Market for DB-1

[tom28571]

Will,

I should say that I knew that the Wally is not really a tri hull but at the point where the chine meets the water, it appears to have a similar cross section to a tri. This is my problem with this design as applied to our boat. There is no way to get livable volume in a small boat with this design. The main hull is just too narrow, and like small multihulls it would require a very high superstructure.

[Willallison]

Ah! Now I see where you're coming from Tom. A section of the hull in say the aft 1/3 would indeed resemble the centre hull of a tri.
I've obviously not explained my suggestion properly. I'm not proposing that we adopt the Wally hull shape per-say. More that we could adopt a hull with higher angles of deadrise up f'wd to improve its rough water capabilities. True, a very fine entry, like the Wally's, would compromise interior space too much, but I think a balance could be struck to give us a little of both.

Here ia few images of the sort of thing I mean. All developable surfaces, with a fine entry, flattening to lower deadrise aft. It probably still carries too much V aft at the moment, but it should demonstrate my suggestion better than I have so far described with words....

[Nomad]

I vote for the S.S. Bathtub method!

[Nomad]

For real now I (not a cruiser boat guy) think an Albinish style would look good and sell good.

Just my .02

[Nomad]

Any other Ideas. Nothing is progressing here much lately in this thread and we need it.