Hello, I am attaching with this message Chapter 2 of the book LOCUS OF A BOAT DESIGNER (1) by Kotaro Horiuchi. Note that some final polishing...
Yes, that's more like it. More when I actually translate a complete chapter devoted to this boat. Guru
Thanks to all those who replied. I am making one chapter available to you all - should I post the PDF file directly to the forum as an attachment...
Thank you Earl. You have given me another option. The site seems to be here: https://www.createspace.com/ Will explore this as well as...
Thanks, Petros. The site seems to be https://www.indiegogo.com/ I'll study it when I find some time. Cheers, Guru
Let me quote here from abstract of a technical report (the English was a bit off, so I modified it a bit): "When a long rope, of which the one...
I'm not sure whether this is the right place to post this message; if not, kindly direct me to the right forum to post it to. Since the last...
Incidentally, I have started translating chapters of his first book (LOCUS OF A BOAT DESIGNER - in Japanese) on my own. This book is also a...
Kotaro Horiuchi, the grand old man of small boat designs in Japan, has come out with a new offering - a small boat that does 19 knots with a 2 HP...
Doug, Glad that you liked the book. The trimaran was designed after Mr. Horiuchi wrote the book in Japanese - so it is not included in the book....
Hello Doug, This is rather late, but Mr. Horiuchi's book (very few copies -probably less than 100) is available. I am quoting an excerpt from an...
Sorry, that should read 0.05 m2 and 0.12 m2. Gururaj Rao
The foil areas are 0.5 m2 and 0.12 m2. Have not been able to get the sail area. It seems to be the same as a Moth sail with a small part at the...
Doug, I'll check if Mr. Horiuchi has extra copies. As I said earlier, he has got the book printed himself and has distributed it to all his...
Hi Doug, Regarding your questions about foil and sail areas -- no, I don't have these figures -- since the boat is still under development, I...
More photos Well, it looks only one photo was attached, although I selected three. Here's one (or two) more. Cheers, Gururaj Rao (Guru)
Photos of trimaran - Horiuchi design OK. I just located some photos and have also discovered how to attach it to my message :), so here they...
Hi Doug, I just stumbled on this topic - Mr. Kotaro Horiuchi was my boss in my earlier life as boat designer. He has retired now, but is still...