-A dromedary is the proper name for the one humped camel. Bactrian
Camel has two humps. Camels can move.-- In
harryproa@yahoogrou
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> That is a donkey or bullock?
> Bit slow sounding, best for the slower HP's.
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> --- On Wed, 17/12/08, Mike Crawford <jmichael@..
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> From: Mike Crawford <jmichael@..
> Subject: [harryproa] Re: Another layout submitted for review
> To: harryproa@yahoogrou
> Date: Wednesday, 17 December, 2008, 11:45 PM
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> Good one. :-)
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> Little did Rob and his wife know how many word plays could be
made off of Harry.
>
> - Mike
>
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> rattus32 wrote:
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> Mike, that would be a Bactrian-arry.
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> The single-masted, single-humped version would be a Dromedarry ;-)
>
> Mike
>
> --- In harryproa@yahoogrou ps.com.au, Mike Crawford <jmichael@ .> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Your cutout in the leeward hull has really grown on me. If done well,
> > it makes four nice additions to the Harry design:
> >
> > 1) Allows for a larger cockpit while collapsing down to a smaller
beam.
> >
> > It definitely works for the Contrarry and containerization, but
> > there's no reason why it has to stop there. I'd like a 7' cockpit with
> > seats long enough to become narrow berths, and/or sit a number of
people
> > in comfort while dining, but that makes a 12' collapsed beam difficult
> > if you add on another 6' to 7' for the windward and leeward hulls.
> > This way you could shrink a 50' proa down to a 12' beam, and still
have
> > a huge cockpit.
> >
> > 2) Creates a less-exposed way to get on and off the boat from a dock.
> >
> > Assuming the leeward hull is along the dock, now there's a place
> > to step on at deck level, with handholds. This could even work when
> > collapsed. Most convenient, especially for non-athletic guests.
> >
> > 3) Provides a somewhat protected area to work on sails or booms.
> >
> > It wouldn't be as protected as the main cockpit, but it would beat
> > trying to stand on the leeward hull for long periods of time. You
could
> > easily put a door or lifelines across the opening in order to make it
> > more secure, and do so without messing with the nice proa lines.
> >
> > 4) Allows for a second leeward cockpit with the addition of some
> > waterproof beanbags or closed-cell foam cushions.
> >
> > The netting is obviously the place to hang out while whiling away
> > warm summer days at eight knots. But there's also something to be said
> > about a second deck-level semi-protected area where people can sit
> > and/or relax. One more space means fewer people feeling as if they are
> > on top of each other.
> >
> > ---
> >
> > Pretty much the only thing I'd change would be to round the leeward
> > end of he cockpit at least slightly, and then round the cutout in the
> > leeward hull to match the shape. It wouldn't add anything in terms of
> > strength or functionality, but it would soften the lines a bit. As
long
> > as it's a gentle curve it should still work well with the infused
panels.
> >
> > I'd probably want to do the same thing with the leeward side of the
> > windward cabins. They wouldn't have to be as curvaceous as the
original
> > strip-planked designs, nor wold they need compound curves. But even a
> > foot or two of curve along the deck level would make the boat look
a lot
> > sleeker.
> >
> > In any case, that cutout is turning out to be quite nice. It may only
> > work for schooner rigs, but since that's what I've been planning on, I
> > like it.
> >
> > - Mike
> > / /
>
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