i'd be interested in seeing the drawings for the 10m camper.

also, what do you think the total finished ready to sail price including rig and sails of the flat-panel vis will be? ballestron or una?

ben

--- In harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au, Rob Denney <harryproa@...> wrote:
>
> The rig for my 15m Solitarry hulls was put on hold when the builder got
> another one to build (
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5idbIo19jA&feature=youtu.be). Progress on
> this has halted for various reasons not related to either the owner or me.
> So nothing to report.
>
> The shed in which I intend to build the top section of El's telescoping
> mast will be available "soon".
>
> I have just finished the design of a 10m/33' camper which will be infused
> in mdf moulds. For narrow hulls this is even easier than building on a
> table as the bulkheads, beam and mast beefing up can all be installed
> before joining. This boat wil be built in Brisbane.
>
> Current design project is a flat panel Vis, which will start, with my help,
> in Feb next year. This will use a combination of the flat panel and simple
> mould techniques, both infused. This boat has a 3m catamaran dinghy which
> I am building in the garage to experiment with various infusion short cuts
> and speed up the assembly of the panels. Will post pictures as it
> happens.
>
> When not "harrying", I am selling carbon spars for Etamax. Just launched
> the Toro cat in Canada. We got this job despite the high Aussie dollar and
> the cost of shipping to Canada. Couple of pics at
> http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/multihulls/17-meter-longer-wingmast-section-carbon-42797.html
> This business is going gangbusters, we are booked up until the
> middle of
> next year, including 7 unstayed wing masts with hinges just above the boom
> to allow them to be dropped for bridges etc. These are for 40-46'/12-14m
> cats.
>
> Also playing with electric boats with the local university. Mk 1 was
> tested yesterday just to see what works and what doesn't. 3 knots in a
> 3m/10' alloy dinghy with 2 fat fellows on board, which is not bad for tiny
> motors with lousy props. The professor I am helping has a very impressive
> record of getting ideas commercialised. At our first meeting, I am talking
> about finding a broken outboard and mounting an electric motor on it, he is
> talking about which factory in China will mass produce them. Fun
> discussions. ;-)
>
> Any questions, let me know.