I haven't committed to a specific length, 16' seems pretty reasonable but 19' seems nicer. I had an Oday 192 and looking back it felt too small...
That is a interesting and useful link. Thanks! As an ex-electronic design engineer I relied heavily on spice, verilog etc. to design and simulate...
To Peter, Thanks Peter. Keeping expectations reasonable is a theme here. As a kid I would whittle outrigger sailing canoes that would zip across...
Yes, I'd like to build a 16-19' boat if the ideas show some promise. Otherwise I'll just buy an old monohull and go sailing. I like the Strike....
Thanks Skip, I agree. Like all things, especially boats, there are tradeoffs to be made. I'm simply hoping to experiment with simple models to get...
Hi Seasquirt, I'm not sure I understand why the beams would need to beefier. I'll use numbers from one of my favorite designs, The W17 by Mike...
Thanks. A general idea is all I'm hoping for. I'm interested in all-else-equal relative experiments such as the ama weight I described in my...
One question I'm curious to explore is what happens if you move some weight to the amas? My design goal is a comfortable day sailing camping...
I'm exploring a 16' trimaran design and would like to test out some ideas using models. I only expect to get some relative info. For example I...
