We did explore the idea of a micro cruiser not that far different from what you are describing on a 16 foot platform: Imagine a Jarcat with hulls going both...
Wondering how you created enough clearnce to allow kickup ruddders on Elementarry? Was triangular cross beams a factor or was it more moving them more...
G'day, They kick up around the bottom of the case. Haven't got any pictures, will try and get some next time. Next generation rudders are under way in my...
... <proaconstrictor@y...> wrote: Hi Proaconstrictor, Thanks for your remarks. And Rob, what do you think about this? regds Dom ... ==> me too! ... No the...
... I am assuming they kick up if fully down and a fuse for partly retracted. ... generation rudders are under way in my garage as I write. Gotta agree about...
re microcruiser Dom, re your weight budgets. You can do better than 10kg per sq mtr with a ( for example) 8mm foam / doublebias or biax / vac bagged lay up ,...
G'day, Thanks for your remarks. And Rob, what do you think about this? regds Dom ... No problem as far as I can see. We are looking at options for smaller...
G'day, ... I am assuming they kick up if fully down and a fuse for partly retracted. No fuse for partly retracted. In this case, either sail slowly, or pull...
Hi, Interior colour has been the subject of much................... discussion. What has been agreed upon is it needs to be repainted. Nobody seems to like it...
G'day ! (OK not "Hi" as this is an aussie group ;-) Thanks Paul and Rob for your remarks: - skin weight is surprisingly low as quoted by you, wow! Makes the ...
Rob, Do you see any impossibility in putting 2x20m2 of sail, on an elementarry, as said previously in the thread? Any serious structural problems, or so? I...
G'day, Thanks Paul and Rob for your remarks: - skin weight is surprisingly low as quoted by you, wow! Makes the micro-cruiser even more feasible. It is true I...
Never say never. With a 8-1 fineness you could have 2500 pounds in that hull. I think I asked about a cruising version of this type several years back Rob,...
... totally ... Agreed, asking for a bath in addition would be a little over the top. Jarcats are ugly cause that guy designs ugly boats. And HPs are pretty...
Rob, you mentioned in a reply, that you thought a number of boats could benefit from adapting "proa characteristics". ( or words to that effect ) Got me...
RE: [harryproa] Re: Elementarry micro-cruiserG'day, Rob, you mentioned in a reply, that you thought a number of boats could benefit from adapting "proa...
Jarcats are ugly cause that guy designs ugly boats. And HPs are pretty cause Mark doesn't. Now if Mark Designed a Jarcat style boat we would be on to...
... catamarans ... walkthrough ... I find this discussion interesting, as the Jarcat list is talking about a "next generation" Jarcat 6 at the moment. Very...
G'Day all, ... in > Europe this year. High on the list is Bol d'Or on Lake Geneva. ... an island > in the North Sea). However, later in the summer is the ...
Hi, in the micro-cruiser thread Rob raised two issues about racing HPs: - mast support: why not mobile "sidestays" on the model of classical backstays. The...
G'day, Count you in for which races? Which transport? Or are you interested in buying it? Any or all of these would be great! Regards, Rob ... From:...
G'day, Hi, in the micro-cruiser thread Rob raised two issues about racing HPs: - mast support: why not mobile "sidestays" on the model of classical backstays....
... the ... If one is going to all this trouble why not just have the mast move to windward and have a lifting component on the LW hull as in windsurfing. From...
Not this windsurfer! At speed, I invariably go in to leeward! Raking a rotating, keel stepped mast in a narrow hull is not as easy as it sounds. However,...
... <dominiquebovey@y...> wrote: snip Therre seems to be plenty of reserve bouyancy forward. This configuration has to be better than a trimaran as the lw hull...
ppl_rjg wrote: If one is going to all this trouble why not just have the mast move to windward and have a lifting component on the LW hull as in windsurfing....
Rob Denney wrote: Not this windsurfer! At speed, I invariably go in to leeward! Raking a rotating, keel stepped mast in a narrow hull is not as easy as it ...
Canting also puts the weight of the rig to windward (relative to where it would normally be). I doubt the lifting effect would come into play until a radical...
i've been sketching a 2.5m wide Elementarry with a folding out cockpit to windward another 1.2-1.5m. It can either be a tramp held up with a beam as in 18'...
