I've been reading about capsizes of cruising catamarans recently, and it had me thinking. Would it be possible to make a righting system for a...
I tried building a 14' rowboat with skin on pvc when I was 14. As other posters have said, it's too fragile and not stiff enough. I even tried...
I don't think anyone has brought up bulbous bows. This gives you that same rounded shape but it's used more for wave cancelling rather than...
@jehardiman I'm specifically referring to rake, rather than sweep, though I think you could get some of the same performance benefits,...
You guys are making this too complex. Hydrofoils have a really really low wake. Stay on the foil and keep the motor deep under water. Could...
I would not ever take a boat like this offshore. I'd hesitate ever taking it across anything larger than a bay.
@guzzis3 I'll take a look through TJF's books and see what's interesting! Like you say, I think I'll pass on crossing the oceans in a 23'...
In looking at the wiki page on Forward Swept wings, I noticed that one of the primary issues with forward swept wings (yaw instability) isn't...
@guzzis3 I want to go fast! 20-25 kts and surfing! That's probably not a realistic goal, but I certainly want to be able to go faster than 6-10...
@guzzis3 Wow, I'm really struggling with names here. Good suggestion on the list, I'll get the weights tabulated before choosing a design and...
@guzzis3 , appreciate all the information, and I'm impressed with your ability despite the impairment. Tons of good information in this thread!...
What sort of bows does your boat have? If you have wave piercing bows I'd expect it probably has to be substantially longer than something with...
I know this question may be a bit hard to answer as it's likely dependent on hull shape, weight, wave piercing vs non-wave piercing bows, and...
