I finally was given a picture of the mast stub; the remains of the old mast from Sarabi. Looks like a relatively clean break, not jagged. Does anyone else see anything in it? Bruce Pfund?

One of the things that I have learned doing the lunar lander dwelling project is how much I like to use “magical” light.  By not charging the rock star design fees, I only do the standard scope of work, not the frosting, being like most boat designers. My lighting design has been workmanlike. 

Light can make any multi a magical place. The ill fated Estonian powercat project had some tricky lighting in the renderings. Greg Lynn used acrylic’s light piping very effectively on his tri design.
On the lunar lander I have used;  recessed lighting, glow powder in epoxy, light piping with acrylic, and the temperature indicating shower head light shown.  No electricity involved for the temperature indicating lights on the showerhead.  Did I ever mention that I love this stuff?

One of my USCG certified cat customers, Charly, takes his boat out cruising. A lot. 36 x 24 feet.  http://charlysboat.com/ for the tours.  And http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/boat-building/kurt-hughes-daycharter-36-a-31846.html for its story.

I finally found out some things about the Sarabi mast issue. Some things.  Offshore Spars got the new mast job.   http://www.offshorespars.com/news/hughes-56-sarabi/

I guess Ted van Dusen didn’t get the job.  I see that it was the first unstayed aerorig for them.  Ted has designed and built dozens or maybe hundreds of unstayed masts.  http://www.composite-eng.com/  And the SoCal insurance company picked local M & M to design the replacement mast.

And http://sarabisailing.com/the-vessel/

For any boatscum in the PNW. The twice annual Fisheries Supply Swap meet/Yard sale is going on tomorrow morning.  Often some great bargains there and sometimes very odd stuff.

This was a low budget study of expanding the 35′ model and making it capable of 50 knots. It was to have the same look and feel as the 35, but as a planing model.  I have not yet done the Savitski study on power/speed.

Around 1990, some officers from Navsea, the navy’s research and acquisitions branch, visited my office to discuss a new power trimaran design. I showed them my Lightspeed 150 power tri design. It pretty much looked like this picture,  with a different cabin.  They were impressed with the possible efficiency.  And I learned that a tri can mask the boat’s thermal signature from Exocets.  They suggested that I go with them to a topless bar and discuss the project.  I had a very feminist office manager at that time.  She let them know what she thought of that.  I never heard from them again.   Until friend Chris forwarded this to me.   http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a20197/darpas-autonomous-sub-hunting-ship-takes-to-the-sea/

Did I just step in it? I have been using this plywood both on boat projects and the lunar lander dwelling. Seal Brand.

The ferries for Uganda were also made from this brand as I was told. I looked it up and it turns out they might be one of the major bad actors in the Indonesian forest devastation. Does anyone know more about this brand?

This little unit is designed to take 16 passengers off of the beach and out a few hundred yards to the sailing cat waiting beyond the reef. The USCG is making us work for it like it was an exposed waters expedition cat.  Try it out at https://www.holoholokauaiboattours.com/