Rwatson, You have given me a great deal of information on the mounting of the aka and the ama. I have some aluminum sections and will look at the...
Fallguy, I am looking at Dierkings book and hope to be able to read it soon. You gave great personal input based on your own outrigger...
Rwatson, I got a kick out of your computer generated diagram, of me trying to measure the force necessary to submerge the end of a pole in the...
Oldmulti, Thank you for your input, I read the article again, and with your insight, was able to gleen important information that I had...
Does a trimaran with a parallel rig with 50% of total sail area on each ama, require a larger ama than a trimaran with 100% of the sail area...
Gonzo, I have considered building a 10 ft tryst trimaran, but first, wanted to research using a parallel rig first with my existing 8 ft dingy....
Rwatson, I now have a clear understanding of the concept of target displacement. I am confused by your comment "You are going to be standing on...
Rwatson, Thank you for your 18 ft tri story above. You asked about "Target Displacement", I included only the combined weight of the ama and...
Hobie Trifoiler had the rig you described. Each ama will have a very solid two foot tall mast base that should give adequate support to the mast....
Rwatson, I researched the trimaran design project and it was quite in depth, well beyond my mathematical abilities. Did your calculation...
Rwatson, Thank you for your response. I only gave ama dimensions as a guideline of what I was considering for dimensions, not the final...
I need to build 8 ft long amas to stabilize my existing American Sailing Dink. From the factory, it had a daggerboard, rudder and 50 sq ft lateen...
If I chose to place a small windsurf mast on each ama, how much more buoyancy would I need in each ama?