New 14'-16' Daysailer/Weekender Design: Raison d'etre

Discussion in 'Sailboats' started by Doug Lord, Nov 11, 2011.

  1. CloudDiver
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    Awesome! You do great work!

     
  2. pogo
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    pogo ingenious dilletante

    Pretty good,
    shortened boats.
    But why ?


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  3. CloudDiver
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    Going back to the OP, using the scow bow design carries the full width of the beam father forward to maximize internal volume.

     
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    pogo ingenious dilletante

    No , cutting off the bow to maximize volume for a desired length.

    How much does half a meter costs more ?


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  5. Skyak
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    It looks to me like the waterline comes to within six inches of a point. The 'gain in volume' is angled below and mostly wasted space up near the deck. I can't help concluding that adding waterline length (pointed waterline) and trimming the bulbous bow above the waterline would be a significant improvement with no increase in overall length. Have you considered the noise generated by waves slapping that bow while anchored and trying to sleep?

    The best concepts for daysailor/weekender I have seen are nice sport boats with large cockpits and well designed tents.
     

  6. CloudDiver
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    I guess we all eventually circle back to the an old universal concept in boat design; "you can't have everything" in a single design.

    My interest in this concept comes from a specific limitation for moorings in my area. On Mission Bay, San Diego California, you can lease a mooring for $600 per year. So if you are willing to dinghy out to your boat, have no pier-side facilities, and of course no live-aboards, $50 a month is the best deal in my region to keep a sail boat in the water. The LOA limitation is 25 feet.

    Using my current Catalina 22 as a base line for 'what I would want if I could build it', and within the 25 foot LOA limitation, I'm hoping I could have something a little quicker and sportier than my C22 with a slightly modest increase in internal space/amenities. That's what got me interested in these threads and the Scow Bow Mini-Transat Teamwork 747.

     
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