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Re: Other: Trimaran
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 8/5/2011, 3:18 am
In Response To: Re: Other: Trimaran (Mike Savage)

: :

: Hi Paul,
: If you make ama's yourself, you can make them longer and sleeker
: with the same buoyancy as the bought ones. That will minimise
: the drag or at least balance it with the main hull, the kayak.

: Mike Savage
: South West Cork

If you design your own, or even if you use CLC's plans, you really want to make sure that the balance point is very close to where the main hull's (kayak's) is. Otherwise the handling can get really strange when the amas are highly loaded. Can get to the point it's uncontrollable if the balance is off too far.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Other: Trimaran
Bris Paul -- 7/25/2011, 2:39 am
Re: Other: Trimaran
Craig Robinson -- 7/25/2011, 4:53 am
Re: Other: Trimaran
Mike Savage -- 7/25/2011, 5:24 am
Re: Other: Trimaran
Bris Paul -- 7/25/2011, 6:03 am
Re: Other: Trimaran *PIC*
Etienne Muller - ireland -- 7/25/2011, 2:40 pm
Re: Other: Trimaran
Bris Paul -- 7/26/2011, 4:40 am
Re: Other: Trimaran
Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 7/26/2011, 5:34 pm
Re: Other: Trimaran
Bris Paul -- 7/26/2011, 7:16 pm
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Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 7/27/2011, 3:47 am
Re: Other: Trimaran
Bill Hamm -- 7/29/2011, 10:25 am
Re: Other: Trimaran
ancient kayaker -- 8/3/2011, 11:14 pm
Re: Other: Trimaran
Bris Paul -- 8/4/2011, 12:16 am
Re: Other: Trimaran
Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 8/4/2011, 5:02 am
Re: Other: Trimaran
Mike Savage -- 8/4/2011, 8:37 am
Re: Other: Trimaran
Bill Hamm -- 8/5/2011, 3:18 am
Re: Other: Trimaran
Mike Savage -- 8/5/2011, 5:52 am