Hi messabout, this is a quick reply, i will be posting more pictures later. I'm not sure how familiar you are with dinghy racing as the aim...
Hi all, Im sure some of you will have seen some of my topics before and will know that I have been running through lots of different designs over...
Just to clear up any confusion, in the UK a dory is the boat attached, not sure where everyone else is from but you seem to have a wildly...
Was trying to avoid major hull rebuild, planning on using an existing hull
The "keel" is an unweighted daggerbaord that pivots up and down, used by beginners to provide a little more stability and help when going upwind
Had the option of a bigger boat been viable I would have simply left this thread before it was posted
Hi Bajan, the impact protection was more a case of a mild puncture proofing of the fibreglass as the foam will still hold some buoyancy even of...
Was hoping to have them so that they sat on and partially covered the gunwhales like a normal rib rather than above them, this was to try and...
Hi all, Had an idea whilst browsing eBay and seeing a "work boat" of about 30 ft with a set of solid rib style tubes on a dory type hull, I was...
Hi, all, in response to the questions above which I have already replied to, here are my updated hull designs with rig plans soon to follow. These...
Hi, wet feet, I shall answer your questions in order, The free board is slightly smaller than I had anticipated and can be worked on without...
Hi Tlouth7, I designed this boat for use with me as a helm, personally I prefer putting my weight in my leading leg whilst hiking and find it more...
Hi all, (this will be familiar to those who have read the previous thread and the statement below is the same but I have updated the design...
Hi, Messabout, The boat is intended to go fast (you hit the nail on the head) and to do some club racing and other events all in (handicap style)...
Yeah, I figured, I was hoping that this might conceivably work like the 420 and 470 hull forms planing wise, but again, that was never the initial...
Hi all, I have spent some time creating a hull form for a 16ft two person trapezing dinghy (similar concept to an FD or 505), I know that I could...
Thanks bajansailor, I am looking for either secondhand (maybe) or own built as I have engines waiting and I can procure aluminium or plywood (like...
Hi, I am thinking of a design for a coastal centre console (not a RIB)along the lines of a Core Sound 21, It needs to be powerful enough to tow a...
Thanks very much but I am looking for a modernised version of the traditional cat rig with mast well forward and the first 14 is completely the...
Hi Messabout I don't have the intention of developing a new class it is only a one off build for me to have fun with and test the limits purely...