the project skin sailing multihull michael fischer
project goals build live aboard skin boat launch: fall 2004
description cruising multihull sailboat –50’ flexible skin on frame –construction by one skilled worker with a part time assistant –can be built anywhere –building time: 1 year
why a skin boat? –superior strength/weight ratio –test theory that flexible hull shows better flow characteristics than rigid one –no corrosion or delamination –low cost –lashings = cheap labor
wish list 1.has to withstand offshore environs 2.cost under $40, top speed 20kts 4.beachable 5.comfortable live-aboard: table to sit 6 comfortably generous ‘master bedroom’ ‘studio’ space 6.5’ headroom washing machine fresh and seawater systems
spec questions skin: fabric nylon kevlar dacron frame: aluminum – pvc - bamboo rig: type lug batwing bermudan wingmast covering epoxy rubber plastomer mast material carbon aluminum wood bamboo stays – if any fiber deadeyes
team/resources michael fischer - designer/builder jim antrim - naval architect m.i.t.? - engineering equipment: t.b.d. locations: t.b.d. support & outside services: t.b.d. –sponsors?! du pont, goodrich (or whoever makes pvc), museums (canada?), austria
schedule preliminary hull design 2/03 hull model 5/03 - interior planning construction to begin 5/03 launch date 11/04
current status planning phase: attract accomplished naval architect’s interest compare materials for suitability gain support from m.i.t. or equivalent for hydrodynamic questions make rig decision X
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