Hi Rob and everybody else,
I have set my eyes on a Solitarry and if I can finance it I will have
one next year. I do not need comfort but speed and sea keeping ability
and look forward to sail stretched ovals around the next open 60 I can
find. My idea is to campaign the boat quite a bit. However there are a
few open questions I would try to get answers/solutions for with your
help:
1
There will be very few mooring spots available in Europe and shallow
waters in harbours are always crowded with small boats. Therefore
tying the 50´proa to a visitor dock will be almost prohibitive
expensive for any length of time (say 4 weeks between two events)and
dangerous because of unattentive yachties running over the low ends of
the lw hull.
I understand that there will be crash bulkheads. Is it a reasonable
approach to make the ends of the leeward hull detachable and have them
hinged to the crash bulkheads? Some added turbulence and added weight.
Added turbulence could be taken care of to a certain extent using
ultra tight fits. However there are advantages:
1.1
Increase length of leeward hull to say 60 foot (length is fast and
beats painting it Orange).
1.2
Place crash bulkheads at ends of a 39 foot centre hull so it fits into
a container.
1.3
Reduced port fees and generate more strange looks from innocent
bystanders.
1.4
It is easy to play with detachable ends – make them more wave
piercing, add spray rails,increase volume or manipulate length over
all for different races:-)
1.5
You could even use both of them as a tender in port - sort of a wave
piercing kayak. In that case you need a deep well to sit in - which
while the ends are attached to the hull could be filled with foam inserts.
1.6
Ends could function as trim tanks for lateral trim. Assume running
downwind in steep waves against the current (English Channel) and the
wave distance interferes with the hull length. Your bow will try to
pierce the wave in front and eventually to climb up and out of the
wave. At the same time your fully buoyant stern will also try to climb
up and out of the following wave. If flooded the stern end will have
no buoyancy. Of course that does not make sense in short shunting
conditions
2.
There is no traveller. How do you put pressure on the roach? Push down
vang or rigid connection between boom and mast? If the latter how does
the mast manage to rotate in relation to the boom axis. You need the
possibility to over or under rotate. How is it done?
3.
I understand that the mast on Solitarry will lean 7 degrees to lee and
use buoyancy to achieve some turtle resistance. If the mast at the
same time is telescoping you need a sizable watertight compartment in
the top part of the mast and this part will not slide over the bottom
part. How long is that part and what is the air draft of a "reefed"
mast? Or can you rely on the buoyancy of composite materials in the mast?
4.
For a generous square top main will the mast top be stiff enough? A
wing mast as planned should perhaps to just fine because the pull from
the main will be aligned with the long axix of the mastsection?
5.
Can the beams/hulls be made detachable with simple tools for dry
storage? For long time docking in expensive berths could they be
replaced with short home made beams of simple make?
Thank you for reading the entire post
Best regards
Henry
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