Yikes, that's a typo! Sorry, 36 feet LOD, 16 feet beam. Yes, it's a barge/scow. It's a displacement hull. It's optimized to carry a bit of...
2+ years in the works, we are gearing up to build the first hull. 26 feet, 2-foot draft with kick-up boards up, goes 7.5kt under engine or sail....
I have no idea whether Orca3D software figures in the "suction cup" effect; I'll have to take it up with them. But I do know that a non-flat deck...
Yes, AVS = 130. https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UvO4aUqz-tA/V4FaQvkqX3I/AAAAAAAAG-g/gifeBpKAQusv9HGmF4IdP6-byK46-fcpgCLcB/s400/Righting%2BMoment.png
The holes in both the copper and the plywood are going to be drilled using an NC mill (a ShopBot, most likely). The positional accuracy is +/-...
This bottom-coppering technique has been used by Dave Zeiger of Triloboats, and I intend to follow his lead on this. My one concern is that...
That seems like a reasonable living arrangement. The design for QUIDNON has lots of additional requirements, though: • Ease of insulating for...
The good washers and driers are all commercial; consumer-grade stuff is short-lived and generally not worth the money. I expect most people will...
It is very hard to design the interior layout in a way that would be completely general and please people who are bringing up a family on board as...
Here's the write-up on the engine: http://quidnon.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-engine.html I've used a transom-mounted outboard, and it was a...
The plan is to drop in a Yamaha t50 high-thrust with a low-pitch prop. There is nothing that would be an improvement on that. The graph shows...
A Yamaha T50 seems like the right engine for this boat.
Here is the output from Orca 3D software we used. The 10t case is closest to normal ballast and loading.
The prop has to have the right pitch, and then everything works nicely. I had a 9.9hp on a 32-foot sailboat, and once I relocated it to from a...
Hi Squidly, The engine is a 40hp outboard sliding up and down on a track in an inboard/outboard well just aft of the cockpit. There is a 50...
Ah, good old Triloboats! Dave Zeiger and I spent quite a while hashing out QUIDNON's hull shape. He is the one who gave me the courage to make the...
Hull shape Here's an old screenshot from the 3D model (details have changed, but not the basic hull shape). Yes, it's a wide tub with plenty of...
Yes, that's actually part of the thinking that went into QUIDNON. I have lived aboard and sailed a 32-foot sharpie for about 6 years. It was Chris...
Is that a possibility? I believe that the answer is a definite maybe. I am an engineer, and I have lived aboard with my family for over a...
