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: Hi Bill
: I built an 18ft micro tri I called WaterStrider a couple of years ago. Wanted
: it for days when there was not enough wind for windsurfing. It turned out
: to be a real rocket powered up with a decent rig. I based it on a clc wr18
: and
: Et
Cool 
Looks like fun. I never managed to go more than maybe 20' on a windsurfer, for me it would have to be called a windswimmer.
A few years back I got a deal on a pair of SolCat 18' catamarans and some extra parts, so have 4 hulls, two sets of tubes for cross braces, three masts and two sets of sails and 3 or 4 rudders and a couple dagger boards. So boat will have alot of sail area, something like 250 ft. Would love to make it longer but have to store the thing somewhere and 20 ft. is about the limit, specially since it'll be on a trailer. This boat will sleep two very friendly people kinda camping style.
If it works out ok I may super size it in a couple years to around 35', make a nice retirement boat, but I'd have to rent a shop to build that one.
Bill H.
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Doug Smith -- 2/16/2008, 11:57 am- Re: Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
Bill Hamm -- 2/19/2008, 5:22 am- Re: Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
Acors -- 2/20/2008, 9:22 pm- Re: Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
Bill Hamm -- 2/21/2008, 12:58 am
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- Re: Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
Bill Hamm -- 2/19/2008, 5:20 am- Do you want to build or sail?
Steve Phillips -- 2/19/2008, 12:43 am- Re: Do you want to build or sail?
John Monroe -- 2/19/2008, 2:14 am
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John Monroe -- 2/18/2008, 5:35 am- Re: Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
Bill Hamm -- 2/19/2008, 2:35 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 2/17/2008, 8:08 pm- Re: Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
Bryan Hansel -- 2/17/2008, 8:13 pm- Re: Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
Mike Savage -- 2/17/2008, 8:50 pm- Re: Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
Björn Thomasson -- 2/18/2008, 1:22 pm- Re: Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
Mike Savage -- 2/18/2008, 5:16 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 2/18/2008, 12:44 pm- Re: Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/18/2008, 8:31 am- Re: Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
Bill Hamm -- 2/18/2008, 2:04 am - Re: Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
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Mike Scarborough -- 2/17/2008, 9:41 am- Re: Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
laurent -- 2/17/2008, 4:26 pm- Re: Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
Bill Hamm -- 2/18/2008, 2:03 am
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- Re: Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/17/2008, 8:51 am- Not a ramble at all!
Lloyd of Canandaigua------WebKitFormBoundarydD6K+p -- 2/18/2008, 7:10 am
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Mike Braun -- 2/17/2008, 7:23 am- Here . . . .
Dave Gentry -- 2/17/2008, 8:31 am
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John Monroe -- 2/17/2008, 6:49 am- Sheet Steel Built Sailboat. *Pic*
John Monroe -- 2/17/2008, 9:50 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/17/2008, 2:05 am- Re: Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
Bill Hamm -- 2/17/2008, 1:59 am- Re: Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
Bryan Hansel -- 2/16/2008, 7:47 pm- Re: Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
Charlie -- 2/16/2008, 5:43 pm- building a sailboat? Why not use concrete?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/16/2008, 4:30 pm- Re: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete?
Bill Hamm -- 2/17/2008, 2:02 am- Re: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/19/2008, 12:04 am- Re: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete?
Bill Hamm -- 2/19/2008, 2:30 am
- Re: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete? *LINK*
Björn Thomasson -- 2/17/2008, 12:52 pm- Re: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/19/2008, 12:02 am- Very nice looking. *NM*
John Monroe -- 2/18/2008, 5:16 am- Re: Very nice looking. *LINK* *Pic*
Björn Thomasson -- 2/18/2008, 7:02 am- Re: Very nice looking.
Bill Hamm -- 2/19/2008, 2:27 am- Re: Very nice looking. *LINK* *Pic*
Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/19/2008, 10:21 am- Re: Very nice looking.
Bill Hamm -- 2/20/2008, 2:01 am
- Re: Very nice looking.
- Re: Very nice looking.
Bryan Hansel -- 2/18/2008, 12:46 pm- Re: Very nice looking.
Tom Yost -- 2/18/2008, 10:16 am- Re: Very nice looking. *Pic*
Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/18/2008, 8:10 am- Re: Very nice looking.
Björn Thomasson -- 2/18/2008, 9:35 am
- Re: Very nice looking. *LINK* *Pic*
- Re: Very nice looking.
- Re: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete?
Bill Hamm -- 2/18/2008, 1:57 am- Re: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete? *Pic*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 2/18/2008, 6:21 am- Re: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete?
Bill Hamm -- 2/19/2008, 2:24 am
- Re: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete?
- Very nice looking. *NM*
- Re: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete?
- Re: building a sailboat? Why not use concrete?
- feasibility of building a sailboat?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/16/2008, 4:01 pm- Re: feasibility of building a sailboat?
Doug Smith -- 2/16/2008, 4:53 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 2/16/2008, 3:56 pm- Re: Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
Kudzu -- 2/16/2008, 2:12 pm - Re: Off Topic: feasibility of building a sailboat?
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