Subject: Re: [harryproa] Re: Gougeon 32' foot 8 1/2 feet beam trailer to water ready
From: Doug Haines
Date: 5/10/2011, 4:57 AM
To: harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au
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harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au

 

That video has some nice hull flying in it.
Not a huge cabin. But of a camper class cruiser maybe.
 
Well it is the long hulls that I loved about sidecar (lw hull at least).
It sticks way out and is so thin and slices through not hobby-horsing.
No wake turbulence and so on.
There are a few people doing there large cruising cat with 40' accomodations but extending out their cat hulls to about 60'. Longer but skinnier.
I don't think the leeward hull length of a proa should be compared exactly to a catamaran length though. We need to be far longer in proportion to the accomodations I think.
Or is it just that we can afford to go longer without much extra weight and expense?
 
Doug
Western Australia.

--- On Tue, 10/5/11, John <jrwells2007@yahoo.com.au> wrote:

From: John <jrwells2007@yahoo.com.au>
Subject: [harryproa] Re: Gougeon 32' foot 8 1/2 feet beam trailer to water ready
To: harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au
Date: Tuesday, 10 May, 2011, 16:19

 
Remember that the Gougeon 32 uses water ballast to compensate for that narrow beam. But a great design and it is a shame that not many were built.

--- In harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au, "tsstproa" <bitme1234@...> wrote:
>
> I just found this on youtube. I see alot of potential for a proa built similar to this catamaran wow.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYmKqu4zIs8&feature=related
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIsbtjvseZs&feature=related
>
> Catproa ProaCat
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrezrEfQj68
> Its pretty close in hull form.Just widen the hulls a little and narrow the beam.
>
> The Gougeon 32 Catamaran 1991 renewed my hope in longer trailerable proa with out a lot of fuss ;)
>
> Todd
>

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