Been reading your and SolGato's last responses for a lot of times recently. The 4-metre beam is just at the limit of what would be possible to...
On the tri you mention, are these inspection holes used to set the nuts in place, for the bolts, inside the ama hull? Or just for inspection
Hi SolGato thanks for your response, this is a great example and if it were not for the two half-beams and if one beam would be intended for the...
Hi Rumars, I've seen some examples of crossbeams which are only fixed at one point on the mainhull. But the 6-point fixation for each beam is...
Hi SolGato, thanks for your reply and the link to oldmulti's post about this Stinger trimaran A very sleek and solid design from what I can...
Thank you Rumars for your reply. Excellent information, highly appreciated, I had no idea of this method. It makes sense, in a geometrical way,...
In So two connectors spaced as widely, laterally, as possible. Understood now, as this would reduce moment arms. The middle, however, I'm not...
Thanks Adrian this info is great. Especially the example, it illustrates further the well-known principle of simplicity being the generally best...
SolGato, thank you for your answer. A long time ago, I had the opportunity to see a Hobie catamaran on a beach, it was pulled out. Going around it...
Rumars thank you for this detailed post with lots of examples. Some of those I have seen googling, but nonetheless after studying all the...
hello Adrian, sounds great, wish you good luck and looking forward to updates. Have you decided about the design characteristics for the...
Thank you Rumars also for this information. There was a post on this forum where a member answered a question about scantling, I couldn't find it...
Thanks for the guidance on what calculation to do. And especially for this illustration what this calculation actually describes it solved some...
Hi Rumars, thanks for your post, highly appreciated since it clarifies a lot can you just specify what do you mean between the panels, is it the...
Hi Adrian, I've been reading your thread here it is very informative, do you know what alloy are the masts? Do you plan to do something with the...
And with regards to lashing, firstly thank you for your comments, Lashing as I understand seems now to be something to definitely include along...
Thank you SolGato for this groovy suggestion. It is clear to me now how beneficial the slots/grooves are with their locking characteristics by...
Another post on this forum illustrates how a beam can be connected, in a very similar manner compared to what I had in mind, from what I can...
These are screenshots from a youtube clip where assembly of the aka to the amas takes place within a few minutes, there seem to be horizontal...
These sketches are very basic so I hope they can illustrate what I had in mind. Would such an attachment be possible? Here are some questions I...
