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Forum: Multihull Sailboats 12-11-2006, 15:51
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Posted By fhrussell
Dave, I for one would be very interested in...

Dave,
I for one would be very interested in seeing some of the pages of that manual. Let us know when you get a chance to post.
Best to you.....
Frank
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 11-11-2006, 23:13
Replies: 27
Views: 8,883
Posted By fhrussell
Tristan, There was sort of a mutual admiration...

Tristan,
There was sort of a mutual admiration society going on between Crowther and CSK, specifically Rudy Choy and Vince Bartolone (who was highly responsible for the CSK designs). They didn't...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 10-10-2006, 11:05
Replies: 27
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Posted By fhrussell
Wow...didn't know that about Catana! Thanks for...

Wow...didn't know that about Catana! Thanks for sharing!
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 21-09-2006, 13:07
Replies: 27
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Posted By fhrussell
Not often, but it is still nice to know you can...

Not often, but it is still nice to know you can make headway without the boards down. Even with the wind abeam, an asymetric hull tracks better than a full round hull without boards down. But, I...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 21-09-2006, 12:19
Replies: 27
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Posted By fhrussell
I agree, but some folks would argue the point....

I agree, but some folks would argue the point. Like I said, asymetric hulls do solve the problem. Here on Long Island, NY, the Great South Bay can be very shallow and I'm always harping about...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 20-09-2006, 13:07
Replies: 27
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Posted By fhrussell
Question V-drives

Any experience with V-drives? we are designing a boat for a client and he is adamently against saildrives. We are considering V-drives.
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 20-09-2006, 13:04
Replies: 27
Views: 8,883
Posted By fhrussell
Thumbs up asymetric hullls??

But the problem then becomes the lack of any lateral resistance if beating to windward. I am a fan of the asymetric hull for this reason, particularly for cruising...just retract the boards and the...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 11-09-2006, 06:44
Replies: 27
Views: 8,883
Posted By fhrussell
Catanas are great boats and a bit more...

Catanas are great boats and a bit more performance oriented than the others listed.
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