TJ - Sailing Dinghy | Daggerboard

[@IronCurtainTwitcher]

if your cockpit is flooded due to a capsize the low height of the centre board casing may be below the waterline making it harder to bail out, also epoxy can break down in sunlight so a protective coat of uv resistant varnish is advisable - nice work👍

[@TinkererJake]

Hi and thanks for his input! I have tried a model to see if this happens. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpOZdodpfq2br68&si=7CWBfa60VnL9Cu6d It should work quite well if the boat is not too heavily loaded or the swell hinders you from recovering. I think the part of the centreboard that is exposed to sunlight will be coated with clear varnish.

[@IronCurtainTwitcher]

@@TinkererJake having watched your rather professional other video i must advise you that your membership of the venerable association of 'tinkerer's' is now under review, all drawings are preferably done on the back of a fag packet if non available an envelope will suffice, 'straight' lines should be incomplete and wavy, dimensions are not allowed, random numbers should be used, accompanied by the words 'approx' and 'say', decimal points are forbidden, i am away now to make a cup of tea and reconsider my place in society - thank you

[@TinkererJake]

@@IronCurtainTwitcher I'm having trouble understanding your comment. My irony detector doesn't come to a clear conclusion here.

[@IronCurtainTwitcher]

@@TinkererJake ha ha! your boats are perfect yet your irony detector is a dismal failure, my irony maker is clockwork and i have to wind it up, sometimes it runs a bit slow😵‍💫

[@TheEnzedone]

Are you building a Cherub?

[@TinkererJake]

Cherub, Wave Dancer, Spindrift and others have a similar design, but this is my own version :-)

[@bobcornwell403]

What you have here is a "center board", not a "dagger board". Dagger boards are lowered into place vertically. Center boards pivot up and down, fore and aft. Both of these definitions have nothing to do with the proportions of the board.

[@TinkererJake]

Thank you, that's good to know!