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Bora Bora 28
This
easy to build catamaran is intended to allow inexperienced amateur boat
builders to construct a modern cruising multihull with a thrilling performance
and an appealing design with a small budget. The plans are well detailed,
and easy to understand. The construction method is a fiber glass lamination
over plywood throughout the boat. The symetrical hulls are of multichine
design and are built using 1/4` thick sheets of plywood over 3/8`; bulkheads
and semi-bulkheads. The whole interior should be impregnated with epoxy
resin prior to the painting process and an important fiberglass lamination,
using epoxy resin must be applied externally. The cross-beams are made of
wood using a box-type technique, similar to wooden mast building. The Bora-Bora
28 has a very practical interior lay-out with ccomodations inside the hulls
and a large platform to be used as a sun-deck. At the port side is located
the head and two bunks, one of them large enough to be used by a couple
interested in proximity! The starboard hull houses a very convenient galley
with a handy seat for the cook, a dinette with a hinged table and another
bunk forward.A swing type centerboard in each hull, along with pivoting
rudder blades allows this cat to float in very shallow waters. This is very
convenient in case of hitting sand banks, when no harm is expected to happen
with the boards.
The platform between hulls is very spacious and with the help of an awning,may
be used as a cozy tent where four adults ould sleep. The performance of
this cat isabove average concerning her capacity to sail close hauled.The
narro w hulls,efficient
rudder and centerboards,and her high aspect ratio sails contributes for
this purpose.On the other side her comparatively narrow main sail adds safety
once it is less probable to broach, recognisedly the most risky situation
in a multihull. Bora-Bora is a modern, fast, sensitive, well alanced catamaran,
and to sail her is a delight for any multihull enthusiast. |