"The Endarkment" sounds just like an awesome horror flick but, sadly, it's all far too real, another bit of scariness, and this might be of interest for sailors thinking about southern latitudes...
A friend is looking for a boat to build and his want list is sorta/kinda problematic to the max. So, as a result my thinking cap has been going in full tilt boogie mode.
The problem arises with the use of one word... Trailerable. It's a problematic word where cruising boats for long term living is concerned. Partly because it's a weight thing and you have to limit dsplacement but the real killer is really all about the beam.
It's hard to get in a decent living accommodation while confined to an eight-foot beam.
Phil Bolger did pretty well with his Jessie Cooper design which we managed to live on quite comfortably for five years. It's not like it's impossible or anything but it's difficult and, if you factor most people's want lists, it's pretty close to the corner of Frelling and Impossible.
Phil's AS-29 is a bit longer which relaxes the interior but is something of a one step forward two steps back sort of thing as so much space is lost/wasted due to having a tabernacled mast. When we had Loose Moose 2 designed by Phil we asked for just such a mast and found that it really was not the advantage we'd thought it would be. That said, tabernacled masts are another bullet point on my friends want list...
More on the want list from hell tomorrow...
In the meantime, you might want to check a pretty awesome design by Tad Roberts that's not beam constrained...
Listening to Rebecca Pidgeon
So it goes...
