The DUO 800 can
be build with a sloop rig or a parallel rig. Both are very fast coastal
cruiser catamaran for the whole family. The parallel rig version will be faster,
because the sail area is bigger and the centre of effort is lower. It is the
only eight meter cat with a central nacelle on the marked today. The nacelle
sleeps four for a weekend outing or three for a holiday trip. With a purpose built trailer the boat can be set up in about a one hour Construction is in the (ply)wood/glass/epoxy
system. The boat has easy to build a-symmetrical hulls and dagger board
rudders. No lofting is required. The beams are made from standard Aluminium tubes
for easy of construction. Even amateurs new to boat building will have no
difficulties building this boat. The drawings are CAD drawings. The
plans show two different hulls. The new Mk.II hulls have less a-symmetry and
more volume. The first of these hulls is now built in France. Here some
pictures Click on the picture to enlarge
The
construction description is clear to understand. With the new parallel rig
with carbon fiber masts the boat will be even faster. Drawings and
descriptions are included when ordering the DUO 800 plan. The masts can be build
without using vacuum technique! STUDY PLANS AND PLANS can be ordered on
the
order info page. There you find also a list of contents of the
plans
Loa, Lwl
8.00/8.25*m * incl. rudder Draft
0.28 m Beam
4.25 m Draft dagger board
rudder 0.60 m Weight empty
550.00 kg Weight max. CWL
922.00 kg Sail area sloop
rig 28.60
m2 Sail area parallel rig
34.60 m2 L : B ratio hulls
1 : 20 L : B ratio
boat 52
% Max. righting moment (RM) 1900
kgm Max.speed windspeed 20.72 kn21.63 kn (computer
prediction) Auxiliary outboard engine 5 HP Construction time
800 hours
