http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/ Michalak's Small Boat Designs Wed, 22 May 2013 02:30:24 GMT John Boy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27714 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27714 It's a great boat.  We built the cockpit 6 inches longer and made drop boards so we can sleep in it.  We beached her every night so we would listen to the Tue, 21 May 2013 23:28:08 GMT puddleduckofdoom http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27713 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27713 John Boy, Do you have some pictures or video of your Normsboat posted anywhere? And how did you like it in your 5 days of sailing? How did you like the way it Tue, 21 May 2013 22:46:03 GMT daniel brown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27712 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27712 there are hundreds of thousands of modern boats out there that have lateen rigs. they have booms. evolution. To: michalak@yahoogroups.com From: Tue, 21 May 2013 22:38:01 GMT daniel brown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27711 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27711 what is traditional? 20, 40, 60 years? the dictionary says more than a generation... ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Tue, 21 May 2013 21:42:55 GMT Chris Parker http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27710 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27710 Chapelle shows the felucca with a boomless sail: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/photos/album/1218213034/pic/98848337/view -- so we get no support there Tue, 21 May 2013 21:13:46 GMT John Trussell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27709 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27709 I own Dave Nichol's excellent book, but I doubt that he would consider that the sail rigs he described is a complete catalogue of "traditional sail plans". Tue, 21 May 2013 19:50:36 GMT John Kohnen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27708 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27708 I meant 4 Danish feet, 9 Danish inches beam. 3.66 meters long by 1.49 meters wide, 1' draft, or .31 meters. You'd need a lot of steam to build a plump boat Tue, 21 May 2013 19:31:43 GMT John Kohnen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27707 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27707 That's gotta be the halyard in the line drawing. It was probably belayed to the mast in the real boats. Notice that there's no sign of the halyard being used Tue, 21 May 2013 19:15:35 GMT prairiedog2332 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27706 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27706 Looks good, except for having stays on a mast that short? Guess it would have to tack downwind? Nels ... "Wooden ... little ... of ... [Non-text portions of Tue, 21 May 2013 18:57:55 GMT John Kohnen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27705 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27705 In Christian Nielsen's book about traditional Danish boats, titled "Wooden Boat Designs" in the English translation, he writes about a stout little dinghy used Tue, 21 May 2013 18:41:37 GMT prairiedog2332 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27704 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27704 Great photos Chris! ... to let ... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/photos/album/1218213034/pic/17377\ 70631/view ... from ... least ... leti. ... Tue, 21 May 2013 18:37:46 GMT prairiedog2332 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27703 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27703 One can also look at the history of the junk rig. (Notice this link for illustrative purposes only) http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/06/howto/junkrig/ Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:36 GMT Chris Parker http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27702 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27702 Boomed. I put up a couple pix, and I know someone just explained how to let you all know they're there. And I didn't take notes. Let's try this: Tue, 21 May 2013 18:17:04 GMT daniel brown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27701 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27701 right on, not trying to be fancy or complicated here, simple sophistication is the goal Simplicity: The Ultimate Sophistication By Joshua Porter Originally Tue, 21 May 2013 18:16:55 GMT prairiedog2332 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27700 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/message/27700 Great information John Boy and thanks for sharing. The bronze ring and larger blocks I will certainly take into consideration and ain't the truckers hitch a