Motor/Sailing Vessels, (DynaRig MotorSailer)
MotorSailers, MotorSailors.....
They're just not a popular subject. Traditional motorsailers have always been
such a compromise, they have fallen into disfavor in the market, and in the
boating literature. The term has even had negative connotations for several
decades now. Should not today's boats be faster and better with new
materials,
light marine diesels, and better shapes? Should not this be the sensible
alternative, the common sense move up from the beloved family sailboat? When
trawler options are discussed, suggestions of boredom arise. A lifetime of
sail would be discarded, and what happens when the motor quits? Well,
hopefully it won't quit, but one can always sail home in a boat with sails on
it. For truly long-range cruising and/or remote exploration, the motorsailer
can outshine both the sailing aux and the trawler types.
We need to modernize the motorsailer. The multihull plan-form holds great
promises to improve this breed. The long slender hulls of the catamaran type
vessel have proven themselves to be real efficient to push under both power &
sail. And not only are they efficient, but they can be pushed beyond the
traditional hull-length/speed limitations. Just what the modern motorsailer
needs, a far less compromising increase in both their sail & power
performance, that allows for long-range, and remote area capabilities. In
light airs, running one engine often is all that is needed to generate an
apparent wind that allows the sails work harder, and the combination can
provide much better results than either motoring or sailing alone,....sailing
synergy/harmony, the motor taking over in the lulls and the rig taking over
in
the puffs
If the subject interest you, you might have a look at my newly designed
DynaRig MotorSailer
http://www.runningtideyachts.com/dynarig/
Brian Eiland
beiland@usa.net
www.RunningTideYachts.com
distinctive expedition yachts
Catamarans suck
They are ugly
They don't fit in slips well
They pound in beam seas
They can't be driven by a single engine efficiently
They have terrible sleeping accommodations
Every single one I've been on has had more knee knockers and odd spaces so
the entire thing felt unusable
(can you do the testicular tuck when using the head?)
They are unconventional, so the resale marketplace is automatically limited
to less potential buyers
Yes, the do some thing well, better than a monohull, but all in all the
package is completely uninteresting to me and almost everyone I talk to.
If we want to talk about motorsailers, the Island Packet and Nordhavn
platforms look very interesting. I was on the Island Packet (www.ipy.com)
at the winter Seattle show and it's beautiful. Now, I'm not sure of the
economics of paying for sales and a motor, but there would appear to be some
advantages.
Sorry if I seem distraught. Part of it is brought on by the shameless
advertising for multihull forms in the guise of a PUP discussion.
At least this is how I see it.
Scott Bulger, Alanui, N40II, Seattle WA
Here, here. Cheers to Scott. My thoughts to a T. They won't even let me post
on the catamoron sight. I do like the modern motorsailor concept in a
monohull.
From: "Scott E. Bulger" scottebulger@comcast.net
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Subject: Re: [PUP] Motor/Sailing Vessels, (DynaRig MotorSailer)
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:08:07 -0700
Catamarans suck
They are ugly
They don't fit in slips well
They pound in beam seas
They can't be driven by a single engine efficiently
They have terrible sleeping accommodations
Every single one I've been on has had more knee knockers and odd spaces so
the entire thing felt unusable
(can you do the testicular tuck when using the head?)
They are unconventional, so the resale marketplace is automatically limited
to less potential buyers
Yes, the do some thing well, better than a monohull, but all in all the
package is completely uninteresting to me and almost everyone I talk to.
If we want to talk about motorsailers, the Island Packet and Nordhavn
platforms look very interesting. I was on the Island Packet (www.ipy.com)
at the winter Seattle show and it's beautiful. Now, I'm not sure of the
economics of paying for sales and a motor, but there would appear to be some
advantages.
Sorry if I seem distraught. Part of it is brought on by the shameless
advertising for multihull forms in the guise of a PUP discussion.
At least this is how I see it.
Scott Bulger, Alanui, N40II, Seattle WA
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However, catamarans are extremely stable in one position. {;*))
Ron Rogers
Yep, USD. I have NEVER felt the need to install a hatch on the underside of
a boat. That's like the sticker on the transfer case of a jeep that say's
"if you're reading this, turn me over" to funny. And people still get
suckered into buying them. Jeeps and cats. However, the Jeep has a sticker
on the dash that says it will turn over in certain circumstances, I wonder
how many boats you could sell with that warning sticker.
From: "Ron Rogers" rcrogers6@kennett.net
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Subject: Re: [PUP] Motor/Sailing Vessels, (DynaRig MotorSailer)
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:48:31 -0400
However, catamarans are extremely stable in one position. {;*))
Ron Rogers
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