MarkC raises an important point in these discussions about defense: In a lot of "failed state" type places, that label fits Indonesia pretty well,...
Repulsive, all right. You may be on the right track. Possibly the effect could be enhanced with other sensory offenses, such as finding an old...
I considered a reply to Yokebuttocks (his handle says it all) but like his ilk in the amateur radio world the worst thing you can do is...
Dashews Unsailboats This might be a little off the topic for a multihull motorsailor forum, but I just checked out Dashews new design at...
Africa As D'artois points out Africa in general is a good part of the world to avoid. The best way to cope with piracy is to avoid them. However...
Rod Nowlin After reading the above link I'm now reconsidering what I wrote about going unarmed, I know Rod and Becky and glad to hear they made...
That would be a problem definitely with cooling through the hull skin. More heat might go into the boat than into the water, with more surface...
Welding a keel cooler into a metal hull is commonly done, but I don't know of any formula for calculating how much surface area is needed. The...
Walter Keel Coolers The boat I have now is a homebuilt 37' heavy displacement double ender. Not fast, but very fuel efficient. I can motor at 4...
This is a subject dear to my heart, and I second the motion to have a look at Walters keel coolers. I've had two boats with them and I think they...
Self righting multihulls I have lots of offshore experience in a heavy monohull but planning to do my next cruise in a cat, which hasn't been...
Outboards seem to be reliable enough when they're used often, as in the dinghy motor while you're living anchored. It's when they're stowed away...
It was too early in the morning when I read your description of the dual assymetric centerboard but now it's clear what you're proposing, and I...
Thanks for those links, I do enjoy seeing what the innovators are coming up with. That is another appeal of the multihull concept, that it's still...
dry exhausts I don't have personal experience with catamaran sailing, but have been around quite a few, and I'm working at a catamaran factory...
I have seen Z type drives mounted on the centreline, one I saw used a hydraulic motor and simply swung up laterally under the bridge deck to stow....
Just did a circumnavigation, and personally was never threatened. A lot of the reports from Indonesia are either good stories (everybody likes a...
A LIVEABOARD CRUISER FOR THE REAL WORLD I'm working on a design concept that might seem a bit eccentric, but here's how the idea germinated:...
foam filling aluminum hulls I've used the two part polyurethane foam commonly available at fiberglass shops, and one problem to be wary of is...
