Transom Fittings
Richard Gadd2024-02-29T08:16:04+00:00Rudder straps - bronze The first dimension for the rudder straps gives the distance between the straps, the second the length of the [...]
About Richard Gadd
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Real Boating
Richard Gadd2021-05-27T12:02:39+01:00Yachtsman and Author Tom Cunliffe makes the case for "real" Boating Boating has always made great recreation because it satisfies body, mind and [...]
Dyneema
Richard Gadd2021-05-27T11:01:58+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 Gadd2021-05-27T11:03:25+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 Gadd2021-06-03T08:15:57+01:00A note on units Like many in their prime of life (?), I think in feet and work in metres, having lived through [...]
Small can be beautiful
Richard Gadd2023-01-26T09:28:39+00:00Before starting the series of articles on traditional rigs and rigging, I'm going to start by addressing the issue of boat ownership [...]
Staying put – How do masts do it?
Richard Gadd2021-05-25T16:28:53+01:00How to deal with masts, their stays and their fittings? I could just do a piece by piece description of the various fittings, [...]
Rigging Loads
Richard Gadd2021-05-25T16:31:03+01:00Rigging Loads - or a tale of scientific progress? In which your hero tries to work out the starting point for the design [...]
Standing Rigging
Richard Gadd2021-05-25T16:47:06+01:00All Standing - a quick look at standing rigging I reckon that you have by now had your fair share of esoterica, so [...]
Mast Furniture
Richard Gadd2021-05-25T16:22:53+01:00The point of this article is to deal with some of the detailed aspects of mast furniture. A few caveats are in order. [...]