i have just finished building a small 2.7m assymetric cat dinghy for my 40 ft catamran and im just wondering if theres an easy way for me to find...
i think they term seaworthiness as being enjoyment of sailing in slightly adverse conditions which doesnt happen in low bridgedeck catamarans due...
i thought it was the fact that you used assymetric hulls that allowed the boat to bank like a monohull as any assymetric cat will not the foil?? sean
ill add to this how does a sailing catamaran overcome its displacement speed say 8 knots to move at speeds of 20 knots or so? sean
check out these http://www.hostmybb.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3&start=20&mforum=easy, theyre cold cathode bulbs and for my money put out more...
just pull a couple of old jetskis apart and bed the engines/jets into your cat, only engineering hasslre then is getting your jets steering...
can you just use normal flat bar for the chain plates or is there a marine flat bar available? sean
only trying to do what others websites have done for me, truly said i really enjoyed the experience and may repeat it again, i am happy with what...
id go the jarcat, quicker to build, great to motor if you need to or have no wind and they sail pretty well to, id put real rudders and daggers on...
this is actually my boat :rolleyes: and yes i have a thousand more photos but only put up what i thought illustrated progress sean
theres a few more pictures of various cats under construction here...
from the sailing ive done on them they tack and sail very well, one bloke managed to get 7.5 knots out of 6 knots wind with main and screecher...
they are easy to build and for me it was mostly a lot of fun, beats watching television anyway sean
http://www.easycatamarans.com.au/ this is the address alan meant to post, ive just finished one of these boats and it took me 2 years part time...
i have seen a flybridge on a 20 ft cat it was used for photographic work and when the fish were on for spotting marlin/pelagics, it was made out...
i think this is what your looking for http://www.weblite.com.au/index.php?pageId=7268 this is a boat desigend by one of the schionnings and is one...
i to heard the bloke saying that he was looking for plans to build not for someone trying to market their boats, as an aside the skiffs from...
i would agree with spiv stay away from boats with large compound curves if you are after speed of build and dont want to lose things over the...
i believe richard woods has a boat hes building at the moment something similar to this sean
build a ply boat like the waller sunseeker or the snell easys, these can be and are put together in 6mths by 2 guys, yes they are ply but ive seen...
