"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.