inflatable catamaran design (big size)

[gabdab]

Any 'big size' inflatable catamaran available or what are design characteristics to be considered in making one ?

[kach22i]

Not a cat, but get two of them and who knows?

Can anyone find a weirder boat?

Originally Posted by jmolan

Just saw this at the Port Townsend Wooded boat festival this weekend. A wooden framed, inflatable sailboat. It looked to be 40' or so, sloop rigged. Saw him motor out of the harbor. It was an "ugly duckling" among all the glitter and shine of the perfect look boats. Looked plenty tough....:-)

Photos in link above.

[Petros]

I like the idea! Go get two of those inflatable kayak-canoe like things, make a fold-able frame that holds it all together, with a sail board or hobie cat sail, and you got a 2-person plus catamaran that will store in a closet! Should not cost too much to make either. You could get by with a single rudder and center board on your frame (keep it simple!).

http://www.amazon.com/Sevylor-Inflat.../dp/B000K8PKRU

once you get it all together, post pictures of it for us.

[keysdisease]

Originally Posted by gabdab

Any 'big size' inflatable catamaran available or what are design characteristics to be considered in making one ?

Take a look here, up to 28ft but this company will make just about anything, and they do very nice work.


http://www.nauticaintl.com/Boats/Cat...atamaran28.htm

Steve

[gabdab]

I like the idea! Go get two of those inflatable kayak-canoe like things, make

That is what I was looking for ,sort of 'ducky' sailing catamarans but bigger.

[keysdisease]

Originally Posted by gabdab

That is what I was looking for ,sort of 'ducky' sailing catamarans but bigger.

Take a look here. This guy did an outstanding job of using 2 canoes as a sailing catamaran.

crazy canoe cat

A very nicely engineered vessel that seems to have excellent sailing characteristics. Throughout the video it appears as if the vessel is sailing with the tiller lashed.

Steve

[yipster]

bigger you may think of banana tubes..
order the bottom steps of but topmounts for the beams

[gabdab]

I admit banana tubes look quite ad hoc , but they are preatty expensive aren't they ?
What puzzles me more is the solid structure and inflatable/structure joints.

[jonr]

Inflating or pressurizing a hull makes it stiffer without adding much weight. But it also tends to make the enclosed area unusable for other purposes.