Category: shipbuilding

LIFT AND DRAG

A four bladed prop on the “J” class Ranger. Anyone who sails is obsessed with drag, a line in the water, wet sanding the bottom, clean leading and trailing edges. With the kind of money spent on these boats isn’t there a better solution?

Here is a really big crane lifting the rig from a really big boat, one that makes a
“J” class look small.

CORONET

Coronet , began as a vision of Elizabeth Meyer, who should be credited with the restoration of the “J” boat Shamrock and Endeavour  as well the institution which is undertaking the restoration. Looking at the hulk, it takes real vision to see the light at the end of the tunnel.It took years to get to this point. 
If you are a shipwright, this project is already a dream come true; interesting work, that is liable to last awhile
TJ Perrotti drew the lines based on offsets taken from a model. Apparently he faired both the outside and inside of the frames, which will save a great deal of time on the long run.