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#1
05-14-2005, 12:46 PM
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| NanoCruiser I present Guppy, a NanoCruiser for ONE (9' x 4.5', draft 15" up, 30" down, Sprit, Lug or Gunter rigged with the possibility of a really small yawl added??). Yes I know the drawing is rather simplistic but it gets the idea across. This is a gunkholer/near shore cruiser for ONE with enough stability/rightability/liveability to be worthy of cruising up and down either coast, especially on the intercoastal waterways. I would like some feedback on this design proposal, the pros and cons and first, second and third impressions please. Be brutal! (I like it... !!   )Steve  |
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#2
05-14-2005, 01:56 PM
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| Ok Steven, I visited your website - You're a designer specialized in micronautics  I can't say I found anything wrong with this design (sorry, I tried) but I have two questions: 1. Why does the boat have to be so short? 2. Have you considered other types of hull such as cat or W that would eliminate the need for a keel and enable that little boat to navigate in shallow water? Yoav
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#3
05-14-2005, 07:51 PM
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| Actually the hull started as a Tender that I was doing up and after I was done I started playing with it and a bit later I thought of a little boat I had seen on the web. It was an 8 foot mini-cruiser but built with a scow shape. I was thinking of doing my own version and so I hacked the nose off and was working with that when I decided to put the pointed bow back on. I started doing small stuff because the garage that I work out of has only about 18 feet of space (lengthwise) to play with. This restricts my building (therefore my thinking and design) to smaller stuff. Besides, I kind of like to get the most bang (and boat) for my buck. As to the Keel...(1)I wanted some additional lateral resistance (2) weight to help make it self righting and (3) I didn't want anything protruding into the already minimal cabin space which is also why it is pretty much cat rigged. Leeboards could be used if you really wanted to get into skinny water but I don't think that 15" of draft is excessive, its only about knee deep. I suppose you could use bilge keels and fins so you could ground it and stay level...something to think about. Steve |
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#4
05-16-2005, 10:11 AM
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| Cool! - Have you checked the competition out? http://www.jwboatdesigns.co.nz/plans...htly/index.htm These blokes 'Micro Sailboat Club' could be the ones to critique your design: http://www.smallsailboats.co.uk/ and: http://www.smallsailboats.co.uk/ click on 'Paradox'. |
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#5
05-16-2005, 02:48 PM
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| Looks like Tread Lightly would be the closest competitor, actually fairly similar dimension wise. His has the cockpit open whereas Guppy has a slot to sit in. I wanted the boat to be able to be laid completely on it's side and still be dry. To give some head room I had thought of a pop up slot top, similar to the old VW westfalia campers, hinged in front (just aft of the mast) which has fabric sides that provide weather protection. This would give decent head room when anchored so that the skipper doesn't get a permanently cricked neck while moving around the expansive luxury Stateroom .Steve |
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#6
05-23-2005, 03:03 PM
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| Another Nano (although a little more conventional)! Contact me for Plans. Steve |
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#7
06-21-2007, 09:29 AM
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| Well, this is an old Geezer of a thread but I finally got going on Guppy again. I went with Select pine for the keel and I am going to glass it and shoe it with something hard. I laminated it from 16 1x2s for a total of 12" deep. Here are some pics of it going together and the total raw keel. Steve     |
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#8
06-21-2007, 10:02 AM
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| Oh...and another design that is similar is the Kingston 15...altho a tad longer...nice boat tho. Steve |
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#9
06-21-2007, 02:16 PM
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| That boat won't be hogging anytime soon. Displacement? |
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#10
06-21-2007, 09:49 PM
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| LOL I hadn't though of that but it is true. Light disp is about 250 lbs with an all up disp of 800 when fully loaded. Kind of chubby, tubby and slow...but comfortable...like me Here's an updated picture of what I am building...the other one was the first iteration and is 2.5 ft shorter. This one is 11.5 ft long and has a bit more room for amenities. Steve  |
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#11
06-22-2007, 12:15 AM
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| The boat appears to be capable of sailing upside down, whicj might come in handy. Or an either side for that matter. I guess self righting is accomplished by walking the hull around! I suggest a circular ladder inside for just such a contingency! Alan |
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#12
06-22-2007, 08:06 AM
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| Chuckle...true! One of my friends told me I stuck a boat on top of a boat. I did have in the back of my mind a goal for self righting and it's most stable attitude is upright so it wouldn't take much to get it back to the right attitude if it did capsize. Hand rails at the shear and the feet on the keel. The mast should keep it from turning turtle. Steve |
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