Trim tab daggerboard

Some ideas on a trim tab daggerboard, Colin Brown prompted this one, had been reading about jibing c/b but I am not sure about them, like this idea better. The tab would be the last 25%, the shape allows the hinge line to be straight but keep 25% split down the length . The greenish colour in the drgs is my current 225mm cord dagger board with a naca0010 and the pinkish colour is a naca 64a012 200mm cord. Should really try the 225 one first, only just managed to mould one and have not used it yet. Also shed packed up for moving so only ideas at the moment. I think the ideas in the last post would not be well received, have been reading back through posts on the ic web site and sailing anachy and I am guessing that the ic comunity in general would change the rules against them, so an expensive expriment! (might still do it...)

Monkey modifications

These are some mods I have been thinking about for Monkey, not sure if they are in the rules, but I have read them several times and I think it would pass all of them and work, only problem is my lack of time in the shed!

Dragonfly

This is the latest design, which I think is about the best I am going to get. The idea is to make a female mould from MDF (shown in drg above, so boat trimed to the shape in iso at top of drg), I think the bottom panel will bend to the shape, and then cover it with parcel tape so I can vac bag down to it. I was hoping to use vacum infusion but will need to do some test panels first. I did some infusion trials at work a few years ago so have an idea how it works, it should be an improvment on the wet lay and vac bag. I did all the lamination by my self on Monkey and it was a struggle to do it in the pot life of the resin.

Images of Monkey from the cad, not quite as I built her, but almost

This was another idea, called 14a, (not sure why its called 14a) ideas have moved on since.

I have been sailing canoes since about 1987, my first being K180. I then had GBR264 built by Rob to do the 1997 worlds. Since then I drifted away from the class, but had GBR240 to mess about with. The proposed new rules go me intrested again and I built Monkey, competing in the 2008 worlds.

I am about to embark on my next build and want to keep a record of my thoughts and ideas. The built may take some time, but I have started with cnc machined foils that I am trying out on Monkey

The photo here is of the 2007 euro's in Loch Lomond.
After Loch Lomond I relised that a single sail was not for me and I changed it to a more convential rig. John Ellis is sailing the Nethercott behind.



















Here's monkey at 2007 Weston open

Smurf Ideas

This was one of the earlier ideas, did not like the transom details