Silly isnt it. I love the dog version, the boat version: not so much. No offense meant to boat, dog, or yourself
kind of strange in the looks department, IMO, regardless of any functionality
[IMG]How about this one. Duo 480 (K Designs). This is my own boat, lots of images and vids online on K designs website Cheers
Above is Duo 480 by K Designs. Easy everything: launch, sail, rig
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I used the one coat, cure, sand down method. It was something reccomended by my designer and from memory it is mentioned in the Gourgeon Bros book...
Russell I have messaged "Jamez" about your query re Capricorn. He knows Samin. Capricorn is now owned by a guy called Eric, or was before all the...
Horrible. Sailing performance will be compromised severely by the extreme windage from the uppers not the mention the low beam to length ratio....
Oldmulti: his name is Bernd, not Bernard. Now we have got that out of the way, please note that image number 10 is in fact from the Duo 480, my...
Weta hull form actually designed by Tim Clissold for which he received little or no credit
I sailed on the orange KD650 "Sparta" many times. It's a great boat. The only thing about it is that it is marketed as a trailable boat but...
Yes Richard, I am happy with my boat. And I am happy that you are happy designing boats that make your very experienced yachting magazine tester...
Hi Richard re those two clips: my boat has got slight weather helm when pressed. Because I have no head sails I cant really balance it any more....
Hi Richard my boat doesn't actually sail well by itself. it rounds up and goes into irons. However, to answer the question in the second part of...
Hi Jim yes, still around. We've covered a lot of ground since the above posting. The bi plane rig is nice, with the easy furling on the masts . I...
Steve, I already gave you all the answer you need. The sailmakers here want the big $$$ stuff. Give Chip an email, he's an expert on that sort of...
As a kiwi after some sails for my Duo 480 cat, after a distinct lack of interest from local sailmakers I approached Chip at Whirlwind Sails, San...
Just getting back to Bernd Kohler's designs, and talking about a small cruiser trimaran: yes he does have such a boat on the horizon. No plans...
Hi the original post here was just to point out the design, not to compare it with something bigger , or smaller , or with a larger sail area , or...
P5000 I don't think Bernd was making any outrageous claims here. The design is an old one for which , for reasons dating back to the...
