One very interesting article I saw come up recently mentioned that due to the cost and difficulty of obtaining insurance the Ocean50 trimarans are...
The updated CM method uses a composite bow piece to ease up that area a bit, seems to work out well.
I had a play around with the numbers on CM for some of my projects but now with the price of good ply it doesn't yield cost benefits imo. When...
Just out of interest I eventually decided to not take the forestay to the bow and will instead use a small structural furler and a composite...
I wouldn't worry about a dolphin striker on a trimaran better to put a compression bulkhead under the mast which is the main purpose of a dolphin...
My inclination would be to anchor a low friction ring against the hull with glass or carbon unis and fan the unidirectional out across an internal...
I'd love to see Wild Oats XI attempt to improve the Team Australia record, I'd say go for it! Records are meant to be broken and it might give an...
Keep us up to date, I'd love to see how your project progresses.
I like the idea but can't help but think the 5.5 hulls may be too heavy for a performance boat as floats. The tornado main hull is reasonably...
I'd like to understand your thinking in regards to the floats, just a few observations. The rocker line isn't too bad but not a fast shape the...
Wow, finally getting back into this project, life has thrown some serious curve balls for my family and I during the intervening years but today I...
Kurt Hughes has been doing this stuff forever, might be worth dropping him an email. My other thought is to contact Morelli and Melvin, they did...
I've started fairing up the topsides now but didn't take any photos. I had a bad start where my micro balloon fairing mix sagged when it was...
Hi Doug, glad to hear you are recovering well.
Wow, it's been ages since I updated this thread. The female hull mould stations of my now non F40 carbon/sandwich trimaran have been CNC cut by...
