Power cat turning performance?

[kengrome]

If I want a small power catamaran to bank into turns a little bit, should I make the hulls laterally symmetrical , or should I make them more curved on the outsides and more straight on the insides, or should they be straighter on the outsides and more curved on the insides?

[charmc]

Ken,

In general, vertical inboard and vee or rounded outside seems to be the way to insure banking into turns. There is a good article on powercat hull design and performance tendencies of different cat hull types here: http://www.multihullsmag.com/magazin...at%20hulls.htm

[kengrome]

Thanks for the quick reply and the excellent reference Charlie, it looks like it's eaxactly what I need!