That's the problem with a lot of production cats, floating condos and there are a few of them here. There is a nice 50Farr here at the moment...
Geez, what am I thinking. Go with what you like re Aust. boats. Sorry, not for me as far as cruisers go. No big argument as I haven't the...
Centerboard version? Ok, a great cruising boat you say. Lets all bow down to centerboard cruising boats and the excessive bouncing around they...
Cruising boats and bolt on keels with spade hung rudders just ain't a good cruising design. Go on luck in this area and hard work for an auto-pilot.
There is stuff all of them sailing so big deal they haven't yet come to grief. Southport bar? Oh give me a break. I grew up on the Gold Coast in...
Since when were Northshores ever a serious cruising boat? Give me a break mate. As a cruiser they would be a piece of crap. Nice on the lake [300...
Just a bit of a heads-up regarding boat building and servicing in Australia. Due to our small population of 20m there is no glass cruising...
[IMG] No problems around here on the Gippsland lakes port regarding metal boats. Lots of metal work boats of alloy and steel. Fishing and...
Thanks for the heads-up Brian [Your in Tazzie arn't you?]. I am looking for a new boat to replace my monohull and from 30 odd years of past...
Ad Hoc, Are you always like this? You seem to be laboring a point and trying to prove things. That you know more about design than I do?...
I think you have still moved the goal posts here Ad Hoc. You have the designer claiming things [in quotation marks too] he never claimed and then...
You have moved the argument I think. The original claim from the designer was: "...To keep the weight down we are using Sealium alloy which is 15...
Out of interest, I put the question to the 62' designer about possible weight savings using Sealium and another question on my mind about glass...
Well thickness for thickness don't you at least get a 15 to 20% stronger boat with Sealium if using 5mm? No harm in that surely. A lot of heavy...
What the designer says about this boat and it's weight: 'To keep the weight down we are using Sealium alloy which is 15 to 20% stronger than...
[IMG] [IMG] Yes, a NZ designer. the site of the designer: http://www.devilliersyachtdesign.co.nz/ Click on STOCK designs > under 'sail'...
Thanks for the replies. The line handling makes a lot of sense [I didn't think of that] from a forward steering position and would be great for...
I wasn't knocking the design or asking if anyone liked or disliked it. I'm not a designer, so I was just looking to understand the round bilge...
[IMG] Type: Round bilge sailing catamaran Vessel Designer: De Villiers Yacht Design [NZ]...
http://www.yachtsurvey.com/GoodGrief.JPG Stern drives are a dog of a thing and very expensive to maintain and need a lot of maintenance,...
