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I think I'm starting to understand some aspects and definitions better; I'll adapt to whatever is decided. Initially, I joined the discussion because, while talking with some French colleagues, some said that my mast-mounted fitting wasn't legal, and I didn't understand why. I only have one 3D-print...

I honestly find the 20mm dimensions very limiting regarding the fitting that attaches to the mast. I developed my own designs for 3D printing; I'm not looking to increase the surface area of ​​this part, which is largely enclosed within the cockpit and provides absolutely no extra propulsion, either...

Hello everyone, in my humble opinion as a boat designer, limiting the vang area on modern boats no longer makes much sense. Most of us have a cockpit that's recessed into the deck, and we try to lower the rigging's center of gravity as much as possible. Therefore, the surface area projected outside ...

Hello everyone, I would like to make a comment about the LW-PLA (Light weight PLA) that Art Prufer has talked about and that I think Torsten has also named and uses in other larger RC boats. To my understanding it is a PLA that foams transforming into a rigid foam allowing for equal weight to have a...

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Now in Google English Hello everyone, sorry to write in Spanish but it is the language of the country where I was born and grew up (Argentina) and therefore the easiest for me. In my humble opinion, and taking into account what I have been able to prove at the moment, it is not interesting to use PL...

Hola a todos, perdon que escriba en Castellano pero es la lengua del pais donde naci y creci (Argentina) y por lo tanto la mas facil para mi. En mi humilde opinión, y teniendo en cuenta lo que he podido probar por el momento, no es interesante utilizar PLA Carbono por ejemplo, de hecho no aporta nin...