Hi this is a design for a folding pod cat, trailable width 2.2m sailing width 6m. The model is one-third scale. The beams scale up to 90mm...
Hi tris and cats put a lot of bending load on the crossbeams. Its possible to decompose these loads into compression (column) and tension loads...
I've had this idea for a very long time. Basically it involves a keel or centreboard which can rotate relative to the centreline to reduce leeway...
