DIY Yachts

Nah that one definitely wasn't my dream Alan... If I build again it will be; Around 50ft LWL; Very light, no genset, no diesels, no bridgedeck cabin, Rotating carbon wingmast, high aspect sail plan, Asymmetric C type dagger foils, minimalistic but functional cruising interior space in each hull... I...

Despite the fun we've been having with this boat, id love to get into a good sailing cat somehow so that we can live on it and go cruising the world, starting with the pacific islands... Ive been racking my brains to figure the best way of achieving this goal. Ive been contemplating building again -...

Hi all, been a while between drinks... just thought id show up and offer those still building a little motivation :mrgreen: The video in the link below shows what we have been upto for the last 6 months. Great to see some of the others along the coast also, - cheers to CB up at lizard island recentl...

Looks great and also looks like the home stretch mate - youll be done in no time

Glad its working well for ya mick :) Keep us updated on the water production when you get to know it a little better - would be interested in the production numbers in your colder waters down there... also interested in approx what speed your usually running it - seems most of the production units a...

Well the DIY watermaker seems to be a success, works better than i expected :) Both Mick from ROAM and I have both got our systems up and running as per the design weve hashed out on here. Dave still needs to get his boat in the water to test his! :P Im getting 72 litres per hour with the VSD runnin...

yep sorry, as to performance we managed a top speed of 27kts. The props are too coarse and the engines would only spin to 5000rpm where they cant reach peak HP. so looks like ill have to change props - not for speed - but simply to get things where they should be in terms of loading the engines. Im ...

well its all said and done now :) Had some serious butterflies whilst it all took place but everything went well... She floats "close" to her lines - a little stern heavy but not too bad... First time we opened her up and managed 27kts @ 5000rpm - props are too coarse to acheive proper rpm @ 5800. I...

Sorry, but i struggle to get a pic where everything is all neat and tidy and clean, finished etc... i dont really stop to take staged photos, i just snap away when i get a chance, lifes just too busy to be pretty! Cockpit floor is done, although covered in mud and footprints from the wet weather wev...