OK, Maybe I have gone nuts. I have been considering building a 32'
trailerable tri from Kurt Hughes Sailing Designs. This really will not
involve deferred sailing gratification since I now have the Minicups
and my supposedly fixed 28' S2 to sail for cruising.
My reasoning here is that all the places I really want to see have
very shallow water. I also like the beachability of tris, the speed
and trailerability would be really nice. I realize my little 2.4
liter Nissan will not pull such a thing but at 278,000 miles, maybe I
need a newer truck or maybe I could rent a big truck when I need to.
I also expect that even here (N. FL) the cost of slip space will
skyrocket in a few yrs so being able to keep her out of the water will
really save. Supposedly, this boat can reduce its beam to 12' so she
can go into a regular slip and at 12' the regulations on trailering
are not too onerous but I cannot find out much on this. For me,
sailboat cruising is luxurious (compared to tent camping) even without
all the amenities of heavy new monohulls so a spartan interior doesnt
bother me.
The Kurt Hughes design involvces something called Cylinder Molding
where 1/8" ply is epoxied to another sheet to form 1/4" on a simple
form formoing the amas (and main hull I think). Supposedly, this is
much faster than most other methods of making such a boat.
I realize a boat I build will never be a work of art since being a
techie type I lack sufficient aesthetic IQ but it would be ok in my
eyes.
Anybody have any thoughts on this?