Transom Fittings
Richard Gadd2024-05-29T17:08:09+01:00Rudder straps - bronze The first dimension for the rudder straps gives the distance between the straps, the second the length of the [...]
Dyneema
Richard Gadd2024-05-29T17:08:29+01:00What could Dyneema do for you? When it comes to boats and rigging, we are surely no cleverer than our predecessors. What we [...]
Buoyancy in small boats
Richard Gadd2024-05-29T17:12:37+01:00Buoyancy - a little guidance to keep you afloat Let us embark on the debate between buoyancy bags and buoyancy tanks for open [...]
Gauges, Threads and Units
Richard Gadd2024-05-29T17:08:36+01:00A note on units Like many in their prime of life (?), I think in feet and work in metres, having lived through [...]
Using Wykeham-Martin furling gears
Richard Gadd2024-05-29T17:09:37+01:00Using Wykeham-Martin Furling gears - an Unofficial Guide Reefing versus Furling Gears Just in case you get confused, it is probably worth rehearsing [...]
Types of rope
Richard Gadd2024-05-29T17:09:42+01:00Rope makers seem to delight in confusing us with science and/or extraordinary polysyllabic names. Let me try to cut through the guff a [...]