Engines with sail drive position

[Fore and Aft]

How do you beach a cat with sail drives in that position?
Cheers

[Nidnoi_V]

Originally Posted by Fore and Aft

How do you beach a cat with sail drives in that position?
Cheers

well i have had 2 Crusing cats in the past and to be fair i have never beach any of them so not a concern for me

[ggray]

Originally Posted by Nidnoi_V

(when it comes to have the Sail drives hidden behind the Keel in my case wont make any difference since i will have daggerboard and not mini keels
so they will be exposes no matter what)

I *think* you are talking about this being done on a catamaran, but you haven't really stated it. However your reference to "engines" and daggerboards implies it is a cat.

So why in the world would you even need a bow thruster? Might help in some odd situations but hardly worth the trouble and maintenance.

If a keelboat, I sure wouldn't want that hole the bottom, unless you have a water tight bulkhead all around and going well above waterline

[Nidnoi_V]

Originally Posted by ggray

I *think* you are talking about this being done on a catamaran, but you haven't really stated it. However your reference to "engines" and daggerboards implies it is a cat.

So why in the world would you even need a bow thruster? Might help in some odd situations but hardly worth the trouble and maintenance.

If a keelboat, I sure wouldn't want that hole the bottom, unless you have a water tight bulkhead all around and going well above waterline

well since i posted in Mulihull sailboats i would had asume people would know it was a Cataraman but i can also see it might haven been a trimaran

[ggray]

OK

So why do you want a bow thruster? As long as both engines are working, a bow thruster could help some maneuvers, make the boat go directly sideways for example, but without it you can always somehow work the boat where you need to.

Back to your original question, I suppose you could mount the SDs each canted somewhat towards the other hull. Would make them less vulnerable to groundings, but less protected from debris when boards are down. I would still keep them towards the stern.

[django37]

Originally Posted by deblen

If your propellor is more than 1/2M / 20" from the leading edge of your rudder,You will have poor steering control while under power IMHO.
Cheers/ Len

Not relevant on cats