one of these splendid boats would cost when they come into production or are you only going 2 produce it for yourself?
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One detail I don't see working: the gas canisters... Pffft

Ah, well, yes, no, yes now you see I've spoken to the British Oxygen Corporation (BOC) and at great length. They assure me that their gas would go with a might woooooosh not at all like a damp squib of a pffft. Definitely a might woooosh - hang on, it might have been a wooooom. Oh Lord, I'm not entirely sure - I'll get back to you in this, well just as soon as I can get some more change for the telephone box and they only let me out on Tuesdays. Are but then I wouldn't have enough for the light meter - I'll get back to you next week!
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Oh and PS: When it comes to sparkly stickers and pretty colours, the sky's the limit!!
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Posts: 3941 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Black no sugar Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Oct 05 at 7:23pm

You might laugh, you boys, but I don't think it's a silly idea...... The boat design would have to be carefully planned, though. I think a smaller hull of more even dimensions could work. Similarly, the sail wouldn't look quite like the traditional dinghy sail, but adopt a looser silhouette depending on weather conditions. 

One detail I don't see working: the gas canisters... Pffft, that's a bit unpredictable, innit? What about a calorific device set at the bottom of the sail? The pressure would be such that no mast would be any longer needed...  

The crew would indeed adopt a more relaxed view of sailing and, in good days, move into another dimension!

Ohhh I can hear you laughing, but it's been done before! Check this converted dinghy running gracefully on a French river :

http://www.funandsky.com/prestation/photos/1200dpbateaux001. jpg

 
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It would have a spinnaker... oh and some of the gorgeous sparkly stickers and probably a rudder as well.


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Can't spot any similarities at all  
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Anyone else think there's some similarities here?
Originally posted by Doug Lord

I've been tossing this around for a while: what about a 16-17' fairly high performance dinghy designed so that the skipper sits down in it like a mini 12 but with a difference: the majority of ballast would be in a"wing" between 6 and 10' long and would slide side to side either by electric power or by the crew using a "bicycle winch":leg power moves the weight(weight about 170-200 pounds). The whole wing would move side to side along with a weight sliding on it so the CG of the movable weight could get up to 8' or so from the CL of the boat.The wing would be supported by "Trapeze" wires. The wing and the crew seat would be somehow tied together so that the crew could slide aft as necessary and/or the boat would be equipped with a rudder t-foil.
There would be a deep daggerboard(retractble) with some weight on it- and the ends of the wing would contain buoyancy pods to help prevent a permanent capsize.The hull would be fairly narrow and the wing would pivot for trailering or stowage.It would have a spinnaker...
These are pictures of an rc model with such a system on it:
http://www.microsail.com/pictures/m24c5.jpg

http://www.microsail.com/pictures/m24c6.jpg

The concept is to allow high performance without the physical requirements of most dinghies in order to open up the thrill of performance dinghy sailing to people that for whatever reason don't want to or physically can't hike or use a trapeze.
I'd really like to hear comments...
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Originally posted by Phat Bouy

I've been tossing this around for a while; what about a 16-17' fairly high performance dinghy designed so that the mainsail is a double skinned affair, basically an air pocket. The majority of the pocket would be in a"wing" between 6 and 10' long and would slide side to side either by electric power or by the crew using the mainsheet and either tacking or gybing across the wind. The cunning stunt here is to fill this pocket with super-saturated hydrogen gas. This would have the effect of dropping the CG of the boat to below the water line. This would eliminate the need for "trapeze" wires and according to my detailed calculations, the toe-straps could go as well and the crew would not need strapping down or up. The effect would be that the boat will always be upright and therefore at the optimum sailing position.

There would be a deep daggerboard (non-retractble) with lots of weight in it- and the ends of the wing would contain gas cannisters for replenshing the "pocket" in the "wing" therby helping to "prevent" a semi-permanent capsize. The hull would be fairly narrow and the wing would pivot for trailering or stowage.It would have a spinnaker... oh and some of the gorgeous sparkly stickers and probably a rudder as well.

These are pictures of an rc model with such a system on it:

http://www.cupid_stunt.com/pikchures/c_s_01.jpg

http://www.cupid_stunt.com/pikshures/c_s_02.jpg

The concept is to allow high performance without the physical requirements of actually sailing in order to open up the thrill of performance dinghy sailing to people that for whatever reason don't want to or physically can't hike or use a trapeze.

I'd really like to hear comments... (no, not really!!)

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I just hate that feeling when one minute you start reading a post then the next you're lying on the floor in a pool of wee...oh please stop it !
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