Thanks but I am not designing a tri only trying to understand why the designer of a tri I'm looking at chose to position the daggerboards so far...
Would flying a chute move the sailplan CE forward enough to close the distance between the ce and the clr? Additionally making sure there is no...
I'll have to look closely at that Catri as the daggerboard position is the same as the tri in question. The Arc 21 and the shared lift idea is...
I am going to look at the pivot line on the rudder to see if there is about 15% of the rudder in front of the pivot line to help balance the helm....
What effects on boat handling would be created by having the ama daggerboards located farther forward than the mast on the main hull which has no...
Thanks tspeer, I knew of the Shuttleworthdesign (multihull design considerations) and thanks for the other link! I really fell for a Shuttleworth...
length - 30ft beam - 24ft.
I've searched threads here and SA but haven't found a source that covers the trend towards high percentage bouyancy in the amas and how it is...
Not A Bluewater Cruiser but Perfect For the SF Bay I'm workin on gettin a micro cruiser back in shape to go poking around SF bay and the delta....
Holy guacamole that's nuckin futs! And I'm too chicken to zoom out to the Farallons. That guy had WAY bigger stones than me.
Very similar righting system as the Firebird but mine is a Gougeon Bros G32.
I'd be surprised if you haven't seen this www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIsbtjvseZs and you want to see part 1.
Turning Turtle Not a tri but I have a 32ft cat that be put right with one person after capsize in short order. Very clever system for it's time....