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Hard to say about performance, monohull racers seem to prefer hard chines on flat bottoms, but there is a sea keeping element there.

Thanks for the info folks. The boat must be 10 years old in that video and looks as new. She slips along nicely for a 17' cabin cruiser...

Here is a link - it is an 11 minute video. Very neat.

I was browsing craigslist as I regularly do and ran across this baby,WHOOAA! How do you think this Momma would handle big waves. I dare...

This is effectively what I was describing in option 3 of my post. This joint is oversized and accepts stepped stand-off sleeves that...

There are far more ~3l diesels around here than 2l ones, everyone needs a huge dual cab utility to make them feel better about their...

It's a small vehicle and the engine is quite adequate 95% of the time. This car has been super reliable, tows up to a tonne easily and...

Attitude generally refers to the bow position, or longitudinal trim. Regarding the best bow attitude under way, it is more to do with...

I haven't driven a truck since the late 1980s, but have a Kia Sportage with a 4cyl 2 litre diesel engine. During general driving...

You can play with that trim rod for best hole shot attitude, the worst that will happen is the bow will rise too far on initial...

Ill reiterate, my knowledge of tri hulls and sailing is minimal at best. But Ive fabricated aluminum in and around aluminum boatyards...

Could we maybe leave the personality clashes at home? You have despoiled the thread of a kind and generous person by sounding like a...

I have written a new update for my VPP UliSail_3.8. It calculates the equilibrium for all 6 degrees of freedom (DOF). The negative...

On this thread, member @sailhand is discussing a foam core epoxy glass catamaran tender he has developed and was selling plans for (and...

I understand the pitfalls of building your own boat. But we now have an incredible number of products that aren't boat-specific and...