Hi Clarkey, I checked and yes you were right and I was wrong. I assumed Equilibre was built in France, but it says Martinique. Looking back the...
A little note on the 39ft Equilibre Proa by Jeremie Fischer a couple posts above. A couple years ago it broke in two whilst at anchor in the...
Lots of effort, you have a boat on the water. Credit due. Is it commercially viable without a subsidy? Those photos show a very long hull, with...
Fair enough. A considered informative reply, I appreciate that. The 5t figure was blue water cargo, 10t is more for inshore... You may be right.....
CATD == centre for appropriate technology and development? I am very so-so on all this. Sustainable, low carbon transport is very admirable....
Michael Schact is a good guy, But this is a silly design. Cargo does not need to travel fast, it is cargo. Passengers are willing to pay a premium...
jeremy Walker has built a similar canoe from modern materials. He is in New Zealand. Perhaps you should contact him for real world sailing information
This is a silly design. It has the negatives of the proa configuration without and of the positives. Example you may wish to make one hull large...
Islander 63... Sigh. ... 2 posts back jamez shared a link to the builders of the vessels . Salt house boats
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What is your anticipated build cost for the 80ft cargo proa, how much cargo will it carry
Michael Schact is a good guy, but this design is not good. The rudders would be damaged in heavy seas as there is a spar projecting towards the...
I dont know the name of the trimaran I posted an image of. I saved the photo to my laptop many years ago and have forgotten all details
It does look a lot better. I know we have not been super nice in previous posts. As to whether building this boat is a good idea or not is a...
here is a long, long post about Glenn Tieman. Maybe someone can post a photo...I have his permission to post this online. As to my relationship...
total load, 2.25 metric tonnes... maybe,, my guess is real world will be heavier, 2.5t min boat, fuel,, water, food, books,,, just my guess
I had a go at a doodle, I lowered the deck along the entire boat by about 5 inches. Still gives 7.5ft between keel and cabin top, should be enough...
I know we are not being super polite, but sometimes the images makes being polite difficult. The design does look better, not sure what changes...
the backup float is called a safety ama. Yes, you are probably right, a little shaping of the bow for it might have been a good idea. A relatively...
Sniper Outrigger Sailing Canoe Length.: 6.15 m Wide: 3.3 m Sail area:9 m2 Slenderness ratio :1:20 Weight:115 kg Mast length:6 m Performance:Broad...
