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I had timed my launch for the afternoon slack tide; it was a late start, but at midday the ebb pouring through Rosario Strait would have been running against me at close to 3 knots. There were 18 miles to go to reach Matia, Sucia, and Patos, three small islands that crown Washington state's San Juan archipelago, but...
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There are many types of recreational boats to choose from and deciding which one to select will be a personal decision which is based on water activity, finances, maintenance and storage.
The renewed Mulder Favorite line was developed in 2008 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Mulder Shipyard and as a tribute to the many Favorite cruisers built by Dirk Mulder Sr. since 1955. The Favorite 1500 was designed and built for private use of the Mulder family.
What, me worry? The junk rig or "Chinese lug rig" is easy to handle, very easy to reef, easy and inexpensive to build, easy to rig, has no complex hardware, requires no winches, is easy to maintain, involves very low rigging stresses, provides a low center of effort so requires less beam or depth of keel, and at least in my view, looks great! -- Michael Kasten Why We Love Junk Rig Look at this guy! Hull looks fairly tender, weather looks fairly woofy. And there he stands, at ease and in control while charging along. What better advertisement for Junk Rig (JR) could you ask? JR looks complicated due to a lot of lines running every which way. But stress is dissipated wonderfully across the entire rig; JR sails were once made of woven grass mats! Masts are commonly free-standing and made of mere wood! In a day of high modulus ploycarbon sail cloth and rod stayed, aluminum alloy masts, this is barely conceivable. Yet the rig has been keeping the sea for thousands of years. A Quick Run-Through JR is a fully battened, standing lug (the sail is set on one side of the mast only) rig. As in western rigs, sheets haul and ease sail, but are attached along the leech at full length battens (rather than just the boom). A halyard raises and lowers the yard and attached sail. Topping lifts act as lazy jacks to gather the reefed sail. Parrels act in lieu of sail track and slides, keeping spars close to the mast. Downhauls get the sails down in any weather. This arrangement allows control of the shape of the leech (and therefore sail draft) and avoids tack and clew downhauls. Sheets control the sail as it is reefed to any point. To reef, merely lower the halyard to the desired point (sheets go slack), make fast and trim in. There's a slew of possible refinements, each of which add controls impossible in standard western rigs, but that's a deep dive. Now, despite anecdotal evidence from the East where working Junks with tired sails have been observed to smoke Western racer cruisers, JR has a bad rep, especially to windward. Their abilities, we believe, have been somewhat lost in translation and are only recently beginning to correct. In brief, Asians used cotton which stretches (vs. low stretch synthetics). Geometries that made the most of that ‘shaping’ (vs. those promoting docility). Controlled sail set for conditions (vs. elimination of twist). Each of these western approaches degrade performance, especially when sailing to windward. From our flat-cut JR days Our Junk Rigs So what do we do? Anke and I dumb ours down, of course. Parallel battens for easy handling (that docile, inefficient geometry). Sheet and haulyard are the only running lines, all others are standing. Multiple sails allow us to adjust sail balance without extra control lines. Continuous running sheets (5 and 6 part) are simple haul / ease, and mechanically advantageous to handle (no expensive winches), but give up fine control of leech shape. Substantial battens drop the sails without downhauls (we do have to round up, a bit, to drop sail in high gale conditions, with sail between wind and mast and clip downhauls in for gale+ conditions). We thus keep line handling to a bare minimum. Sails are low-stretch, but shaped for lift. A word on our unusual upper panel shape... it's essentially a flat cut Polynesian Crab Claw. When deep reefed, it retains great shape and drive, but can be flattened to reduce power in high winds. The deep hollow leech brings the CE inboard for reduced weather helm (eliminating sail centering lines). It was an experiment that worked out. Summary of JR advantages (Robust, Fail-Safer, Simple, Easy, Cheap) Robust (distributed stresses reduce likelihood of gear failure). Low Center of Effort (quad sails spread wide and low). Light booms (reduce danger of concussion). Jibes all standing with no problem. Sails entirely handled from the cockpit via sheet and halyard. Quick reefing (Let go halyard! BAM, BAM, BAM! Make fast! Trim Sheets! Done in 5 to 10 seconds!). No tack or clew downhauls or reef nettles (AND no lurching about, wrestling bunts, tying nettles overhead). Sail weathercocks without flogging (tamed by battens in all weather... easier on sail and nerves). Can reef upward (raising booms for visibility, deck loads, tarps, laundry, etc.). Can set masts free-standing, in tabernacles (for easy dropping / maintenance). Lightly stayed, if at all (cheap, low windage, little to no 'shrieking rigging'). May spread more sail area (easy to handle, so ~10% more). Few to no sail changes (all area in working set). Can climb battens like ratlines. Inexpensive to build and maintain (simple components, DIY sails). Y'know... we’re not fanatic about JR, but we are fans. As a cruising rig for wild waters and a shoestring boat - the only kind I'll likely ever own… Junk Rig keeps wooing us back.
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What could be more fun than gliding along on an eco-chic bicycle? How about shooting through the skies in a pedal-powered monorail capsule! A bunch of entrepreneuring New Zealanders has created just such a human-powered monorail system, known as the Shweeb.
Gibbs Technologies has developed an amphibious car that it thinks will appeal to consumers, ease traffic jams and change the way disaster relief is delivered. It's called the Aquada.
John Donnelly's 1977 MG MGB GT (GHD5436486G)
I had timed my launch for the afternoon slack tide; it was a late start, but at midday the ebb pouring through Rosario Strait would have been running against me at close to 3 knots. There were 18 miles to go to reach Matia, Sucia, and Patos, three small islands that crown Washington state's San Juan archipelago, but...
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With her contemporary design and distinct personality, the Merry Fisher 795 Marlin offers true comfort while underway and quality of life on board.Her proven hull, stable and fast, ensures excellent performance. With her adventurous style, this “SUV of the sea” reveals a great multitude of uses. According to the configuration (1-2-3 doors), the Merry Fisher 795 Marlin can favour fishing or family cruising.In “fishing mode”, she features a wide, 3-panel sliding glass door aft, wide side doors, and secure recessed sidedecks for safe and easy passage between the helm station and the cockpit. In “family outings mode”, the Merry Fisher 795 Marlin combines comfort and shared spaces with a bench seat located just behind the wheelhouse, sheltered from the wind. It faces the comfortable and even larger cockpit saloon, which transforms into a sundeck.
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