Getting in to the guts of a design. Unsailboat

My first thought on this was; Dockwise...

Ultimate light battlewagon

Battlewagon

I find the Dashew FPB to be close to the ideal long range cruiser.

Some aspects, often overlooked, but integrated into this design:

- Capsize stability and self-righting ability
- Balanced bow to stern for increased steering control in waves
- Sharp bow “Canoe design” 6:1 with good speed potential (12-14 knots) and soft motion
- All cabin soles above waterline, fuel and water below.
- Centralized living and accommodation, basement for storage and systems
- Separate large engine room, with room for work area and easy cleaning
- Overbuild strength-wise, designed to take a real beating
- Light but strong construction, real range of 10000nm/10kn, including use of A/C, electrics and hydraulics
- Trim tanks, oversize rudders, roll-stabilisation with oversize fins and fish/flopperstoppers via booms

Some of these design aspects, when presented seems obvious.
You could wonder why some of these concepts are not used more often…:
- When lying in you bunk, cooking, relaxing, at watch topside or at the main helm,
you are never more than 3 meter / 10 feet from the boats center of motion.
This translates to minimal felt motion and much increased comfort.
The more comfortable and safe/stable the boat, the more you are going to enjoy your travels.
- The oversize rudders and fins give you steering and stabilization in bad weather or when going slow.
At speed, these larger surfaces have less drag / no cavitations from the smaller angles required for effect

Absolutely worth your time to investigate
http://www.setsail.com/dashew/do_PARADIGM.html

Well yes, I am a fan. A lot of thought and experience has gone into this design.

Just about perfect

I have been reading about the smaller one, 64' with the same strength and performance of the original. I have a lot of respect for a designer that cares about what works!
So many production boats are not equiped to be used. Poor ground tackle systems. gear storage, dinghy storage and launching etc.
One of the photos showed kayaks mounted on the roof. That, I like alot.
The thing is that the jump from coastal cruising to passagemaking is a big one. I want to get a price but am not ready to go.

Still dreaming

Carl

BC Research, which does a lot of wavetank testing, and is in your neighborhood (Vancouver), might be able to shed some light.

Dashew's FPB

I find his approch to creating an ocean going vessel to be superb.

I thought a photo in this thread might be appropriate to draw attention to the subject matter.

...and "Why Are We Doing This?"

The design of the FPB64 has come a long way.
The latest editions to the design has made it even better.
That the Dashews can design a boat that will behave as good or better at sea than the first (larger) FPB is astonishing.
This boat is the one.
At least 4 boats seem to have been commissioned so far and the plans for a second production run is in the works.
I keep going back there, hoping to get a glimpse of the latest news.
Every little addition or change always surprises me. I thought I had an idea of what could be changed, and they do something totally different but also better. As close as I know a boat to be ultimate, this is it.
There is not much you can change without compromising efficiency or agility and comfort. Amazing!

BC Research

I realize I'm replying two years later, but BC Research was already gone back in 2008. I don't remember when the company went under, maybe around 2005? Some remnants of the company carried on under new names in the BC Research building, but the last of them was shut down early in 2008. I worked at the building next door in 2008, and as I biked or drove by each day, I watched them tear down the BC Research building and started putting up condos.

I fear that the same thing is happening in Annapolis Md....the water front marine zoned business areas are slowing being converted to CONDOs and townhouses (I even owned one ). I believe this current depressed real estate market is the only thing that slowed the processes down over the past 2 years.

Interesting question. But in reality most designers don't make enough money to be able to afford their own creations