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20m carbon rig for Dazcat 1495 - rotating?
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I don’t have any direct experience with rotating rigs on boats in your size range, but as you mentioned some boats seem to require a...
Thursday at 11:09 PM
SolGato
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Easy Sail Rig for Centered Mast
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Sorry, but I just don’t get it. IMO, the umbrella idea is ridiculously over complicated with way too many failure points. Around...
Wednesday at 9:30 PM
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Drifter trimarans are designed by Mark Gumprecht. The Drifter 17 is a small trailable cabin trimaran for bay and river cruising etc. The...
Aug 1, 2026
SolGato
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DIY Inflatable Catamaran
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I agree that the trampoline should be tension-able in all directions. It will add more rigidity and reduce stress on connections. For...
Jul 31, 2026
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The grp honeycomb floor in place. A small wall from the same composite will be added in the front to keep water away, but open in the...
Jul 31, 2026
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Mast finally stepped. It’s beginning to look like a tri.
Jul 31, 2026
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New side walls are now in place and glued. We are really happy of the result and the inside space and arrangements.
Jul 27, 2026
SolGato
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Multihull Structure Thoughts
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Do you know how many of your boats are still out there being sailed and how they have held up? I think I remember seeing one for sale...
Jul 27, 2026
SolGato
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Multihull Structure Thoughts
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I think Skip was onto something with the Seawing 24, his first production molded boat. Mine was the last to be made and a bit of a hot...
Jul 27, 2026
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Thanks Jamez. Pat McGrath (who ran Canadian multihull services and produced the original doco for the PDF above) married an Australian...
Jul 27, 2026
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Hi folks, While rummaging through some old files I found the following which I think I got from a member called Oldsailor (hope your...
Jul 27, 2026
SolGato
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homemade rudder steering problem
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I missed that Tropostudio had offered links above to the reducers. For some reason the links do not open in my McMaster App, they just...
Jul 20, 2026
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Not sure what your bolt size is, but this place has options for SS high misalignment rod end bushings...
Jul 20, 2026
SolGato
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what would happen if a slap a 10hp, 100lbs outboard on Hobie 18, on the rear cross member?
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I think a 10hp is about the max I would want, and like I mentioned before a 2-stroke would be advantageous on the older Classic low...
Jul 20, 2026
SolGato
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homemade rudder steering problem
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This is effectively what I was describing in option 3 of my post. This joint is oversized and accepts stepped stand-off sleeves that...
Jul 19, 2026
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