Thanks for the suggestions. Yes if I place one central rudder behind a protective keel it would likely be fine even if offset slightly from the...
So I have sold my 65ft by 40ft trimaran and have been thinking of going larger. A few problems with my previous vessel come to mind. #1 I...
I want to relate a very pleasant experience I had with what I call a screecher. I inherited the sail when I purchased the vessel and never had a...
Philip here with update on his big trimaran. Well I sold her. She is now hauling up to 60 tourists per trip in Langkawi. This thread predated my...
Above you see my sail at Tasker and Thames barge with a loose footed Gunter and small foresail. Notice the shape of the Gunter and foresail...
Brian, Certainly individual rigging components were the source of much of my problems. I first went with stainless thimbles which crushed...
Well we have light winds sometimes and huge winds other. I am ready to sail now except there is a typhoon possible. The description is Tensile...
Now that I have a working rig again, I am more willing to share why my aft-mast rig failed. Failure of the ANSI 54-3 occurred at a load far less...
Concur. Mother nature, g forces, and a possible faulty ANSI 54-3 conspired to cut the dyneema back stay on my aft mast rig. I ended up with a...
Does autonomous mean electric motor with solar panels? I suggest accepting the fact it will be rolled by big waves. Keel seems essential to...
I finally decided to ask. What is this for? Jay Kantola 65' Trimaran. It is on aft edge of daggerboard trunk.
Yes, I know of both vessels. I met Isabelle and Hans Lammens in Miri Malaysia. http://www.wharramsailing.com/ They love their rig. I...
Thank you waeshael for your most excellent reply. Yes I weathered and okay. Your reply should be booked marked. In particular you cite 7...
Here is an update photo of my new boom crutch. Thanks for the ideas. The kids are standing on the now treated bamboo. There was still a...
That option is for small multihulls. Mine is 65ft by 40ft with a fixed rudder going 2 meters below water line. If things get too hairy I cut...
I concluded the main problem is most of my chain, when under load, rests on the sandy ground because the water is so shallow. Letting more chain...
PS I have already tried a Bahamian mooring with two anchors set 180 to the Hill. I found a description at:...
I am trying to hug close to a hill to my North and beach to my East. Problem: The more chain I let out the bigger the waves and winds I am...
Yesterday I brought down the 70 foot long piece of bamboo that will serve as the lower spar of the crab claw sail. It weighs a lot, but no...
Thank you for tip Cavalier I found on this page some Phil Bolger drawings. http://www.thecheappages.com/junk/tutorial.html Of...
