Can anyone find a weirder boat?

Marxist Socialism inspires nautical architecture.

 

Nootka Dancer

This was a rather strange catamaran I ran across a few years ago near Annapolis MD.

But it actually had a number of clever ideas. I took a bunch of photos that I should probably post on the forum in another subject thread.

 

Weird designs continued..

This one was in the Gallery - thought it should be listed here for continuity ..

 

Ahh, you reminded me that I did post a subject thread on Nootka Dancer

http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/multihulls/nootka-dancer-32513.html

 

Here's the strangest one I've seen myself, in person.

This boat planed right up and shot past me at 20+ knots. It has twin 200hp outboards and if FLIES! It's nuts!!

ENJOY!

Hopefully, those image links from my forum worked. If not... here is a hyperlink:

http://cruising.stuffiminto.com/monohull-power-boats/823-omg-boat-just-passed-me-20-30-knots.html

If you look *very* closely, you can see some teak grab rails on the hood for when you need to go forward!!

 

This little wonder is parked down the street from my house.



http://juneau.craigslist.org/boa/1784335313.html

I wonder what sort of interesting tidbits a stability calculation would reveal about this boat?

 

I think my boat picture trumps that one for weird.

Rick W

 

It seems this guy is doing better, moving up in the world...

 

This is probably old news, as the video is from 2007, but I just bumped into for the first time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSTbOyr-npA&feature=related

 

More pics

Cheers,
Angel

 

It might be me, but this boat looks positively normal - maybe you need to explain it to a simple mind

 

Do you see a reason for that halfway keel and almost midship rudder? If so please explain the benefits

Cheers,
Angel

 

Oh sure, there are lots of 'bad design' hulls around - I thought the thread was for 'weird'.

'bad design' covers just about every thread in the whole forum

 

My guess would be this boat was initially shorter, end stern later extended. A deckhouse cabin built over original cockpit. Mowing a rudder considered unnecessary.

 

Seems to have ‘‘a lot ’’ of leeward resistance for the force on the mizzen.. how would weather helm be . .

Cheers,
Angel

PS

Watson, this weird thread is on the Boat Design part of the forum, so lets talk some weird design too (or tolerate it)