Folding catamran construction

[catsketcher]

my thoughts are only relevant for large folders. One you fold on the beach is different. Do what you like there.

cheers

Phil

[dstgean]

Originally Posted by Richard Woods

There is already a version of Wizard with an open deck


Richard Woods of Woods Designs

www.sailingcatamarans.com

I think I saw a reference to that on your site. I just already have two Tamanu hulls and a Hobie 18 rig. I'm thinking of overgrown beachcat and kayak style camping with the ability to tent aboard if necessary. folding along the lines of the Wizard will allow a reasonable trailer to sailing time while allowing the boat to have a large sailing beam AND fit in the garage.

Thank you for participating in this forum!

Sincerely,

Dan

[dstgean]

Originally Posted by rayaldridge

Hey Dan--

Yes, bolts can be a pain, but my new boat will use them. The idea only requires 4 bolts in all, so I think that can be done in just a couple of minutes with a ratchet.

Many of the compromises I've chosen have to do with the goal of allowing the boat to be folded with the rig in place, to allow the use of narrow slips and dry sailing. That's also why the kind of folder that tucks the hulls up under the center deck is not an option for me, because the hulls have cabins, and I don't want to have to unload the hulls every time I fold the boat briefly. This is also why I'm going to try out a central board and rudder, because then the boat can be motored while folded, and with only a central ruder, the tiller bar does not have to be removed for folding, because no tiller bar is necessary.

Ray, your profile view is great. Did you develop some new software skills? Is your immersed forefoot going to lead so some bow steer downwind?

Dan

[dstgean]

Originally Posted by Richard Woods

There is already a version of Wizard with an open deck


Richard Woods of Woods Designs

www.sailingcatamarans.com

Thanks for the heads up Richard.

[dstgean]

Originally Posted by catsketcher

my thoughts are only relevant for large folders. One you fold on the beach is different. Do what you like there.

cheers

Phil

Mine is pretty small and light. I'll bet each Tamanu isn't much more than 100 lbs. I just need to get some relevant dimensions for the beams and go form there. A large box beam for the mast and a smaller one for the aft end seems easy enough to achieve. The scale of what I'm imagining is pretty small after all.

Dan

[rayaldridge]

Originally Posted by dstgean

Ray, your profile view is great. Did you develop some new software skills? Is your immersed forefoot going to lead so some bow steer downwind?

Dan

I'm trying to do better work. In the past, most of this stuff was drawn by hand and then loaded into GIMP for cleanup. I'm just doing more of the work on-screen.

I don't think so. The hulls are just scaled up versions of Slider's hulls. Slider is the best-behaved boat I've ever sailed, so I hope those qualities will translate.

[outside the box]

Originally Posted by dstgean

Cool, but too complicated for what I'm planning. Think Woods Wizard with a hard deck.

Dan

There is a hard deck woods wizard for sale in Australia with Alloy beams.

[outside the box]

Originally Posted by outside the box

There is a hard deck woods wizard for sale in Australia with Alloy beams.

http://yachthub.com.au/list/boats-fo...s-wizard/61063

[jamez]

Wow thats such a different boat without the cuddy.

Heres a similar, but slightly smaller Malcolm Tennant design from 1982.