Hi Aaron, Boat speed has been good, very quick to accelerate, best to date is 14kts (2 sail close reach) in about 16knts of breeze. When boat is...
Hi Aaron, Here is a blog I did on the build. http://husky6.blogspot.com.au/ I have been sailing for a couple of years now. I have since added a...
Hi Aaron, I have similar size boat but 4.8m wide when open and a lot more sail area. I used 100mm ally x 3mm wall thickness, it seems very sturdy...
Hi sailwisco, I started with a thought and got the job done ok, Plans are a good idea which I think will save you time in the end. I am not...
What will stop it from blowing over
Just added a bit of video footage. http://husky6.blogspot.com.au/
Davefried, you seem to be on the money with your spec's. My comments for what it is worth being a bit of a newbie to tri's. Lets not compare what...
Hi John, I have a blog at http://husky6.blogspot.com.au/ if you want to have a bit of a look. The amas are a Hobie 20 and the rig is also from the...
Hi, I don't have any knowledge of the scarab folding system although a friend has a scarab 22. Mine is a bit crude but it works fine, very easy to...
Sorry for bring up an old issue but it is important. I can confirm Youi are insuring trimarans & cats. I got a very good rate as well.
Yes very happy with result. Blog updated http://husky6.blogspot.com.au/
Test Sail. A few problem I encountered like the inner stays hitting the spreaders which stopped the mast rotating properly. They are only used to...
The rig is a std hobie 20 mirical rig, I am using from the hobie 20 donor amas. I think that is about 23m2 up wind area and I have 2 spinnakers, 1...
Hi, I have been held up with family things so have not been able to get the boat in the water yet. I was all set last weekend except it rained...
I thought I would share the strut system size I have. The boat will not be taken too far off shore, generally passage and bay conditions and we...
Thanks Hump101 I am surprised there is 5 to 10 times that of the vertical load. Thanks Brenno, the "he" does not matter (I did not ask an...
I was discussing the loads on the various components of the farrier folding system. He said there was a huge in-ward load on the main hull end of...
This is only 10ft long but looks nice and it is only up to $325....
I think most comments hit the mark about getting anyone into sailing these days, we need to win the Americas cup again to generate interest, our...
Thought someone may be interested. http://husky6.blogspot.com.au/ If this does not work, google: husky 6.0 trimaran + blog
