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    Tri progress

    Thanks Alan I will :) And I hope tamas who started this thread does the same and posts an update on his project too.
    Post by: Wand, Nov 11, 2013 in forum: Multihulls
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    Single rudder on a cat

    Thanks for your comments 'sowhynot' and good to hear you like to try things also. It's a big part of the fun of boats. As it happens, I have...
    Post by: Wand, Nov 9, 2013 in forum: Boat Design
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    Tri progress

    I know, you tried it on me too. :p Not only you though; a couple of smarties on this forum were also dismissive. But of course I didn't listen,...
    Post by: Wand, Nov 9, 2013 in forum: Multihulls
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    Tri progress

    It's coming along nicely. Keep pressing on, and keep posting. I'm interested too. Just don't let a cranky van diemenian put you off. :)
    Post by: Wand, Aug 4, 2013 in forum: Multihulls
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    Single rudder on a cat

    Thanks. No documentation/analysis seems to be posted but the YouTube clip shows smooth sailing with no vices. Mind you, the conditions were quite...
    Post by: Wand, Jul 29, 2013 in forum: Boat Design
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    Single rudder on a cat

    i sure would like to have a chat with the other bloke :p
    Post by: Wand, Jul 29, 2013 in forum: Boat Design
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    Single rudder on a cat

    Thanks kindly for those pics. Somewhat more complex than the level I'm operating at but, nevertheless, I'd be keen to know if there exists any...
    Post by: Wand, Jul 27, 2013 in forum: Boat Design
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    Single rudder on a cat

    Well golly gosh, I think I've just been admonished by a preacher man. :p Thanks for your sermon; just a pity that it failed to offer one skerrick...
    Post by: Wand, Jul 27, 2013 in forum: Boat Design
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    Single rudder on a cat

    Why thank you there squire: sincerity is indeed an admirable attribute...at least in those who possess it. :D And I mean that most sincerely :p
    Post by: Wand, Jul 27, 2013 in forum: Boat Design
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    Single rudder on a cat

    Wow, this guy really fires up. Some sort of personal insecurity or professional self-doubt maybe? :rolleyes: Whatever, I have no idea why folk...
    Post by: Wand, Jul 26, 2013 in forum: Boat Design
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    Single rudder on a cat

    Touched a raw nerve there. :p. Anyway, I take from all that that your answer to my question in the opening post is, stripped down, "no"....
    Post by: Wand, Jul 26, 2013 in forum: Boat Design
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    Single rudder on a cat

    Yup, ditto; only opiners but no-one who has actually tried it. I've since read your thread and, well, I guess there'll always be folks who tell...
    Post by: Wand, Jul 22, 2013 in forum: Boat Design
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    Single rudder on a cat

    A single, centred board is more accessible for adjustments; ever tried minor adjustments on the leeward board in a blow? It can be done but the...
    Post by: Wand, Jul 20, 2013 in forum: Boat Design
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    Single rudder on a cat

    Thanks for the cautious nod. And okay, I'll make a case. Consider southern mainland Australia where summertime seabreezes commonly build to 20-25...
    Post by: Wand, Jul 20, 2013 in forum: Boat Design
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    Single rudder on a cat

    Taking the last point first, that may be true in the perfect theoretical marketplace. But of course the real world marketplace is not that; it is...
    Post by: Wand, Jul 19, 2013 in forum: Boat Design