A new design for a small boat that can be trailer good for the weekend camping

Discussion in 'Boatbuilding' started by Sylvain Savoie, Jan 4, 2024.

  1. Sylvain Savoie
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    Looking for a traileble sailboat good for a weekend or even a week pushing it that would accommodate a15 to 40 hp outboard. A little like a MacGregor but more for sailing Looking for a plan.
     
  2. Will Gilmore
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    Other than a MacGregor, I haven't heard of a trailersailer designed to mount an outboard that large. Maybe a Hake Seaward 32.
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  3. gonzo
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    What is the reason for such a large outboard; do you need high speeds?
     
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    Do you understand how displacement hulls work?
     
  5. gonzo
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    Who are you asking?
     
  6. Milehog
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    Sorry, the OP.
     
  7. rwatson
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    Been looking for years. MacGregor is the only one that can handle that big an outboard, while still sailing.
    Started getting one designed a long time ago, but it never got completed into a commercial package.
    Even finding a Naval Architect to take it on is hard, as the market for a self build is very limited.

    I added an extra 2 feet, and an interior Nav station for bad weather, in my version.
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  8. gonzo
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    That rounded foredeck will make it difficult and dangerous to drop an anchor or for docking. Also, how do you get forward?
     
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  9. rwatson
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    Haha. Optical illusion, like an Escher Drawing. There is no Foredeck in this image, like there is no cabin top..
    Schematics can be confusing.

    The latest design under development.

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  10. Will Gilmore
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    That is actually quite a good looking boat.

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  11. rwatson
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    It started out more boxy shaped, like a Bolger design, but I thought it could be more appealing.

    I'm also trying to make it easy to build as well. This is the plywood sheet layout for the hull.

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  12. gonzo
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    I like it. I've had flush deck sailboats and it ends up being easier to jump up on the cabin top to go forward.
     
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  13. rwatson
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    Too true. That's a hangover from its Macgregor origins. Tightroping around the cabin sides is hard. Of course, a decent forward hatch is needed, not shown here.
     
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