The second of my Earthwise Catamaran ferries in Uganda was launched yesterday. It is also plywood/epoxy CM construction. It also went over in a few containers. I am especially thrilled as the builders seem to have followed the plans on this unit. It may be over powered but we will see. There are a lot of pictures so I will do in a sequence. First Rob, the CEO and Aaron head of the away team.
I was sent a link to the launch of one of my 45 cats. It does not say whose boat it is. Splashy orange paint makes it look like a G4.
I do have several concerns upon looking closer. Where did the forward cockpit come from? I thought both Lat 38 magazine and I made good cases against doing that. Imagine opening the front door slugging to windward in a gale.
Next, vertical windows? Trying to imitate Gunboat again? Even my F150 doesn’t have vertical windows. I can’t tell if the window framing is plywood or foam/glass, but my sense is the windows will be blown out in the first chop the boat encounters. That would be survivable if the boat had a weather deck. That is coamings at the companionways. It does not. I hope I don’t see this unit on the news. A design is not a basket of features; it has to have an underlying cohesion of concept.
Some fool stole Holo Holo in the night and ran her on a reef. KHSD 64 powercat from Kauai.
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/honolulu-star-advertiser/20150808/283055528134883/TextView
How come Kath has the best picture? KHSD tri down under.
One more great video from Holo Holo Charters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sVBNJzGXC8
https://www.holoholokauaiboattours.com/
Interestingly, aside from the inflatables, Kevin built all his own boats.
Looking far better than it did when I had it.
This trailer came over from Seattle in the container also. Formula 40 tri at about 4000 lbs.
I got this note today. Interesting.
“Dear Mr. Hughes,
I found a post online from you that refers to a confidential design bid proposal request.
It is highly unprofessional for you to start posting complaints about us and referring to a confidential bid request.
I also do not remember offering to pay anything for Bid Requests on the Project.
The project is ongoing and any damages from your releasing inappropriate confidential information may come back to haunt you.
Please immediately remove you references to our Bid Proposal and the “New Stiletto 10 Meter”, as you do not have trademark ownership or license to do so.
Regards,
Jay M. Phillips Managing Director – Stiletto Manufacturing, Inc.
Jay,
I tip my hat. Well played. The project is already generating controversy buzz and it is just beginning. Only problem is nobody reads this blog.
I went back over the request email. There is nothing about confidential. Zero. And I see no complaints. Just reporting what I saw. Is illegal for me to discuss a design? Were my points not good? If I do several hours of unpaid work for you, surely I get an opinion on it. And glancing back, they look good to me.
I’ve done a few start up projects. It might have been useful to listen to some of my notes in the extensive emails we exchanged and the blog page. A combination of my skill doing more with less, my stylist’s eye and Rafi’s folding system would have been killer.
This is very cool. Download the Searunner Construction Manual.
Probably nothing in it applies to boatbuilding now, but there is no other book with better sense of the adventure of building your own multi boat. Or sailing your multi-I remember something about always assuming your motor will die and being ready for that.
http://outrigmedia.com/outrig/searunnerconstructionmanual/
Its like getting the Whole Earth Catalog digitally.