Best rough water hull you know.

It was a beutifulday yesterday, and I spent it at work.
I thought that was a bit bloody rough

Sorry, couldn't help myself...

 

How about this one

 

So the answer is outriggers?

 

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Not to be too obtuse about it all, Ike, but isn't your favorite signature quote really from the lips of one, Robert A. Heinlein and not Heinlien as you indicate?

 

To MadMat,

Heavy chop is probably close to what I had in mind. The height of the waves varies a lot, so that the hull can not travel in a straight horizontal line without hitting some of them really hard!

 

I built this

Race Proven, goes like stink and doesnt slow down in 6's outside.

 

31ft jc boats from NewEngland,,,,,,,,by the way .those speed boats wont cut it

 

Xarax, go to Bar Montenegro, nose around the docks a bit, there have been many boats designed and built in the last decade A: for the contrabandos to out run the Feds, B; for the Feds to out run the contrabandos. see who is winning this year and then build those boats. Best bet in your neighborhood is Buzzi http://fbdesign.it/b55.php

 

Occe Mannefeld. I have one of his B24's ( v24 in the UK )

In the flat I do 76's in the rough I do 78's!

 

I believe you , GREAT design!!!!!! sorta like a CUV or mini COUGAR

 

Rough water planers

For steep chop and a planing hull, owners report high satisfaction with these commercially available open boats, all of which have moderate length/beam ratios:

The Albin 26 (a deep vee inboard, 3:1 length/beam):
http://www.albinmarine.com/ExpressTrawler/ExpressTrawler.html

The Regulator (a deep vee outboard, 3:1 length/beam):
http://www.regulatormarine.com/29.html#

The Panga (outboard or inboard, 4:1 length/beam, fine entry, but flatter aft):
http://www.panga.com/pangaboats/panga27/

...and a number of outboard powered catamarans, like the Twin Vee
http://www.twinvee.net/Default.aspx?tabid=121
...or the Glacier Bay
http://www.glacierbaycats.com/lineup_2665_cr.html

 

Do the Cat's do better than mono hulls of the same length in rough weather?

 

Just going by what I have read and heard here. I think the cats are the smoothest running at speed in light-medium waves/chop, because the frontal area on these is very small - they can in fact actually run smoother at higher speeds rather than lower, because planing lifts them up to clear the waves from the 'tunnel'. But, once the waves get large enough to 'bottom out' that tunnel, you really need to slow down a lot, and would be better off in one of the monohull boats.

 

Thanks, I just hate getting caught out there in any sized or type of craft in rough water. It's no fun, and it always happens when my bladder is full.

 

Cats dont seem to do well in the typical English sea conditions. They do very well in places like Italy.

They do seem to have short 'bursts' of speed, and then collapse - the variation is as much as 15 mph. It also depends on wind speed and wind direction! If the wind is from behind and fast the cats are useless...