I tried to post the pictures but they ended up being thumnails; take a look at the CE of this cat and how they have the centerboard set up on this Dingo Catamaran. Has anyone seen this before?
http://madison.craigslist.org/boa/3822922794.html
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Interesting catamaran set up
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ZeroTheHero
Membernever seen that before. Prehapse the idea was to reduce cost and complexity of hull layup (no cb slot) and further reduce cost with only one blade. Looks like the boom goes way aft so I am thinking it balanced. Once a hull lifts how much board will still be in the water? Finding parts for that setup won't be easy.
Posted 6 years ago # -
DaveOnCudjoe
MemberShe's not a bad looking boat. I don't like the blade for the same reason I don't like lee boards, surface pierce effect, but it is not as rare a feature as one may think. The best example is likely the Stilletto 27 catamaran. I saw a huge pod cat in Key Largo the other day with the same feature. I suspect there is no jib which simplifies sailing but limits performance. She may be tricky down wind but a simple spinnaker rig would solve that fairly simply, just don't get too big. I think she'd make a good EC boat. Dave
Posted 6 years ago # -
DaveOnCudjoe
MemberZero,
I'm not sure what you mean by slot. Stilletto 23's have boards in the hulls while the 27's have a single board between the hulls. Carrying a jib moves the CE forward so the CLR must move perportionally forward. Without a jib the board looks pretty good to me. Dave
Posted 6 years ago # -
ExcitableBoy
MemberThe Dingo catamaran was designed by Rod Macalpine-Downie. He designed many performance boats including the Crossbow which I believe set a speed record that stood for awhile. The boat has a uni rig and the mast is raked radically aft (probably to compensate for that weird aft centerboard). The thing is butt ugly in my opinion and I'm almost embarrassed that I know what it is. I used to see a couple of them sail many years ago at multi hull regattas in Wisconsin. I think Rod MD also designed the Sheerwater and Iroquois catamarans as well. I think you could find about 40 dozen used Hobie 16's that would be better suited to an EC instead of wasting any time with this relic.
Posted 6 years ago # -
ZeroTheHero
MemberDaveOnCudjoe,
I am thining of the 27. I looked one over a few years ago and if I remember correct it had a sort of sub structure that went down from the tramp/beam. The board was a dagger board setup not a centerboard. The one I looked at was on the hard and the board was not in place. Boat was a little tired so maybe it was missing something. I am not trying to say this thing isn't balanced, I bet it goes just fine. My point was just that if I had to guess this was in someway a workaround for either avoiding cb slots or the like. My point about parts was just, if you break that cb, good luck finding a new one, probably have to make one from scratch. And while H16 are relics they are currently in production relics, with thousands of used/donor boats and a network of dealers to back them up. I would only purchase the original posters find on CL as a novelty, not as an EC boat. But hey, that's what makes the tribe such a neat place, seeing boats of that sort (a little different)on the beach.
Posted 6 years ago # -
Was the board meant to work with a lot of mast-rake (COE moved way back)? I'm told this is how som epeople make Hobies go better to windward, by loading the rudders more. --Wade
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