One thread was about hull design theories, another about building a plug and mold as opposed to building a one off ply or strip plank and another...
Much harder to engineer into the hulls to make them so that they can be easily set up and taken down and also would have to be freestanding which...
Tri's are just too small in the 30 foot range. Granted my idea of a cat provides very little accommodations in the cabin but they are above deck...
Isla Mujeres Mexico on a regular daily basis has many of these abortions ferrying people from the mainland. First time I ever scene something like...
Nice cat but I think the Woods idea of the hulls folding under the boat is much more practical especially if you are getting into a 30 foot long...
Great boat but i can't sleep in a coffin sized hull and i need circulation as i will be in the southern tropics. Most important is shade and...
Take some pics and post them if you can a pic is worth a thousand words.
There is abosolutwly no way your motor can be mounted askew as you have mentioned because the 2 rear mounts for the engine mount to the ears of...
I know this subject has been beat to death on this site but here we go again. What I have to work with to begin. 1. A triple axle aluminum...
Very informative reading Richard. I especially liked your take on the need for a raked stem and built in flare of the topsides when going...
So at what point does the length to beam ratio produce diminishing returns and in a very narrow hull what is there still an advantage to have a...
So you are saying Old sailor if we had a stripped out Lagoon 44 which is right around your 8 to 1 ratio that it would break out of it's...
What was the cat you were sailing on for this race series Richard?
Well non the less I was totally floored that my buddies 44 foot 1/2 million dollar Lagoon hull was nothing more than a singler layer of 1708...
More of a description of the design I am thinking about . Basically a design of a 28 foot long hull that is very flat sided with lets say 4...
28 foot cat with 1708 on both sides. Is 3/8 balsas core sufficent?
Aussiebushman thanks for the lead on the Paulownia I found a mill that sells it for 6 bucks a board ft about the same price as balsa core, Any...
Aussiebushman thanks for the input . Love you Aussies by the way and thanks for all your inputs on my threads all of you from half a world away....
I have not read many very good reviews of how easy the KSS method is and the restrictions imposed on the design are a little tough.But to each his...
The detail on that mold is exquisite my hats off to you.Was that cnced out originally ? If not wow there is some skill there my friend . May I ask...