Not a bad suggestion Basil, thanks.
I'd think the lack of load carrying capability for water and food would be far more of an issue than the spartan accommodation for me. Either...
I quite like the look of this http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/08/designs/catskiff/index.htm And I may get around to building something similar,...
Good to see you're about here Othmar. Nice looking designs.
Just checked out your link for the righting system. Very similar to what I was thinking, only I hope to get away without flooding any compartments...
I N, Both crossbeams are continuous. The front of the pod is to be built flat below the windscreen, and the curved nose section under the window...
Thanks for the compliments. I seriously thought about both proa and free standing masts. Largely I just prefer the bilateral symmetry of a...
The loads I calculated as per post #25. I didn't want torsional stiffness, I wanted maximum "depth" to give strength and stiffness in vertical...
Jan's use of planar truss cross beams gives me a lot more confidence that mine will work. I've always wondered why no multi's seemed to use them....
Nice boat. I saw a picture of it at launch but I hadn't seen any specs before. Thanks
Hi Richard Glad to have your voice of experience, no matter how negative. If I die, you have my permission to say "I told you so" :)...
Spidennis, Thanks. Those look like the "Future" series Pogo referred to earlier. Cheers, George
Ilan Voyager, I appreciate your concern. If there is a fundamental flaw then now is the time to deal with it. I'm looking to build a simple,...
It is pretty much inevitable that an amateur build will end up heavier than the estimate, but as long as it comes under 1500kg (30% over calc) I...
Thanks for the suggestions Timothy. Thats an impressive piece of folding you had there. I admire Rob's work and he's pretty generous with his...
Weight was a factor - 6kg/sqm is considered quite heavy skin plating for a 2.5ton wood-composite boat, but very light (2mm) as an Aluminium boat....
ThomD, appreciate you taking the time to give me your thoughts. I hope you're wrong about the sailing performance. The combination of low hulls...
Build is marine ply with glass sheath, both hulls and pod. Beams are planned as solid laminated timber, but if the budget looks ok I may save some...
Spidennis, I've made some 16 foot scale hulls, but haven't tried the rig out at all. I am planning to make a scale model rig, but I won't start...
I've started a thread for my current design:...
