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Brilliant work!! Thank you for sharing your R&D process and results. Certainly a labor of love.

FANTASTIC Lawrence. I remember when this was a twinkle in your eye… AMAZING to see your dream made real … and looking SO GOOD

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Such a beautiful boat. 3:43. On a say 35 ft average catamaran, can the 2 hulls be separated, broken? By the ocean (in general) I know the Ocean is powerful enough to wreck it. But. Say it flips several times in an intense storm, can it just break apart and separate?

Hello, Can I get more information about the mast construction, plans, anything regarding construction. Thank You

Nice watching your composite work. What materials did you use for your daggerboards ? Were you concerned with making them able to break away if the hit something ? I’m needing to make a new daggerboard for my 47ft cat. They are 3,9m long and 60 cm wide

Nice watching your composite work. What materials did you use for your daggerboards ? Were you concerned with making them able to break away if the hit something ? I’m needing to make a new daggerboard for my 47ft cat. They are 3,9m long and 60 cm wide

Fascinating build Lawrence. Out of interest how many layers of glass did you put on the outside of the cedar ? And I take it you covered the inside with Cedar as well ? To seal the wood ? Have you watched Ran sailing on you tube who are building a 50ft mono from Cedar and then glassed this as well.

how much would this be worth if sold?

Question please , what is the average or the maximum size of the hull wide for the 40 ft performance catamaran??? Thank you very much for the informative video

When you get the boat.....the chicks come with resumes.....

I need a detailed design. can you share and of course a reasonable price. thank you

Given that catamarans are rather recent, in the West at least, the design limits have not yet been fully explored as with a mono hull. I have stumbled upon a new hull design innovation which is only possible on a multihull. Thus far, I haven't been taken seriously. However I have struggled along, perhaps bumbled along, and made and tested multiple 5m beachcat prototypes, because of their ease to produce and test, and have successfully proven its concept. The target of this design is racing/cruising cats. Advantages of this unique design are; * Superior lateral resistance at ALL speeds * Minimizes wave interferance between the hulls for less drag * Low drag at high speeds * Superior sea keeping abilities * Protection for the rudders * Ability to be beached * Simple and quick construction from all flat panels - no compound curves. If this all sounds too good to be true, put it to the test by learning more about this unique hull design. Cheers

I still don't see a flat bottom hull catamaran,

Another solution would be to use 4 blade props that are cupped. To do this and still maintain full RPM of the engine the pitch number is usually reduced by 2 when moving to a 4 blade prop, best to consult with technical services at a reputable marine retailer or contact the manufacture. Four blade props offer more thrust, better maneuverability, better mid range cruising efficiency, and offer a better initial boost to get the boat moving(some call it a hole shot in the US), in a planning hull boat the 4 blade prop will keep the boat on plane at a lower speeds when compared with the standard 3 blade prop. Three bladed props are better for top end speed which is not what you are after. Solas propellers offers aluminum and stainless replacement prop in 4 blade and three, in cupped and non cupped.

You mentioned that Wild Honey is 40 ft long, what is the overall beam? What is the beam of each individual hull both above an below the chine? Thank you

Great video mate!

How long did it take you to build this catamaran and how much did it cost?

I've got a crazy idea. Im kinda crippled up my right leg isn't so good anymore. So i want to build a power cat. My idea is to make a jet powered cat using Honda goldwing engines that power the assembly for a big jet ski! Also im wanting to put hydro foils on this so fuel mileage is good. Still working on the design of this, it should be really fast. Hopefully it will get to about 55 mph nicely. I don't know if I'm going to get to actually build this, hopefully things improve in the next couple of years. I've never heard of anyone else doing anything like this! It will be totally a new thing.

Fantastic achievement- I doubt I could do it - and my wife is unlikely to help me either - but wow it’s amazing

Lawerence I love your boat design - I’m considering building one myself- or if you ever consider selling yours please let me know… have you documented your plans?

Love your story and your energy and presence on the video. see it's been a while, hope more episodes are coming!!! :)

Always been wondering if a catamaran hull shape can be a constant dismeter tube with bulb bow and pointy laminar stern . The 2m high hull should be enough of a beam to allow distribution of the mass over the full lenght.

Thank you for sharing! You both are an inspiration! Looking forward to seeing many more videos. I hope you are enjoying the fruits of your labor. Love from India.

Excellent video, Thank you sir. Btw I'm a Mechanical Engineer from TN, India

You are not a naval architect but prolly a brilliant salesman or a lecturer! I am Sold!

Hi, do you have any comment on pitching effects with a fine entry and exit double ender? How does Wild Honey handle waves? Naval architects typically favour more asymmetry with fine entry and fatter/flatter sterns to damp pitching oscillation. I guess to an extent the horizonal rudder foils damp pitching...

Nice looking boat

hi , i'm planing on designing / welding my own sailboat but i can't find any info on anything can you help me finding any source to guide me ? the info for things like that is so scarce and protected that i'm thinking on giving up

Still going hard,excellent work and engineering.

Who designed it?

Great looknng boat. Always follow your dreams and may you have fair winds.

I'm echoing the previous comment. Fantatsic description of the advantages and purpose of the design. Thank you for sharing.

Is the point of the graphite in the resin lubricate the rope if the carbon begins to wear away?

Dear E and L, fantastic videos. I love your channel. Great to see your lovely boat here. I loved visiting with my son 2 summers ago (red Woods Strider). Very best. Dan

Very nice work!

Great videos! I'm working on a much smaller project myself, a 15" bluewater capable boat, yes I know ;-) Would love to see some more details on the track you made for the engine if possible.

Found you because of the cedar strip planking video, awesome boat! You might like our channel as well, we just began our project, a 70ft cedar mono!

We are planning to fit soft padeyes instead of a Genoa track (reduced cost and fewer holes in the deck). I don't have access to a lathe (or skills) so planning to use my router to smooth a hole through an Acetal disc bonded to the deck. Where loads are lighter the shackle knot will be indented into the underside of the disc. Then not as strong (epoxy glue strength of the disc to deck) but no hole in the deck.

What a simple elegant solution . A low load version could be made from a plastic thru hull fitting and a cup that screws on the end of the fitting . Cheers Warren

Just Grand Lawrence! A few years ago I started my own design project of Black hole carbon deck funnels for block positions on deck with the notion to employ a custom lathe turned/polished aluminum mandrel that could expand a bit when heated during the curing process, making it a bit easier release parts once cured. That, and of course the under-deck water catchments with small canning jars. Yours look far better than what I had in mind, and the Green lid has a go-fast look about it as well. I too am looking forward to your fabrication strategies on both blocks manufacture and appropriate deck reinforcement for attachment points. As usual yours is great stuff online for us, (real people crafting their own way with their own hands and head, wonderfully grounded, and no other better choice in my opinion for us. If were going to voyage, building, or rebuilding it first, brings us to know the boat and systems well, sleeping better off watch). Another two topics I'd love to see from you are; your soft head stay jib hanks details, and your thoughts on self steering vanes on cats. Cheers!

Like the water catchment system, very cool

Loving spirit and innovation.Thanks

Nice video! It would be amazing if you could share some info about the carbon block construction (sheave, bearings, shaft, and main frame ). Keep up the good work. Building a 46' cat at the moment and i'm craving for these types of video.

Would love to see how you built it, both the fabrication of the carbon flange in the workshop, and how you reinforced the deck.

I can't really watch most sailing channels - they are banal, have people rank cats on how big the fridge is and not concern themselves over seamanlike design, but your channel is worth watching for every second of content. Thank you so much for being truly innovative and educating and having a huge amount of great information to showcase. I would love to learn more about the blocks too - I never built any of my own but I considered it - cheers Phil

Did you make the carbon blocks as well? They looked like Your own design

Interesting, does it just rely on the strength of the deck to hold it in place With no extra bracing ?

Looks strong, nice and simple too!!

clever design