Hi,

I am a bit confused too. The boat was measured for multi 2000
regulations. Data can be found at http://kotisivu.mtv3.fi/sctl/.
It is not unusual to end up to heavier than planned. The used norway
spruce as core material.

Regards,

Arttu



-- In harryproa@..., "proaconstrictor"
<proaconstrictor@y...> wrote:
> --- In harryproa@..., "Robert" <cateran1949@y...>
> wrote:
> > The website gives 900lbs rather than the racing trim of 870kgs
in
> the
> > earlier email.
> > I'm confused
> > Robert
> >
> >
>
> I don't think either is terribly probable. The 23 foot KHSD tri
is
> 800 pounds, and that is a real number. If you chopped one ama off
it
> would be 700. On the other hand the 26 footer is a lot bigger,
and
> has very heavy beams compared to wires tubes and such. The proa
ama
> is small. The whole thing might come in at the 1350 of the 26
foot
> tri. If you threw the carbon (and other goodies budget) of a
Harry
> at the KH/MS 26 who knows what you would end up with. You can
build
> CM hulls for about $1.50 a pound, if you can find the right ply,
so
> there is quite a bit of budget available to make changes if you
want
> to.
>
>
> > --- In harryproa@..., "Arttu"
<arttuheinonen@h...>
> > wrote:
> > > Here you find a picture of the finnish proa:
> > > http://www.multihulldesigns.com/stock/26proa.html
> > > I do not know about Schacht connections.
> > >
> > > Arttu
> > >
> > > -- In harryproa@..., "proaconstrictor"
> > > <proaconstrictor@y...> wrote:
> > > > Russ's proa had a ww board too. I wonder though how primary
> such
> > > a
> > > > board is given weight distribution in the boat.
> > > >
> > > > This Hughes proa, is it the one designed by Schacht?