Leo, I was reading your very interesting discussion here about asymmetrical catamaran hulls and I tried to download the technical paper you...
ChrisSR, I do not know why you would consider "the lead between the CoE of the sail plan and the CoE of the centre board". Normally you...
A Question for the Experienced Catamaran Designers. I am currently researching the best method to find the 'balance' for a sailing catamaran....
Inquisitor, Yes you are right I read the wrong date, (serves me right for reading the E-mail VERY late at night!!). I would be very hapy to...
Inquisitor, I see that the last on this topic was back in November 2005, - I am wondering what has transpired since then, have you built the...
Mitchlet Rick, Thank you for the reply, - I will investigate this with considerable interest. Regards, Christopher
Sandy, Thank you for your reply. While I fully appreciate the limitations of bulbous bows I also know they have other benefits (apart from...
To all of the naval architects in this forum, I am developing the design of a sailing catamaran (for cruising) and I am wondering if you know of...
Yipster, You might be interested to know that this is in fact NOT a catamaran as you have mistakenly identified it as. It is a SWATH (Small...
Technical books specific to catmaran design are very few and far between. I have almost given up looking for technical books on this subject, -...
I am not sure how much you want to remove, but a grinder will remove the bulk of the material very quickly. This can be a trap, as it will take...
Thank you for the reply. If we took your idea to its logical conclusion we would all be building or sailing vessels the size of ships. At some...
Thank you for your reply. I agree with much of what you say, except to add that the bulbous bow only works for a certain velocity no matter which...
Percles, Thank you for your reply. I understand that bulbous bows need to be under the water (not much point in having them if they are not!) -...
http://www.brayyachtdesign.bc.ca/ Perciles Thank you for your reply, I have read your article on your website. It is interesting but it does...
Trevlyns, Thank you for your response. I have already read these discussions, - very interesting too, but they don't relly answer my question....
I have spent a considerable amount of time searching (Library and the interenet) for the technical theory etc for the design of bulbous bows for...
