If you implement a Wharram wing sail on a harryproa,
I'll send you a handheld color portable GPS with compass.
I'm still renovating our catamaran, which is taking up a surprising
amount of time and expense, so it's definitely not yet time to start a
new boat. Logic would dictate selling the current boat and using the
funds to build the new one, but I just can't stop until everything is
just so, even if I won't get a return on my full investment.
But I love the Wharram wing sail, and would love to see it on a
Harryproa. If you go ahead with trying it out, I'll send you
a Lowrance iFinder Expedition C Plus waterproof handheld color
chartplotter with magnetic compass. Or whatever is the new equivalent
at the time (should the C Plus become outdated). I can't stop by to
help you with construction, so perhaps I can help tempt you with a
shiny toy.
Good luck with the bathroom. I agree that the beams are a good first
step. Good practice with the materials, but no large shed needed yet.
- Mike
Robert wrote:
Some of the supplies could be a new carbon rudder shaft, insurance, a code zero, and an extension pole for the boom. Legitimate sharing of costs.
Rob's plans for his own (last time I heard) is for more a weekend tripper rather than a longer term cruiser, but cruising round Moreton Bay and round Fraser Island is pretty nice.
The admiral tells me I should start on a boat as soon as I do the final fiddly bits on the bathroom. I'll try and finish my outrigger conversion to a Harriette and then start on the fiddly bits for the big one. Crossbeams first as they are time consuming but straight forward and can be packed away.
Finally decided on rudders. Like Blind Date only on a flare on the lw hull. Slightly more bury, slightly further back from the line
perpendicular to the sail drive and less retractability. In really shallow conditions I hope to leave the rear rudder trailing and steer with the sails.
Now have to decide on the masts. Probably wing masts but may stick with the tapered cylinder. Could even go to a wharram wing sail.
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