Perhaps you could disagree without getting grumpy?
Nothing has been said here making holy grail claims; only that a
weight-to-windward proa with a lee sail is a way of creating lower
stresses than most other designs. Don't agree? Fine. Build a
better boat and get on with it. The more full-sized proas out
there, and the more novel ideas tried on them, the better it is for
us all.
The bulkhead issue, by the way, was caused by not building to the
designer's spec. And all plans call for foam bows that more than
offset the weight of the boat, which itself weighs little once
submerged. Even the general descriptions on the web site are clear
about this.
I think your ideas bring a lot to this group, and your models,
tests, and videos are *most* welcome. But there's no need to get
riled up if you don't share someone's opinion. The pro-proa group
is too small to waste time sniping at each other, even if you prefer
atlantic versus pacific, or whatever.
- Mike
On 11/14/2010 1:02 PM, tsstproa wrote:
I can see better now where your confusion has set in, at last once again.
Nice, can't wait to hear what happens in a sea way couple 1,000 miles away from shore. Just a popped bulkhead maybe they got lucky this time.
Does your boat float when filled to interior capacity with water?
I ask for the general thickness from the beam you presented After I gave an example of a 17' hollow fiberglass 8''x8'' beam with a 1/2 '' wall thickness.
Multiple thickness lay ups wooo whoooo whats new! like its a holy grail or something when you could have just generalized...
Todd