SOF Row Sail Motor Micro Cruiser???

Steveca4 · Jul 8, 2019

Hello Sailhand
I've have another need for a boat like yours. Do you have plans and manual for building one.
Steve

sailhand said: ↑

Hi Steve can, I have a small 3.5 metre catamaran that has a full self draining deck and gets along quite well with a 3 hp motor.

A few lessons I learnt during the design phase whilst running prototypes without a full deck forward is that they are very very and did I say very wet. The large deck area also makes for a great spot for pitching the small pop up tents available these days. We use ours as a spare room when the grandkids are onboard and they love it. If we are in a nice secluded anchorage we put the dinghy onshore with the wheels and turn it into a upmarket campsite for them. The advantages of the catamaran form with a large deck between the hulls is hard to beat for accomodation. Getting in and out of the boat in deep water is a doddle with the hulls hanging past the tansom. You can use the outboard leg to stand on and help sit your backside on the transom. From there you can take off your gear and throw it in the boat and then climb aboard. The hulls sit about an inch and a half below the water with my 108 kilograms on them so it is a very easy boarding solution. The slider catamaran is a good layout for a camp cruiser however you want something that rows which limits your beam somewhat. We are in the process of fitting a hobie bravo style battened furling rig to the dinghy to further increase its diverse role as tender/lifeboat/fishing platform/diveboat/excercise machine and soon to be sailing boat. Obviously there are compromises with all things boating but we think this style of vessel offers the best all round small craft that we could think of. As for loading and unloading check out the rhino side loader in australia. These are very simple to make and you can load and unload your dinghy with a battery drill.

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SOF Row Sail Motor Micro Cruiser???

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