darkside 61 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Seen in Qingdao yesterday. Perhaps the beam was a little modest so they felt the need to add a fin keel. And a bulb. Then I guess the drag was quite high so add a couple of outboards to help out the saildrive. Fast boats have coffee grinders so lets have one of those as well. It's not a big yacht so put it on the foredeck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazyhorse 47 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 A yacht with two bows cut off other keelers bolted on the side...aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrggggly! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 392 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Crikey that is awful fugly. Here is something far betterer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 399 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 She said I dont like it healing over so he said right I will fix that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
muzled 140 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 What's with that bloody great shark hanging in the background of the tri...??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazyhorse 47 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Looking at the pulpit I think it's harpoon is missing but not for whales... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattm 98 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Would the real story be that it was a monohull, wife didn’t like healing so add hulls, then it won’t turn under motor well, so as outboards to get thrust out wide where it’s needed. Wife wanted to go boating ‘to do that scene from titanic’ so add the bow... thing. I can’t explain the coffee grinder. So angry at wife for making him wreck good boat, he made a reason to tell her she has to stay on the foredeck? Or bow man complains hoist is too slow, skipper says ‘there, do it your f’ing self, if your so smart’ bow man has done a perfect job ever since (he is a bow man after all). Shame, looks like the original mono was a good looking boat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkMT 68 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Any guesses as to what it was? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkside 61 Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 It's probably a good thing it wouldn't tack with those fat armas as the grinder would disappear pretty quickly. The three engines are a mystery. No idea about the shark but this is the location of Chinas chart datum. There were statues of navigators like Magellan, Zheng He and Cook. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregW 28 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Looks like the worst of both worlds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,587 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 A few weeks ago there was a small trailer sailor anchored at Swann beach with what looked like hine made foils. My assessment was it would hit 4.5kn with no foils but 2kn with the foils. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vorpal Blade 89 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Is it this gem? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ladyhawk 37 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Lol..Charal and Hugo Boss need to up their game! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,587 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 That looks like the mk 1 version. The one I saw was similar but more "permanent ". What is it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 What is it? It is clearly a brilliant idea by a genius that is well ahead of its time. Everyone else clearly are just too ignorant to appreciate the artistic form and function at play here. Regardless if a few more iterations are required to realise the true potential of the, err, clippy on-ee foilee drying out leggee thingees Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 392 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Scary part of that pic is the unused plywood sheets parked in the cockpit. Me thinks there is more to come. Impressive bridle though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 322 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 It looks he wants to slow it down with the chain attached to the stern. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkMT 68 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 At least someone is tinkering and will hopefully learn something from the experience without breaking the bank... not enough of that these days. Some mistakes are obvious to some of us without having to make them. Others have to make them to get the message. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 392 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 AC trickle down. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vorpal Blade 89 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 another angle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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