I have been looking at a lot of cat boats lately -- mainly cat ketches but also the wyliecat designs. I like them a lot, but I have two...
Yes your GlobeTrotter designs did give me inspiration, especially the discussion of the free standing rig -- got me questioning all sorts of...
My concern about storing stuff in the bow is that it may make the boat bow heavy. This is of particular importance in a cat ketch design which...
I like the idea of sail locker/shower and hatch -- good complementary use of space. But, let's say we complicate things a little ... Suppose...
I am looking at building a 50ft-ish boat. I have been considering what to do with the traditional V-berth up front. The advantage of the...
If we put the ports up near where the side meets the deck (so at the same height they would be in the cabin design, but now on the sides), we...
When you say extra windage, are we talking 10% or 50%. I am trying to understand the effect on boat speed of the extra windage.
About satellites and the use of carbon fiber. The thing I wondered about is flexibility. In the cold the mast must maintain it's flexibility to...
Thanks for all the links. The Cartwright 44 is actually where I first discovered the idea of the flush deck, and with a pilot house.
I agree that the Sponberg 45 is a very nicely thought out boat. And I am not trying to change it necessarily, but to learn from it. For example I...
Thanks for all the comments -- very interesting. The boat I am thinking of isn't supposed to be a speed machine (although I don't want a slug...
I agree that the space is possibly more of a perception than actual useable space. But I have seen the inside of a few flush decks boats and the...
A lot of monohulls have side decks for accessing the front of the boat, and a raised cabin in the center of the boat giving head room below. If...
