Biggest, Baddest Trailer Sailer?
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Wow! Thanks for all these neat responses.
First some answers, from last to first questions, then some pictures.
To Ron. She was a (feline) cat of mine, long-named Lucretia. And her nick-name fit my need for one that would span the rudder post more or less symetrically.
To LMSailor #1. I did design her myself, using Excel as my basic computational and drawing tool. (Yes, "drawing". Turns out that, by treating cells as pixels, you can draft and even animate with Excel.) Her lines were traced from a full-keel Herrshof design I saw in a book.
To LMSailor #2. The above is partly the answer your earlier question, too. She took so long to finish because she was a whole soup-to-nuts development, not just a conventional build. And it wasn't just her hull that I had to develop, it was also her water ballasting system (going from 7,000 lbs to 15,000 lbs on launch, and keeping her still floating on her lines); her mast erection system (I went through four different designs, each taking about a year to build and test, before I found one that satisfied); and her trailering system (large enough to carry LuLu dry, low-slung enough to launch from a 1:7 ramp and get under 14' overpasses, and still light enough to be pick up-towable). The other part to the answer is that I worked the whole project alone and I never quit my day job.
To SlimPickens. Is your reference to a particular kind of German canal boat? I'd love to see a picture if you have one.
To First Jackdaw. Roughly, her rig dimensions are: 150 Genoa @ 20' x 30' = 300 ft2 + Main @ 16' x 30' = 240 ft2. She can also fly a Staysail @ 15' x 25' = 160 ft2. And your right, 540 ft2 is small for a 35 ft boat displacing 15,000 lbs (7,000 lbs is her dry weight, before launch). That's characteristic of sailboats that depend solely on water in their bellies for their heel resistance. She's very fine (max beam over half her length aft) which helps. But I also wanted her to be self-righting, so what can I say? She's definitely a lead-sled with her motors off.
Picture #1 LuLu in erectus
Picture #2 Interior shot from cockpit looking forward
Picture #3 Interior of Aft Cabin shot from hatchway steps looking forward
Picture #4 Interior of Aft Cabin shot from mid bulkhead looking aft
Picture #5 Interior of Forward Cabin shot from mid bulkhead looking forward
Brad
First some answers, from last to first questions, then some pictures.
To Ron. She was a (feline) cat of mine, long-named Lucretia. And her nick-name fit my need for one that would span the rudder post more or less symetrically.
To LMSailor #1. I did design her myself, using Excel as my basic computational and drawing tool. (Yes, "drawing". Turns out that, by treating cells as pixels, you can draft and even animate with Excel.) Her lines were traced from a full-keel Herrshof design I saw in a book.
To LMSailor #2. The above is partly the answer your earlier question, too. She took so long to finish because she was a whole soup-to-nuts development, not just a conventional build. And it wasn't just her hull that I had to develop, it was also her water ballasting system (going from 7,000 lbs to 15,000 lbs on launch, and keeping her still floating on her lines); her mast erection system (I went through four different designs, each taking about a year to build and test, before I found one that satisfied); and her trailering system (large enough to carry LuLu dry, low-slung enough to launch from a 1:7 ramp and get under 14' overpasses, and still light enough to be pick up-towable). The other part to the answer is that I worked the whole project alone and I never quit my day job.
To SlimPickens. Is your reference to a particular kind of German canal boat? I'd love to see a picture if you have one.
To First Jackdaw. Roughly, her rig dimensions are: 150 Genoa @ 20' x 30' = 300 ft2 + Main @ 16' x 30' = 240 ft2. She can also fly a Staysail @ 15' x 25' = 160 ft2. And your right, 540 ft2 is small for a 35 ft boat displacing 15,000 lbs (7,000 lbs is her dry weight, before launch). That's characteristic of sailboats that depend solely on water in their bellies for their heel resistance. She's very fine (max beam over half her length aft) which helps. But I also wanted her to be self-righting, so what can I say? She's definitely a lead-sled with her motors off.
Picture #1 LuLu in erectus
Picture #2 Interior shot from cockpit looking forward
Picture #3 Interior of Aft Cabin shot from hatchway steps looking forward
Picture #4 Interior of Aft Cabin shot from mid bulkhead looking aft
Picture #5 Interior of Forward Cabin shot from mid bulkhead looking forward
Brad
Brad, you are are one helluva boat builder and designer! How did you keep this under wraps so long? I am wowed(is that a word?) beyond belief. I bet you sewed the sails too, right? Even if you didn't, you are awesome beyond words Brad. Like I said in a previous post, I hope you kept a journal and will write a book that Hollywood can make into at least one awesome documentary! I'd pay to see it!
Noah had nothing on you. Ha ha!
Lee
Noah had nothing on you. Ha ha!
Lee
Tartan 37 with the swing keel. Production offshore-capable boat that has a pedigree of winning offshore races. A big boat that is just barely trailer-able (limited by launch ramp angle and length).
Hmmm... might have to call that one out of bounds...
Awesome boat.... I once dated a girl who's dad had one of these... we sailed to Mackinak Island one weekend.... it was grand... but the Tartan 37 has an 11'9" beam. I think the accepted max beam for a trailerable is 10' and even then many states require a limited wide load permit.
I Guess any boat can be a trailer sailor, as long as you have the trailer, and the Freightliner you are set to go.
This one is for sale in land locked Alberta.
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-sailboat/str...32/1164252284?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
This one is for sale in land locked Alberta.
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-sailboat/str...32/1164252284?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
At least Noah didn't have to pay storage or launching fees...good thing he didn't live in an HOA or there would have been hell to pay.