- 1. [TowerTalk] Re:An Engineering Question (score: 1)
- Author: w7ni@teleport.com (Stan Griffiths)
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 01:14:12 -0700 (PDT)
- For what it's worth, I notice that a yacht's mast is not vertical with respect to the earth's surface when under sail. It rolls the boat over pretty good. Again, I suspect the mechanics of this are
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00143.html (7,722 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] Re:An Engineering Question (score: 1)
- Author: kn6di@IDT.NET (Daniel H. Arney Jr.)
- Date: Wed, 04 Jun 1997 02:07:16 -0700
- You have to remember that a boat under sail power is flying a wing, it is an AIRFOIL that flys just like a wing of an airplane, just happens to be in the vertical plane. This is without going into al
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00148.html (8,720 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] Re:An Engineering Question (score: 1)
- Author: k1er@gte.net (John D. Peters)
- Date: Wed, 04 Jun 1997 10:03:27 -0700
- nor a yacht designer on this forum. However, if you passed high school algebra, and trig, and plane geometry you probably know enough for a good start. The mast (any of them) must be supported by the
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00149.html (12,686 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] Re:An Engineering Question (score: 1)
- Author: w7ni@teleport.com (Stan Griffiths)
- Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 04:44:07 -0700 (PDT)
- LOTS left out regarding sail boat masts . . . You have convinced me, John. Next time I'll just bury a sailboat and use that to hold up my antennas :-) Stan w7ni@teleport.com -- FAQ on WWW: http://www
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00196.html (7,466 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] Re:An Engineering Question (score: 1)
- Author: jmellis@ihug.co.nz (Martin Ellis)
- Date: Sat, 31 May 1997 13:32:01 +1200
- Hi, Just reflecting on the problem of placing guy anchors closer to the base of the tower... Interesting how yachting designers plan their rigging to keep 100+ foot masts upright, when they are limit
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-05/msg00757.html (8,583 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] Re:An Engineering Question (score: 1)
- Author: sawyers@inav.net (Steve Sawyers n0yvy)
- Date: Sat, 31 May 1997 13:16:53 -0500
- Being in land locked Iowa, I am definitely not an authority on this, but I don't think too may sailors run full sails in an 80 knot blow, no matter how big their vessel. Steve -- FAQ on WWW: http://w
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-05/msg00763.html (8,384 bytes)
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