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Could you make this thing sail?

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(@Anonymous 17342)
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This is a very small catamaran that is already being made. I think it would be interesting to use as a kids intro cat.
http://backbayboatworks.com/rowmaran.html


 
Posted : April 19, 2007 11:54 pm
(@Anonymous 37755)
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I love the idea, it's light. However adding rudders, rigging, someway to keep it from going sideways, structure to keep the rigging loads from folding it up, etc, etc. It's a lot easier and probably better to use a Wave


 
Posted : April 20, 2007 8:04 am
(@Anonymous 39155)
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I love the idea, . . .

If the oars are sectional, use one for the rudder and one for a dagger board? Add one of those tiny little

fishing rod

masts for kayaks?


 
Posted : April 20, 2007 8:19 am
(@Anonymous 38725)
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If you cold make the oar blades removeable, use them for rudders, use the shafts for a mast and boom, put up a small sail on rings like a Sunfish sail, you could make it sail...downwind.


 
Posted : April 20, 2007 8:26 am
(@Anonymous 39155)
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. . .It's a lot easier and probably better to use a Wave

Carl, that would solve the problem! <img src=

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/> Then what would I do? This is a lot easier than yard work.


 
Posted : April 20, 2007 8:31 am
(@banzilla)
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It says right one the page, has a sail and mast in each hull


 
Posted : April 20, 2007 1:38 pm
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It says right one the page, has a sail and mast in each hull

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Posted : April 20, 2007 8:55 pm
(@rodgers)
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they obviously didn't think it had enough bouancy for a mast and took one hull from the rowmaran and added a bigger hull for the sailing version.
the other solution is to use a kite with it, and maybe a seatbelt.


 
Posted : April 23, 2007 7:02 pm
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