Mono-Catamaran - Check this out !

[properchopper]

My friend Allen encountered this boat in his travels. There's a good chance he will get one of these hulls and ask me to build it as an FE. Anyone with prior knowledge of these designs ? Sounds like an interesting project.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGF78EAc3iQ&feature=player_embedded

[driftah]

looks like they were gonna run it what happened no test?

[properchopper]

looks like they were gonna run it what happened no test?

I'll be finding out more soon & reveal what I find out.

[driftah]

looks like a chopped up df copy hmmmmm

[NativePaul]

Looks like the easy way to make a stepped mono, often the fastest way to run them is on the front step and prop anyway so do you really need the rear? I know someone in the UK who molds DF style hulls but with a more traditional step for Naviga Mono racing.

[Darin Jordan]

OK, so where is the "after the launch" video?? Would be legal for Offshore... I'd like to see how it runs. I've thought about doing something like that previously, but we only have one place you can run it...

[properchopper]

OK, so where is the "after the launch" video?? Would be legal for Offshore... I'd like to see how it runs. I've thought about doing something like that previously, but we only have one place you can run it...

I'll talk to Allen soon to find out more. About what class it would run in - forget it - I don't need any more death threats from the rules guys !

[Darin Jordan]

About what class it would run in - forget it - I don't need any more death threats from the rules guys !

No questions there. It's very clear in the hull descriptions that this is not a legal "mono" in NAMBA, and therefore, would be for Offshore use only... or in Hydro... Unless I'm missing something.

[properchopper]

No questions there. It's very clear in the hull descriptions that this is not a legal "mono" in NAMBA, and therefore, would be for Offshore use only... or in Hydro... Unless I'm missing something.

No real need to classify this ; Allen has no intention that I know of of ever competing with this. Just something unique to play with.

[Fluid]

Not too dissimilar from the Bandit Boats "Bat Boat" I used to own. It sucked.


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[properchopper]

Not too dissimilar from the Bandit Boats "Bat Boat" I used to own. It sucked.


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I kinda' figured that; but Allen's a good customer and if he really wants one rigged, I'll give it a go. It will however be done under the psuedonym :
[email protected]

[Boaterguy]

wouldn't you want the transition from mono to cat to decrease slowly, so you have more of a smooth transition, it would work slightly like a canard.

[Basstronics]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V3UJUTYh8Y

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[Stinger9D9]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V3UJUTYh8Y

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Yeah that's one of the guy's videos, but it's over a year old, while the video with this mono/cat is much newer. It may, or may not be the same hull.

[Fluid]

He can call it anything he wants of course, but it is not a catamaran. It is not an air trapping hull, nor does ride on the "sponsons" since the vee is lower than the "sponsons". In effect it is a deep vee with a deeply cutaway stern. There is probably a reason he does not post the video of the boat running.....


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