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    If Money were no object....

    HSV Sea Slice - USA Navy Experimental Boat - YouTube
    Post by: Derek_9103, Dec 7, 2023 in forum: Materials
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    If Money were no object....

    Well, if money were no object... Gotta go right for the things that might make sense if they weren't so darn expensive. A hull that doesn't...
    Post by: Derek_9103, Dec 6, 2023 in forum: Materials
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    Multihull Structure Thoughts

    Reading in between the lines, is there an underlying assumption that "all electric" isn't feasible for a cruising boat on a relative budget?...
    Post by: Derek_9103, May 16, 2021 in forum: Multihulls
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    Recommended design software for trimaran stability, and learning?

    Software... between MaxSurf or Rhino/Orca Which is easier to learn from scratch? Which has better stability analysis for trimarans?
    Thread by: Derek_9103, May 11, 2021, 1 replies, in forum: Software
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    Multihull Structure Thoughts

    Somehow I missed this one. I'd like to buy these plans, I've spent hundreds of hours researching, researching, researching... and THIS boat hits...
    Post by: Derek_9103, Sep 28, 2020 in forum: Multihulls
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    Asymmetric hulls

    Mike Waters used the idea of sharp edges in his W17 trimaran to at least partially address this 2D/3D disparity, if I understand correctly - I...
    Post by: Derek_9103, Sep 22, 2020 in forum: Multihulls
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    Asymmetric hulls

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge Tom. I'll do a little trial and error "test group / control group" experimentation. I'll rig two...
    Post by: Derek_9103, Sep 22, 2020 in forum: Multihulls
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    Asymmetric hulls

    I read about the original Hobie 16's and Rudy Choy's Hawaiian cats having hulls which acted as leeway-countering foils - I extended the idea to...
    Post by: Derek_9103, Sep 17, 2020 in forum: Multihulls
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    Self Leveling Bed

    Along the way, somebody mentioned a double gimbal system (I found this thread by searching the internet for -- double gimbal bed) To me it seems...
    Post by: Derek_9103, Aug 24, 2020 in forum: Boat Design
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    Calculating expected heel for trimaran

    Sulzerman, I bought a set of Farrier F-85SR plans (28-ish feet) -- I confirmed via f-boat (the CEO answered the email) before I purchased them...
    Post by: Derek_9103, Aug 1, 2020 in forum: Multihulls
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    Multihull Structure Thoughts

    Thanks Rob!
    Post by: Derek_9103, May 20, 2020 in forum: Multihulls
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    Multihull Structure Thoughts

    Thanks for the alternate opinion, redreuben.
    Post by: Derek_9103, May 19, 2020 in forum: Multihulls
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    Multihull Structure Thoughts

    Thank you for the summary oldmulti, great info. Given I'm looking for a 0.8 beam to length ratio, it seems to make sense to change my thinking...
    Post by: Derek_9103, May 16, 2020 in forum: Multihulls
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    Multihull Structure Thoughts

    For my plans (foam sandwich) I've been leaning toward vinylester, mainly based on a statement in the middle of a long discussion somewhere I can't...
    Post by: Derek_9103, May 16, 2020 in forum: Multihulls