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- Motor Sailers by Philip Rhodes & John Alden | Boat Design NetThe dimensions of the earlier boat are 45 feet by 42 feet by 11 feet 3 inches by 5 feet. With her narrower beam, deeper draft, and single screw, Puig’s boat seems to be based more on the idea of an old-style displacement powerboat than is Virginia Reel. Her sails are merely for steadying and trolling.
- Trawler-->Mast & Boom...Sizing | Boat Design NetThe mast gives you a lightening cone of protection, a handy mount for a derrick crane and a nice steadying sail. I just checked on a stability calc for a similar vessel. The mast was removed and it was around 300kg (660 lb) the centre of gravity of the vessel was consequently lowered 3 inches.
- Can a sharpie-inspired trawler's lively movement be tamed?Details of weight and length, etc., in first post. Designed as a Bass Strait cray boat, the original builder extended the wheelhouse, put a Seawasp generator where the fish well otherwise would have been, and two 600 litre fuel tanks in the aft section.
- Trailer sailer conversion to displacement cruiserI would like to incorporate a steadying sail so some weight down low would be good. In terms of motor installation, I would build up a small keel around the shaft tube. The hood does have a small keel along its length but I'm thinking the boat would track better under power with a bit more of a keel profile especially at the aft end.
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