Yeah the Indian Prao is kool. I love to see a full size boat that reinforces an inkling.
The 60 foot trailerable proa in this forum is awsome too although it looks to be alittle loaded on the leeward hull in the drawings is this static or sailing depiction. Static displacement looks off. If you lowered your windward hull BY raising your leeward hull you will get a better balance all around. As is it looks your center of gravity is starting high on the wheel of rotation before heeling ever begins. Just a thought.
I've always like the idea of relating a proa to a bidirectional open 60 trimaran. Taking off windward ama and using buoyancy vs weight as a common factor in designing a shunting craft.
Or using all three hulls like this ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbScETxFMOU
Or even an bidierctional open 60 mono hull. Even a 30'ter could have 2 queens a galley and a head with space to spare.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spK28yj5cEo
Todd
--- In harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au, "John" <jrwells2007@...> wrote:
the French prao kicked off the current train of thoughts plus the discussions about balancing the centre of effort and centre of lateral resistance.
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