"d parker" wrote:
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Just saw the movie "The Perfect Storm" on TV again today.
So now I'm thinking about how to build a 27-foot trailerable
sailboat with 2 forward staterooms (plus aft king-sized berth)
and a diesel/water ballast that can handle this kind of storm.

I still think it's possible to do.

Great movie. Anything you build will be at a compromise.
Lots of cabin means a fat slow boat. Lots of headroom means
lots of windage. And so on. Sounds like you arent having a
saloon area at this stage. Just two staterooms foward with
another aft. What ever floats your boat I spose.

The beam of a trailerable boat is limited to 8.5' in the U.S.

The length is somewhat limited because people don't want
to tow a boat that's too long. I've been thinking about making
a retractable bow which may be hinged at the top or have two
side pieces (attached to rails at the top) which slide forward
to meet in the center.

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The length is somewhat limited because people don't want
to tow a boat that's too long. I've been thinking about making
a retractable bow which may be hinged at the top or have two
side pieces (attached to rails at the top) which slide forward
to meet in the center.

You could plant a foot on each section and surf your way across.
If it works you become rich & famous. Let us know how it works out.

"Don White" wrote in message
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The length is somewhat limited because people don't want
to tow a boat that's too long. I've been thinking about making
a retractable bow which may be hinged at the top or have two
side pieces (attached to rails at the top) which slide forward
to meet in the center.

You could plant a foot on each section and surf your way across.
If it works you become rich & famous. Let us know how it works out.

If it doesnt work he can write a book and become poor and famous.

DP

Don White wrote:
wrote:

The length is somewhat limited because people don't want
to tow a boat that's too long. I've been thinking about making
a retractable bow which may be hinged at the top or have two
side pieces (attached to rails at the top) which slide forward
to meet in the center.

You could plant a foot on each section and surf your way across.
If it works you become rich & famous. Let us know how it works out.

I've put a 3D model of this retractable bow on my web page at
http://hull3d.tripod.com

So even if the boat is only 27 feet long when placed on a trailer
it can become 30 feet or longer in the water.

Each half of the retractable bow can also be used for storage.

What do you think about this idea ?