I was inspired by the view in Seattle yesterday morning, just before I left for Los Angeles to meet up with the rest of the SetSail crew for a fun, smog-filled weekend. I could just make out the Washington State Ferry in Puget Sound below the fog – being above the mist and seeing it […]
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FPB 78 – Plating Thickness, Factors of Safety & Emotional Comfort
We hate to waste displacement on sloppy interior construction, poorly thought out systems, or excess structure up high, where it does nothing to help us. But from the deck edge down we want all the impact resistance and factors of safety we can get. As we are getting ready to submit the FPB 78 structural […]
FPB Cruising Plans – Out There Doing It
Our thought has always been that the best indicator of success in the marine business is not units sold, or boat show pizzazz, but rather how your boats are being used. Are they sitting in marinas or out there racking up the miles, treating their owners to the world of new experiences that lay beyond […]
FPB Update – Progress On All Fronts
This week we bring you an update on FPB 97-1 and FPB 64s eight, nine and ten. Starting with 97-1 where metal work is rapidly coming to an end. You will note the temporary stiffeners shown previously in the hull windows are now removed. A detail of the hull window frame casting from the inside. […]
Rocky Mountain High – Or, What To Do When You Really Want To Be Afloat
Your SetSail reporter is just back from a week in the mountains, learning about photography from two of the best, all in preparation for when FPB 78-1 goes in the water in 2015.With FPB owners sending us photos from the Marquesas Islands, Fiji, and Tonga, and Sundeer/Deerfoot owners commenting from around the world, sitting behind […]
FPB 78 Allocating Fuel and Water Tanks
Allocating tankage volume between fuel and water involves many tradeoffs, the most important of which is keeping the boat on its lines in a variety of load situations. Our new Dream Machine, the FPB 78, has the highest tankage volume-to-length ratio of any FPB to date. This adds up to roughly 2000 US gallons/7570L of fresh […]
Wicked FPB 97 Tops Out
This is a wickedly cool series of photos, one which has given us a decided buzz. Astute observers will no doubt notice that a large structure has been lifted into the air. This is like a reality TV show, where a designer’s dreams come true. The roof is on the great room, and FPB 97-1 […]
Let There Be Light, Skegging, & Other Wicked Subjects
A prison ship? No, just a few bars on the hull window inserts to make sure this FPB 97 stays wickedly fair. The window frames are a combination of robust engineering and simple construction, so their o-ring gaskets are easily replaced years down the road. Windows in the hull are a difficult decision. Our own […]
Calculating Fuel Burn and Range Under Power – A Semi Scientific Approach
Calculating drag, fuel burn, and range for yachts under power is a complex process, one which often turns out wrong in the real world. We are not sure what other folks do, but we use a combination of science, model testing, real world results, and various software suites, mixed with a healthy dose of gut […]
Flying Toward The Future
We’ve had one of those rare life altering moments, a point in time after which you know nothing will be the same. Having started messing with multi-hulls in the really olden days as we did, you might think the sight of a wing sailed cat crossing a finish line doing 20 knots upwind would get […]
