Was that due to the reduced aspect ratio of the hull?
Rick: I had been ignoring the GODZILLA portion of the docs - I guess I'll have to take a look so I can understand the process. A quick...
Rick: I just took a look at your IGS file; that's very interesting, I wonder if that design is optimal due to some quirks of the algorithm. I'm a...
I might start a thread (or look for one) about this, because I keep hearing about dynamic lift and it doesn't make much sense to me. I'm mostly...
The two hulls seem to have virtually identical performance; what difference there is I would say falls within the margin of error for the...
Those whale things are really cool - I remember reading about them when they first announced them a few years back. Those might work well for a...
Disregard that last part - the post was clipping some of your content. Those numbers help a ton, and I don't particularly like the idea of...
Yes, that's on the DWL. I have roughly 100% reserve buoyancy - there's .243m3 above the DWL. ? I'm not quite sure about the LCG - I don't...
Here's that IGS file. The shape has changed a tad since those images, but nothing major.
Rick: Flotsam - there's something I hadn't considered. I'm running some simulations on the model now but I'll upload and IGS when it's done....
I'm in the process of designing a 16-foot catamaran (more on that here if anyone's interested) and I'm about to turn my attention to the...
Gybing board - that seems to be the existing term for what I was thinking. It's always nice to find out someone already had your idea and tried...
Thanks for the comments bad dog. What causes the better strong wind performance of flattened-v profiles? I've seen some discussion of prismatic...
Retired Geek was actually kind enough to give me a few pointers over email already (although that was on an earlier iteration of the design). I...
I've been working on the design for a F16-class catamaran, and I was hoping to get some feedback from the (incredibly helpful) community here. I...
Actually, I've been thinking about canards a little too! I was considering using large fixed daggerboards aft of the center of lift and then a...
I'm working on a 16' catamaran design and I just had a sort of odd idea. I'm a little concerned about leeway and its implication on extremely...
I'm curious what the 'standard' percentage of design weight is usually provided for reserve buoyancy. I assume that both hulls need to be...
Thanks for the explainer on the 2d foils. I've been playing with XFoil to get an understanding of the implications of different profiles - the...
Thanks for the attachment tim Rick, I kept looking for it but didn't see it. I'll post the CFD images as soon as I can. Ad Hoc, that pretty...
