[MHml] Mast-Aft Cat

[brian eiland]

Hi Peter,
Glad you enjoyed the material. Yes I do know what you mean by smaller is
beautiful. Just talked with a fellow yesderday about that very subject. H=
e and
his wife, around the world with occassional friends and relatives visitin=
g on
board....looking in the 60'range, but no real need to be much over 40' if=

that.

Eliminating the mizzen would defeat a goodly portion of the advantages ga=
ined
by this mast-aft configuration. Like a ketch we've redistributed the tota=
l
sail area of the 2 sail sloop into a 3 sail rig. To maintain a balanced r=
ig
with my configaration, ex-mizzen, you would have to move the rig(and mast=
)
further aft. This would not allow a reasonable backstay arrangement. This=

alternative has been tried before and proven unsuccessful. =


A better alternative for you would be to give some consideration to the r=
ig
that I have referenced in my article, and that I enclose with this eMail.=
 I
would be glad to work on an upgrade to this other variation.

Hope you find it interesting. FIND me a client for this 65 design and sha=
re in
a finder's fee.  Regards,  Brian

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Peter Grant <pg at spinnakergroup.co.nz> wrote:
Hello Brian,

As a professional skipper, and ex boat builder, of a 80ft, 65 ton ketch, =

you will probably not be surprised to hear that I think small is beautifu=
l.

Therefore my interest lie in the 34 to 36 ft range and think the rig coul=
d =

be adapted but might miss out because of the lack of space.

My financial ability is also greater in that size range

I love the plan of the 65ft Gamefisher under sail and wondered if the =

mizzen is really necessary ?

Another is the rake of the mast forward really that beneficial apart from=
 =

allowing the top of the mizzen to be supported ?

Love the photo's by the way, would be a fabulous boat here in New Zealand=
=2E

Take care

Peter Grant


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