Subject: Re: [harryproa] Revised ideas on big trailerable |
From: "Rob Denney" <harryproa@gmail.com> |
Date: 6/21/2008, 8:11 AM |
To: harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au |
Reply-to: harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au |
G'day,
Those are the sort of compromises of the Vis set up that I was talking about. Hinged bows will be better than removable ones, and will get you into a shorter slip. Rudders are not too big a deal, once we have all the dimensions and the layout established. Wheel steering will be difficult, especially if you want to use it while telescoped. Tiller extensions will be a better bet.
With the minimalist layout you have drawn and a 50' lee hull this would be a pretty quick boat.
regards,
Rob
I have posted new versions of my ideas for a 50' trailerable in the Gardner's Layout folder, if
anyone is interested.
The idea for this boat is one that can be trailered, or shipped in a container, but is ordinarily
left in a slip, so is just collapsed to a 12' beam. This allowed me to basically move the seating
out from the galley area, so that I can have a real galley, as well as a queen and a single.
I am retaining the idea of bows that remove for trailering or containerizing, because that lets
me put a very long lw hull without the awkwardness of trying to trailer a 50' boat.
I have absolutely no idea how the steering would be set up on this, how the rudders would
mount, etc. I am hoping that someone can help me out with ideas for that. I would be willing
to go with fixed rudders if I really have to in the leeward hull, but I don't want a draft of more
than 30". Lift up rudders would be preferable.
Thanks for any feedback.
- Gardner