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 finally decided to ask. What is this for? Jay Kantola 65' Trimaran. It is on aft edge of daggerboard trunk.
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...
For a quick primer on the paraw rig see: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraw It has a crab claw behind the mast and jib in front. After...
Picture this situation that is possibility I want to plan out in advance. Vessel: 65ft by 40ft light trimaran Position: Triple mooring, 2...
At 65ft by 40ft my trimaran is too large for anything but the largest shipyards here in the Philippines. I have been to these yards. They sand...
Now that manufacturers are beginning to build aft-mast rigs, I thought it best to break out one of the finer points of this topic into a separate...
i just cant get past is the extra drag associated with a naked mast. With a conventional rig, the drag of the mast itself is largely offset by the...
Aloha All, It has taken several days for Danao city on Cebu Island to get electric back and internet so sorry for delay. Those of us that...
My mast has several very thick stainless steel bars that run through the entire mast. The hole sizes are 5/8th inch and I want to have them...
A Lagoon 620 pulled into my marina. The huge boom on this boat apparently is intended to accept the mainsail all nice and neat. However, what I...
Aloha I'm currently in Philippines replacing my rotating mast. The previous mast did NOT have a teflon female socket. It came with a grease...
Okay I have a problem. A loud problem. Unless someone can come up with a better idea I have snapping shrimp living in one of my dagger board...
I came across yet another boater with a tale of woe when rats found their way aboard and decided the electrical insulation wire was tasty! It...
