| Storm 17 - Further Design Work |
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There are three main differences between this boat, and the original, "Boat A":
; "Storm 17 Design") A more vertical bow and mizzen inboard are the main changes The profile shape of the bow on Boat B is aimed at increasing her speed, dryness (via increased waterline length and smaller angle of entry) and buoyancy (though this is not a critical factor - there is enough either way). The bow could not be made anymore plumb (vertical) much as we would like to, because of the difficulties in getting plywood to bend round it without resorting to a fancy (and expensive) bow like Osprey. Moving the mizzen inboard in Boat B gives more leeway in positioning the centreboard, ie. the centre of effort of the sailplan moves forward. It also has the big plus of being able to use a conventional tiller if desired, with an extension (if sailing solo) in similar fashion to our old Great Auk design, which worked well. The other huge advantage is that the aft buoyancy chamber isn't pierced, so no need for any mast seals. Lastly, this new boat is nearly 2m wide, about 6 foot 6ins, which should give her substantially more stability (this increases with the cube of the the beam) to hold up her 120sq foot of sail and also give that "safe" feeling that bigger boats have when you step aboard. It also provides more room in the cockpit. ; "Storm 17 Design") She should be reasonably easy to row You may infer rightly from the above that we prefer Boat B over Boat A, the original with the overhanging bow. It wouldn't make sense if we had spent considerable time redrawing a design to create one that was worse, but please do give us your thoughts on this by filling in the form at the bottom of the Storm17 home page
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