New reports say the boat failed mechanically, and then cartwheeled....back to the drawing board!
video of the capsize? I was wondering at what speed and under what conditions the capsize occurred. The above account by the father of the...
I just read it occurred while bearing away..so maybe a fouled sheet......but the lack of forward lee hull buoyancy was a factor in the cartwheel....
previously viewed these boats a few months back in a video online. It was obvious to me that extreme hull pitching was present with the huge rig...
These updates to the earlier thread posed by Steve2many boats show a couple of designs relevant to the original question/proposal. It shows that...
Thank you for announcing your design here (RichardR). Have you considered a hybrid version?
Fast Fred: I was thinking more from the boat design standpoint but the factors you mentioned were important, along with leaving the tow vehicle...
I liked Squidly-Diddly's idea of limiting the vessel size to below 39.5 but reducing the width from 8.5 to 7'8"; justifying the 10" loss is too...
Thanks for that FF. Does this mean that the towing capability of the f-350 and the boat weight aren't limiting factors in a 37 by 8.5 footer?
Hi cube container is 39' 6" inside length, 7'8" wide inside and 8'10" inside height. How much weight can a F-350 tow legally and safely?
The intention would be for a hybrid vessel. Considering my Camry hybrid can go many miles on a 150 pound battery I guess that a vessel could do...
http://www.storerboatplans.com/Solarboat/solarboat.html Mundoo 3
OK..let's see if there are any current solutions to the trailerable riverboat of 37' by 8.5' parameters. I've lived in SE Alaska where one would...
followed steve2manyboats & others comments Wondering what he concluded and whether a Wyoming or other similar style was adopted for a large...
