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Strip-plank epoxy planking may be found on large yachts such as the Brady 45 catamaran, a plans-built Australian design with Indonesian cedar planking.For a large catamaran, this construction method produces a tough hull with an inherent buoyancy.
The Polynesian Concept is a recreational sailing catamaran, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig with double spreaders. The hulls have raked stems, reverse transoms, dual transom-hung rudders controlled by a tiller and twin retractable daggerboards. It displaces 5,500 lb (2,495 kg). [1] [2]
The Lagoon 50 is a recreational catamaran, built predominantly of vacuum infused polyester fiberglass, with wood trim.The design is solid fiberglass below the waterline, with a balsa core above the waterline and in the deck.
Brady catamarans tend to be built in small numbers or even as one-offs, so the firm has adopted "strip-plank" as the optimum construction method. Strip-build involves attaching strips of cedar onto formers, the strips themselves being glued edge-on with epoxy. The completed wooden monococque is then covered with fiberglass matting
Dix has built many of his own designs for his personal use, including the Didi 38 "Black Cat" which he sailed from 1995 until 2000 (including three crossings of the South Atlantic). [8] [9] One of Dix's larger designs is the 55' DH550 ocean-going cruising catamaran, such as "Friends Forever" (built by Jean-Jacques Provoyeur and Richard Bertie ...
Little or no framework or longitudinal wood is used. This method is mainly confined to kayaks. Cold moulding is a composite method of wooden boat building that uses two or more layers of thin wood, called veneers, oriented in different directions, resulting in a strong monocoque structure, similar to a fibreglass hull but substantially lighter ...
The name "kattumaram" is Tamil for "tied wood," from kattu "binding" + maram "wood". [3] Small kattumaram are called chinnamaram, while larger kattumaram are called periamaram. The term "kattumaram" is also the origin of the English word "catamaran", which later evolved to mean the unrelated double-hulled outrigger boats of the Austronesian ...
The Lagoon 470 is a recreational catamaran, built predominantly of vinylester fiberglass sandwich, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, with a deck-stepped mast and aluminum spars. The hulls have raked stems, reverse transoms with steps, twin rudders controlled by a wheel and twin keels. It displaces 20,569 lb (9,330 kg).