Reply To: Slamming

Thanks Chrissie

For taking so much time to explain all of this…many hours of reading and trawling the internet have been avoided.

I well understand the nature of compromise so can see the dilemmas faced by designers here. I have been trying to comprehend the nature of flow between the hulls and was wondering what, if any, water tank tests had been undertaken by the designers a la car designers with laminar airflow….I had suspected that the problem is exacerbated by the inability of water to escape the underside easily so rears up….your comments about early designs confirmed that….the nacelle underneath presumably can help with that. I also wondered whether anyone had fitted bow bulbs.

Fear not about selling the positive aspects of the cat to me …I have come to boating later in life but with an open mind hence ending up here! Being a tad older and wiser safety enters into the equation in a big way hence the attraction of these boats.

P.s. I also get the impression that cat owners are very different to some yachties!