jwnall
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The Gulfstar is going to roll no matter what.
Yup. Pretty much the bottom line (pun intended).
The Gulfstar is going to roll no matter what.
The Gulfstar is going to roll no matter what. I would like to have bilge keels to dampen it, but haven't been able to determine if it would be practical or not. The steadying sail helps some, but she still rolls. If the fore cast is for more than 2-4 foot seas, we stay home. If we get caught in it, we slow down and do the best we can. We have "tacked" like a sailboat to keep the seas off the beam for a given course. Flopper stoppers would most likely be the best roll-reducing system, but it would take some serious engineering to do it properly. My concern is how to lower the mast for canal cruising with all the f/s gear installed.
Pole length is pretty arbitrary, in this part of the world the beam plus some is usual. Some folks favor really short poles. The longer the pole, the longer it's lever arm and the more force produced. Or longer poles allow smaller "fish", which are easier to handle. We use 20 ft poles on 50' boats, and 14-16' poles (3" sch 40 alu. pipe) on 40' boats with 12' beam. My little 22' Timbercoast troller uses 10' poles of 2" alu. pipe, her beam is 7'4".
...I am going to get two more birds (fish) and actually go one size smaller (I have the medium size now, Larry on hobo has the large size).
I sill see how they work (my guess is that they will be as effective with slightly less drag).
Hi Larry. Could you snap a couple photos of the attachment points of your poles and cable ends where they attach to your hull? The outrigger poles, are they attached to the hull with backing plates and is the location of the attachment point above the deck through your bulwarks or below deck through hull.
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No backing plates for the a-frame/pole mount but yes for the forward guy at the bow. The mounting bracket has an access plate, pic 7. The bracket is also vertically attached with SS lag screws to the rub rail. Sounds like you're thinking about it. Are you going to build some? Beebe's book has been spot on for ours.
This would be nice to see Larry. Almost everyone I see with the Paravanes is on the 40' and over boats. Anyone aware of the smaller trawlers rigged with the Paravanes?
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Really a good looking rig Larry. Did you have this installed or design and do it yourself?
This would be nice to see Larry. Almost everyone I see with the Paravanes is on the 40' and over boats. Anyone aware of the smaller trawlers rigged with the Paravanes?
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Sure would like to see some sketches.
The patent on file has figures: Patent US3753415 - Hydrofoil-shaped stabilizing or attitude-affecting means for boats - Google Patents