I'm not familiar with the conditions on the west coast of FL, but I would think the Hobo has too much freeboard and windage for coastal...
Wow, it's mostly multihulls. I spotted maybe 4 B&B boats, a couple of sea pearls...
I think guzzi is trying to say you can build Rhea in opendeck without a central cuddy. While not as long as you would like, Rhea makes sense...
I think OP was looking for a used Formosa 51, but he just didn't know it yet. Approximates old frigates, carracks, pirate ships? Check. Has...
It seems like there isn't a lot of upside for a magazine in publishing a negative review, and there could be real financial repercussions. The...
Oops, that's correct. You said Spronk, which is 50ft, so when you later said 50ft I took it literally.
That was probably someone else. Woods recommends keeping it under 40ft for a variety of reasons and even went so far as to remove his >40ft...
I have returned, but just to make two clarifications. First, I made an error, RW did not use the term "extreme load" to refer to anything, and...
I've decided I've generated my fair share of bad karma for the year and am going to stop posting on this thread. There was nothing constructive to...
Fallguy, To continue my thought process on the lashings, we were at 36kg per 3/16 strand of lashing. But this of course is an extreme load that...
Hi Hanneke, welcome to the forum. Thanks for your detailed reply. It must be irritating to have some "rando" on the internet pick apart your...
Fallguy, I just realized there is a very easy way to calculate the load. The Australian method for beam strength is to assume one hull is fixed...
I saw a couple of threads on Wharram lashings and in both cases they used polyester rope to lash the beams and dynex to "frap" the polyester. I...
No disagreement here Ok My understanding is Wharram owners make the rope lashings tight enough so they don't stretch, otherwise the beams make...
I don't agree with this at all. Wharram's training in boat design was some pictures of Polynesian canoes and a copy of "boat building in your...
There's no real point, I just thought someone would find this interesting, although clearly that person is not you! I do feel like Wharram spent...
Yeah, I agree with all that, and I have read Richard's bio on his website. Seems like Richard did design v-bottomed hulls for a time (windsong,...
Why not use plywood sheathed in fiberglass and epoxy? This is light, strong, durable and inexpensive. If the boat is not stored in the water you...
I've always loved the idea of Wharram catamarans, the aesthetic, and especially the artwork of Hanneke Boon in the Wharram design book. At the...
Martins, Better to post a new thread for this. Also please post a picture of the boat in question and tell us how many people you wish to carry...
