G'day,
No technical reason why not, assuming a different saloon and steering station design as the current one could only telescope to about 18'. This would almost certainly result in less available space
Having it 20' wide in sailing trim would necessitate more weight in the windward hull or a smaller rig for the same righting moment, but this is no big deal. The devil is in the detail of sorting out the steering, all the lines, the trampoline, etc. It would be an interesting challenge.
Cat 2 fold is another option, but also has limitations.
regards,
Rob
Hi,
I was wondering about the limits of telescoping beams. If one wanted a
harryproa of the approximate characteristics of Visionarry, but the
ability to collapse down to 14' beam, so that the boat could be
trucked overland, or left in a slip, or shipped overseas less
expensively, what would the maximum uncollapsed beam be?
>From the discussions of the trailerable proa, it seemed that a 20'
beam could collapse to 12'. Is that pretty much the same for a
collapsed 14' beam on a larger, heavier boat? Would I be limited to a
20' beam, instead of the 27' that Visionarry has? It would seem that
would be a definite handicap in terms of righting moment, and
therefore in terms of speed.
Thanks,
- Gardner
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