>High You All . As to the question about stability of a power >trimaran--four years ago I rode on a 50 foot Tri from Naimo BC to >Alaska during a predicted log race. The boat was unique, home >built, powered by a GM 350 Gas V-8. It did have one big >drawback--When an Ama caught a wave the boat would turn and then >the other ama would catch a wave, etc, etc,. The autopilot could >not keep a coarse within 10 degrees! Dave sends. Sounds like the rudder was of insufficient size to hold the boat on course without yawing. --Georgs, former trimaran sailor -- Georgs Kolesnikovs Power Catamaran World http://www.powercatamaranworld.com