Subject: [harryproa] Re: farrier folding system (FFS) for a HP? |
From: "Mike Crawford mcrawf@nuomo.com [harryproa]" <harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au> |
Date: 6/11/2015, 7:01 PM |
To: harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au |
Reply-to: harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au |
The Farrier system would probably end up dumping parts of one or
both hulls into the water as it folds -- it's more suited to a
trimaran than a boat with two hulls. Plus, I'm not sure about it
handling the sailing loads from the mast. And if you want to
collapse the boat for a marina slip, there's a lot to be said about
not having to apply antifouling paint to the hull sides.
It would be easier to go with either telescoping beams or a
scissors-beam like the cat2fold catamaran.
The telescoping beams would be simpler and lighter, and would
costs less -- not just because of their simplicity, but also because
the scissors beams are patented and would require a $1,200 license.
However, I'd go with the scissors style to make collapsing the
boat on the water as easy as possible while singlehanded.
- Mike
I suspect it is not that easy to engineer a FFS for a HP as it needs to be about twice as long and hold a heavier hull. Of course, it can be done, but it would not surprise me it is an order of magnitude more difficult and lose its handiness.
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