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Hi Thiago I am building near the east coast of the USA. I am about an hour away from a large estuary called the Chesapeake Bay. I am also looking forward to seeing how the roof looks :) Vento

Hello PAtrick, Thank you very much for your explanations. It's very useful for those who have choosen to make their own fittings. Congratulations for your build. "Long distance" Voyager. :) Where are

Polyurethane foam gasses off some extremely toxic stuff when heated.??? Hot wire cutting of it is hazardous to your health.?? Polystyrene.... which encompasses blue and pink foam, and bead board,

Hi Steve Thank you for your input. I know the system is nothing new. We have built a DUO 425 1984 with hot wiring foam. The hull is about 500 mm and it was no fun. The wire in this length bents to

I have been using hot wire foam cutters for over 30 years to cut mostly eps foam to make various foil shapes. The largest one we made was about 3m long and was pretty much like an old fashioned bow

I found just this small and clever PVC cutter. For some small pieces as base very hand https://www.instructables.com/id/USB-Foam-Cutter-PVC-Hot-Wire/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email

Hi Hamish Yes a very material and time intensive construction. But the thing has to be strong. I am not a big fan of Mahagony anyway, relation to strength to weigth to heavy, but this is only a small

Hi Bernd, the weight of the wing seats is 4kg per seat. Once I provide the dimensions and materials I am sure you will be able to shave some weight off. I sandwiched 220 gram fiber class clothe

Hi Hamish I know this, I have also sometimes probles sending photos or videos- so welcome in the club ;-) Great photos, you sitting there very relaxed on your wing seat. What ever the extra weight is,

looking very relaxed at the helm there, Hamish. Thanks for posting, we love seeing this stuff regards Bryan

Thanks for the supportive messages, I thought I had uploaded some images, but it appears they did not, so have done it again. I hope I have managed to upload a 24 second clip to Youtube.

Hi Philip very nice work with the cataproa, a fascinating design I must say. Hope you have many happy sailing trips with her regards Bryan

Hi Hamish, congratulations on your sailing launch. Like Bernd, I was very happy to hear that it went well, so looking forward to a bit of video footage. Amongst your various minor adaptations with the

Hi Philip Congratulations. You did a fine job and fast to. The boat looks great. Funny how easy it is to get from the trailer in the water. You are right, some more handholds could be handy. But I

Hi Phillip, Congratulations on your new boat. I have seen Bernd's cataproa in real life and also had the idea this might be a very nice camp cruising boat. The picture of the wake of your hull looks

Congratulations!!!!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! Pat

Hi, I have posted some more pictures in my photo folder Some impressions of the cataproa. I have sailed the cataproa a few times in varying wind strengths and here are some of my impressions: Loading

Hello Hamish Congratulation with your first sail. I am very pleased with your sailing experience, as brief as your sail was. You are an experienced sailor and your impressions mean a lot to me. If I

festive greetings. Launch day was today. Eco 5.5HAC We wetted the bows with some carbonated water, then launched into the incoming tide. Had a good hour sailing, couple of things I want to improve,

Hi Jens You have a nice zoo so to see. And my feet already cols when I look at the picture. Then I am please to life here in the South of France or in Spain (partly). This whide stuff is nice at a