it's fun to try and square the circle, but the truth is, in the 6-9 meter range, folding tris are the way to go.
sell the boat, buy/build a better one.
sardine run is handsome boat, but i wonder how comfortable a day on the tramp will be, and not a good base when muscle required, either. i...
folding cats it is possible to fold a 20' cat into an 8' x 20' package by revolving the hulls so that the deck becomes an outer face and the boat...
a mast beam resting on the inner sheer log[ with some stiffeners ] looks like the easiest way to get the rig and crew stations portioned out. a 2...
it comes down to comfort, as rw and others point out: safety has more to do with skill and design than size. a tiki 26 is probably safer than many...
os7 is right about lar keels. they perform will enough for a cruising boat. better, they are very comforting when you are probing for new rocks...
there is turbulence on a center mount board, which decays pointing and speed. inescapable, but an anti-cavitation plate will help. i think it's...
dory hull. have a look at richard woods' site, he offers a 22' dory hull boat design. they work just fine, and are relatively easy to build....
don't listen to these people, they are the same ones that said 'an elephant can't fly!' for the same reason, too, and then dumbo came along and...
one of r. woods' early cats had one board, and i seem to remember others. it doesn't matter much on a cruising cat. but 2 boards can be a good...
1. have you been to your library? 40 y.o. magazines are a challenge, but you might get lucky. 2. email 'pop mechanics', they will have a...
can't help much about towing, never had any problem, 5kts or 15. my kayak was[stolen, somebody else liked it even more] directionally stable,...
i greatly admire the optimism here, many possibilities for failure. those folding beams are a serious bit of engineering. best of luck, eagerly...
exactly, ct. monos have their advantages, you can park many more if them side by side at the marina, for instance. easier to organize parties...
i enjoyed this thread because self build boats can be narrow and even strange, having to satisfy only one person. mixing strider hulls and j6...
the woods 'strike' folds the amas up and over. horrified me. weight and windage where you don't want it, and it won't float upright with the amas...
have a look at what richard woods is doing with his new 'strike' trimarans. there is an 18' version on the water, mb a little bigger that you...
i shd've stayed in west palm and built boats. who knew? looks like you have abandoned the gaff + sleeve luff that gave the tikis a lot of flavor....
get ahold of one of those hawaiian outrigger canoes the tourists push around waikiki, marry to a retired tiki 21, add varnished deck house to...
