I agree, everyone on board needs to know how the boat will sit when it's upside-down, not just the designer. Knowing that it will "float" is not...
I've wondered exactly the same thing. I'm not aware of any wind tunnel testing on the subject, which is what we really need.
Ad hoc, I think you missed my point totally. I'm not saying risk assessment is bad, or pointless. I'm saying that to meaningfully compare...
Something I don't remember seeing yet on this thread is much discussion of wing deck windage as a factor. A number of capsize accounts mention...
Mike, I have a lot of respect for your opinions and experience but I feel that you are over simplifying. A typical risk assessment is a very...
Mike, we seem to be drifting off topic and into the ever-fertile multi vs. mono debate. I'll try to be brief. I wasn't "playing down the risk"....
Just re-read the Wolfson Unit multihull capsize report and the key findings haven't really got a lot of discussion on this thread. 1. The...
For completeness, in addition to the reports that Mike posted earlier, a Catana 44 "Bayette" was flipped by waves in the Med in 2004, with the...
I suspect my solution won't help you much: Basically the winches will be mounted through the floor, so the "sheet" will be outside and under...
I remember reading a story about a cruiser who accidentally let out the full chain in deep water. Although the system was fine for normal...
Thanks for the suggestions. I had been idly dreaming that I may get away with not having a windlass or anchor winch at all, but on further...
Thanks Ben. Because of multihull windage I think I need some power for docking. I'm an electrical engineer, so I'm planning to build myself a...
Hi Ben, I'd love to hear about your views on engineless cruising, particularly as it relates to the Chilean channels. I haven't done a huge...
Good video, I hadn't seen any pics of this boat on the water.
I hadn't heard the part about the pod breaking up Richard. That's interesting. Speaking from a position of considerable ignorance about the...
Wharrams have certainly proved that flexible can be durable, but in my opinion stiff is simpler to design and build. I agree that a pod cat...
You're not wrong.
Good thread. See my over-simplified cartoon attached. Note I've left out the stresses in the hulls, which will have bending loads, and may have...
Thom, Regarding crossbeams, my concern was that in my inexperience I was missing something fundamental about load paths in a cat, and that...
Hi Terry, I am going ahead with the boat, but haven't really done any more work on rig design.
