mrthethird Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Tried this on the Design Board first.... PAR influenced me into posting this project here I have been tinkering with design a bit, and am looking to move forward on this conversion project. It has been on the back-burner long enough. I have a 14' kayak hull that is about 70% complete, and I would like to modify it to carry a sail and two amas, much like the CLC conversion kit offered on the web. I have drawn a basic sketch of what I have in mind, and I am looking for some other opinions. I know that opens the door... My CAD skills are pretty rudimentary.... Any input on rig, daggerboard size, ama size, pretty much any input is welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrthethird Posted May 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Hmmm.... I will post more as I progress. The forms for the amas should be ready for testing very soon. I will be cutting them out of cardboard first, and attaching them to the actual strongback to check for fairness. I have decided to reduce the sail size to 40 sq ft, and am considering a furling main system of some sort. The rudder control system is eluding my ability to sketch out.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Jones Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 I too am doing a trimaran conversion. I'm taking our CLC John's Sharpie, an 18 foot cat schooner, and converting it to a trimaran. Graham Burns drew the amas for me, I designed the cross arms and connectives. Yesterday I bored all the holes for the bolts to hold it all together, today I'm going to deck the amas. I started work on these two weeks ago Friday. Must be finished and tested BEFORE 9 Jun, because my wife wants them done so we can sail the boat in the Texas 200. ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrthethird Posted May 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 yer a bit further along than me.... Looks real good. I had considered s&g construction, but the kayak hull is already strip-built, so I'm staying with that. That boat ought to be a blast down on the gulf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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