I have owned several boats in the size range you are considering. Sounds like you are pretty close. I much prefer the Chaparral to anything else...
The difficulty with paravanes is largely esthetics. On newer waxed and polished boats they just don't sell. For coastal cruising they can become a...
With a draft of 5 feet or so your stability calcs for a safe design would result in a turned turtle unless you had minimal superstructure.
The fine entry is not an impediment to safety provided you keep the water from entering the hull. The concave sides will result in too much...
A few months ago a delivery crew lost their cat off the US west coast during some hellacious weather. Although easy to single out cats and...
Itchy: Your research may be only half right. Most reputable manfacturesrs today do not core below the waterline. If they do, it would be for...
Raggi: Given a stepped hull's inherent instability, that picture looks like one shown on TV where the boat rolled right over. Yikes!
Build techniques Kessica: Your question is a good one. The real answer depends upon your budget and time frame. I must qualify my answer...
Steve Dashew A great read is the setsail website by Steve and Linda Dashew. Lots of good information showing the design parameters of the...
