Came across this thread belatedly after working on a very similar idea for the past 2 months (see image) - would love an update on what became of...
Happy to stand corrected @rwatson - was aware of the Uni-Kat Flensburg (in fact I'm in email contact with its creator Prof. Fiesser) but not of...
Fascinating discussion - I'm planning to commission a motor variant of a 10m/34ft sailing catamaran (5 tons lightweight) shortly and am looking at...
Here it is: https://www.futura-yachtsystems.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pdf_press_yacht-2012.pdf (in German but the Futura website provides...
The 19th century Freycinet gauge canal dimensions (or, to put it more correctly, the classic French peniche barge dimensions and canal bridge...
Here as promised the kite sail reference (LibertyKite : Offrez un kite à votre bateau https://libertykite.com) - my correspondent Francois Lucas...
That's a great looking design Dejay! I am fascinated by the proa approach, too - Aspen's C120 from Washington state in the USA is a seriously cool...
Your parameters and preferences are clearly a little different from mine Dejay - but as you indicated, a polished but unpainted aluminium hull...
Thanks for your input Dejay - if you are at a similar stage than it might be good to keep exchanging ideas! There are certainly plenty of handy...
Currently in the very early stages of a commission for a 12m/40ft aluminium trawler catamaran - probably going to be a variation of Francois...
As a follow up, here is an article from the Royal Institute of Naval Architects on the topic (Are rim-driven propulsors the future?...
Interesting thread - a little strange that the marine industry (including the leisure sector) are soooo slow to pick up on promising new...
Interesting thread ... I'm also a novice who is fascinated by the idea of building or converting a 10-12 metre catamaran as a liveaboard...