So, you know how, if you have a >8.5 foot wide Beachcat we go to extremes to trailer it? Well, mostly; I white-knuckle full width, but that's a different story... Got me to thinking - the 21 foot Supercat and other 20 foot cats are 8.5 feet wide, so how much of a difference does that REALLY make? On a boat such as mine, the conversion would be really easy, and possibly reversible. Of course, there's a whole hell of a lot of design consideration at the outset around one or the other (I get that).
But, given approximately the same sail area, weight, etc., how much speed/performance do you loose with 1 foot less beam?
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Chuck C
NACRA 500 Mk2
Hobie 21se (sold)
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