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Long-Range LIVE ABOARD Explorer Yacht M/Y 'Britt' Long-Range LIVE ABOARD Explorer Yacht For Sale, M/Y 'Britt' https://youtu.be/H3Xtj5oRgZQ

This was just recently posted over on another subject thread on this forum,...some nice images as well. I thought it deserved referencing here as well. https://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1202186&postcount=13467 "Best looking Pilgrim I've seen in a while...not a bad price if...

Is that some sort of wishbone arrangement supporting the boom? How is it operated??

Unbelievable to build boats with no rubrails ! sail or power

Lots of those type portlights are being designed into boats these days. I not only think they are unsafe, but they are UGLY. BUT they appeal to the ladies.

How about a square-rigger,....or the more modern version,... a Dynarig ? https://www.runningtideyachts.com/dynarig/

Nice looking vessel. Reminds somewhat of the Pilgrim 40

Fishermen using Wind Power Advance to the Past: Fishermen Start to use Sails Commercial fishermen in the UK are reverting to wind power in response to soaring fuel prices, as skippers rig their boats with auxiliary sails to cut the amount of diesel they use. The move comes as a new...

This one was just a powercat with a mast for the kite rig, should one attempt the idea

Alternative Centerboards & Sail Rigs Aboard Big Cat How about this idea? One item of your thought processes caught my attention in particular; your desire for a single centerboard, and real shallow draft capabilities. I'll certainly second that motion, that shallow draft idea. One of the...

UPDATE: 09/30/13 Meanwhile, in related news back on land. Wind-powered car completes 3,100 mile test ride across Australia http://phys.org/news/2011-02-wind-powered-car-mile-australia.html The journey took 18 days and spanned the continent of Australia, with the two designers...

Kite Sailing the Oceans Kite Sailing the Oceans Just brought to my attention, this lady (Anne Quemere) kite-sailed across the Atlantic in '06, and now she is onto another adventure in the Pacific. Les Chroniques Voyage de Anne Q. http://www.anne-quemere.com/indexgb.php

In a recent discussion on Passagemaking Under Power, the subject of "Get Home Power" came up Patrick said: .... I too have conventional sails as a "get someplace" alternative. Is that the perfect solution? Not by a longshot. Right now, I am exploring the possibility...

Interesting posting this morning on what might be termed an economy model cruising tri-hull configuration powered craft with an aux lateen sail in place of a kite. http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/84017-post66.html ..similar theme :?: ...but this one can be shipped to its cruising ground...

Sportfishing Under Sail .....(Trawler for Sportfishing) 2008 posting of mine Of course I've tried promoting the idea of 'Sportfishing Under Sail' for quite some time: ...and at one point I commented, "Several times I’ve put this idea into hibernation, particularly the ‘Gamefishing Under...

a goodly number of tri hulled motorboats,..... https://www.boatdesign.net/threads/trimaran-motorboat-stabilized-monohull.29665/page-2 ...and a few thoughts on mine on a 'New Age Trawler Motorsailer, Kite Assisted Power Yacht'...

'Green House Effect' from Sloped Windows You could always adopt something like this,.. https://youtu.be/PYcBlYWq95s?t=99 I recall another idea where there were there were a few horizontal steps put in front of those forward widows and could be used as steps to get up on the deckhouse roof...

https://www.boatdesign.net/threads/belt-drive.37290/page-6#post-803039

Rather than fiber belt,..a 'silent chain' drive https://www.boatdesign.net/threads/belt-drive.37290/page-3#post453264 http://www.ramseychain.com/faq.asp

Prop Drive Systems, belt & hydraulic Admittedly these ides are a bit dated, but some could be applicable Power Propulsion Perhaps even a counter-rotating belt drive like this,..

Thanks very much for your interest, and comments. I wasn't aware of the BIG power requirements, but then I was assuming that the operation of these units would primarily while underway. If i were younger (and a bit better off financially), I would be building one of these, if nothing...

Another recent posting on another forum brought back memories of this vessel's design,.. "I think there is a lot of nostalgia involved, these boats harken back to the 'great Gabsy era' . The older age population has come to appreciate this older era, and its elegance"

Reminds me a little of the Pilgrim 40 design I was so interested in a few years ago,..."Redesigning the Pilgrim 40 Trawler",....but the saloon area was raised over the mid engine compartment. If I were younger I would be pursuing that project...

Photos ??? Just looking back thru this subject thread, and picking out some particular postings for a gentleman to have a look at. Ran across this particular posting and noticed all the nice photos are MISSING. Wonder where they got to, of if I can recreate them? I believe they were well...

a few other power cats over here,.. https://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s70/powercat-trawlers-11299.html