From: Kevin Kearney lotusman1951@yahoo.com

Many of us trawler types come from sailboating, and the look of sticks on
boats is pleasent to the eye. Fun to play with, things to climb about on, a
source of stability and a reassurance when the iron sail fails, All good,

However, windage will always be with you and have an influence in your speed,
fuel consumption and have a hull reactive behavior to waves and wakes, more
bob and yaw.

Ask any sailboater that took their mast off about speed and stability with
and
without.

Brian replied:
How about this kite-assisted power vessel. I posted it several boat design
forms as a "New Age Trawler"

http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/53487-post13.html

<http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/general-yachting-discussion/8127-new-age-t
rawler-motorsailer-kite-assisted-poweryacht.html>

http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/showthread.php?t=20319

...and that mast can be lowered to reduce windage

Personally, I want to play with one and when/if I do the long one I'll have one--been looking at the big kite surfers as a possiability, with high test line and an ugly stick-I get bored chugging along-and I wanna play. Took the sticks off/went flopper stoppers. Kevin PS remember that a prop not engaged is like dragging a garbage canl behind the boat.

brian eiland beiland@usa.net wrote:

Brian replied:
How about this kite-assisted power vessel.

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