[AneroidOcean]

(05-19-2016 06:50 PM)Aquiles_Baesta_Parada Wrote:  

(05-19-2016 06:43 PM)Disco_Volante Wrote:  

He permanently planted the fantasy in my head of partying on a catamaran with bikini-clad 19 yr olds. I didn't even really know what a catamaran was before NTP.

Wtf is a catamaran?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catamaran

Quote:

A catamaran (/ˌkætəməˈræn/) (informally, a "cat") is a multi-hulled watercraft featuring two parallel hulls of equal size. It is a geometry-stabilized craft, deriving its stability from its wide beam, rather than from a ballasted keel as with a monohull sailboat. Being ballast-free and therefore lighter than a monohull, catamarans often have a shallower draft (draught) than comparably-sized monohulls. The two hulls combined also often have a smaller hydrodynamic resistance than comparable monohulls, requiring less propulsive power from either sails or motors. The catamaran's wider stance on the water can reduce both heeling and wave-induced motion, as compared with a monohull.

Catamarans range in size from small (sailing or rowing vessels) to large (naval ships and car ferries). The structure connecting a catamaran's two hulls ranges from a simple frame strung with webbing to support the crew to a bridging superstructure incorporating extensive cabin and/or cargo space.

Chosen mostly for their performance characteristics:

Quote:

Catamarans have two distinct primary performance characteristics that distinguish them from displacement monohull vessels: lower resistance to passage through the water and greater stability (initial resistance to capsize). Choosing between a monohull and catamaran configuration includes considerations of carrying capacity, speed, and efficiency.

Resistance[edit]
At low to moderate speeds, a lightweight catamaran hull experiences resistance to passage through water that is approximately proportional to the square of its speed. A displacement monohull, by comparison experiences resistance that is at least the third power of its speed. This means that a catamaran would require four times the power in order to double its speed, whereas a monohull would require eight times the power to double its speed, starting at a slow speed.[17] For powered catamarans, this implies smaller power plants (although two are typically required). For sailing catamarans, low forward resistance[18] allows the sails to derive power from attached flow,[19] their most efficient mode—analogous to a wing—leading to the use of wingsails in racing craft.[20]

Stability[edit]
Catamarans rely primarily on form stability to resist heeling and capsize.[17] Comparison of heeling stability of a rectangular-cross section monohull of beam, B, compared with two catamaran hulls of width B/2, separated by a distance, 2×B, determines that the catamaran has an initial resistance to heeling that is seven times that of the monhull.[21] Compared with a monohull, a cruising catamaran sailboat has a high initial resistance to heeling and capsize.—a fifty-footer requires four times the force to initiate a capsize than an equivalent monohull.

They can also be quite simple:

[Disco_Volante]

It's important to thank him in 3 dimensions, as he's always thinking on multiple levels.

Not just the black and white pieces, but the gray men. I speak literally and figuratively at the same time, try to keep up. To truly thank him we must look back to the history of 'appreciation', in 1402 Western Europe (but I won't get into that now).

[FireStarter]

I thought this was a cat...

[porscheguy]

(05-19-2016 06:50 PM)Aquiles_Baesta_Parada Wrote:  

Wtf is a catamaran?

This is a catamaran. With Lycoming T-53s and Arneson surface drives.

This actually isn't one of the more reputable power cat builders. I did visit their factory in St. Petersburg, Florida last summer. The company specializes in fiberglass hot tubs, and just fucks around with boats on the side. But the video is decent.

[robreke]

(05-19-2016 07:16 PM)Red_Pillage Wrote:  

This is what i was thinking a cat was

That's a catamaran (or cat) too. There are different degrees of catamaran.

I didn't read NTP's post on cats so I'm not sure what kind of cat he claimed he had.

BTW, the smaller ones are fun as fuck to sail on. I grew up on the coast.

[Going strong]

By the way, the most famous catamaran of all times certainly was the legendary, revolutionary, race-winning, and mysteriously lost-at-sea Manureva... Read her story, it's enthralling.
(French singer Gainsburg even wrote a song about Manureva...)

[RexImperator]

[Paracelsus]

[MiscBrah]

^That's a nice picture of Suits

[General Stalin]

(05-19-2016 07:18 PM)AneroidOcean Wrote:  

snip

If you remove the quote tags and the wiki citation then you'd have a NTP post.

Too soon?

[porscheguy]

(05-19-2016 07:44 PM)Going strong Wrote:  

By the way, the most famous catamaran of all times certainly was the legendary, revolutionary, race-winning, and mysteriously lost-at-sea Manureva... Read her story, it's enthralling.
(French singer Gainsburg even wrote a song about Manureva...)

That is actually a trimaran. It's essentially a monohull with outrigger hulls on each side.

[DrCotard]

Another NTP thread?

[el mechanico]

(05-19-2016 07:16 PM)Red_Pillage Wrote:  

This is what i was thinking a cat was

That's very fun. Learn on the monohull pewee boats then ride the cats!

I'm glad something came out of all the nonsense you guyz can ask me a thing about sailing.

[Il Bersagliere]

AAJ = NTP

Is that so far-fetched? Maybe, but not really.

[RexImperator]

NTP on his "boat":

[cubanlinx]

I don't know squat about sailing, so I like this thread.

(NTP's posts regarding certain areas reeked to some forum members because they had considerable knowledge in that area. He wasn't called out because no one knew if he was genuine in the rest of his posts. So, even if he comes back with a new account and a space pod or sumthin', he sure as hell won't be at 5% body fat.

Stop calling NTP's banning some mob shit. The mods here rarely accede to popular opinion just because.
Only one member in the closed thread called for him to be banned, and even then if he was proven to be embellishing.

[Onto]

(05-19-2016 08:36 PM)cubanlinx Wrote:  

I don't know squat about sailing, so I like this thread.

(NTP's posts regarding certain areas reeked to some forum members because they had considerable knowledge in that area. He wasn't called out because no one knew if he was genuine in the rest of his posts. So, even if he comes back with a new account and a space pod or sumthin', he sure as hell won't be at 5% body fat.

Stop calling NTP's banning some mob shit. The mods here rarely accede to popular opinion just because.
Only one member in the closed thread called for him to be banned, and even then if he was proven to be embellishing.

Stop being a rabble-rouser and find another thread. You're not welcome in this one.

[2Wycked]

If this man was such an inspiration to you, how come you didn't exchange contact info before the ban?

[Onto]

(05-19-2016 08:45 PM)2Wycked Wrote:  

If this man was such an inspiration to you, how come you didn't exchange contact info before the ban?

The information, not the man was the inspiration.

This is what some can't seem to separate for whatever reason.

Who knows, maybe he never had a boat but always wanted one and did a lot of research about it. Maybe he saw others in the thread were interested so he contributed as best he could with any knowledge he could find on the internet.

I don't know, and I don't care. I'm a big boy and can determine what's useful information and what is not for my own life.

Either way, the results were the same for me. It got me into sailing and opened the door to a new way of living.

[Rush87]

(05-19-2016 07:59 PM)Paracelsus Wrote:  

Seeing as this thread will no doubt descend into anarchy, I may as well post my 'delete' moment. If anyone knows anything about where or how to start learning weapons based martial arts I.E: How to use Nuchacku. A data sheet would be very cool. Just throwing that onto the interwebz. Lol.

[CaptainChardonnay]

A cat is a boat with 2 hulls. usually between the 2 hulls will be a net where you will often find bikini clad women sunbathing.

also i would say that if someone is swimming 20k everyday then maintaining sub 5% bf would definitely be possible at any age.

[Brodiaga]

This is what we used to call a catamaran (катамаран in Russian) when I was a kid.

Good for lakes. The pedals are connected, so even one person can pedal, but easier for two of course.

I even went fishing in one of those as a teenager and caught some freshwater fish.

[getdownonit]

A catamaran (/ˌkætəməˈræn/) (informally, a "cat") is a multi-hulled watercraft featuring two parallel hulls of equal size. It is a geometry-stabilized craft, deriving its stability from its wide beam, rather than from a ballasted keel as with a monohull sailboat. Being ballast-free and therefore lighter than a monohull, catamarans often have a shallower draft (draught) than comparably-sized monohulls. The two hulls combined also often have a smaller hydrodynamic resistance than comparable monohulls, requiring less propulsive power from either sails or motors. The catamaran's wider stance on the water can reduce both heeling and wave-induced motion, as compared with a monohull.

Catamarans range in size from small (sailing or rowing vessels) to large (naval ships and car ferries). The structure connecting a catamaran's two hulls ranges from a simple frame strung with webbing to support the crew to a bridging superstructure incorporating extensive cabin and/or cargo space.

Catamaran-type vessels were first developed as early as 1500 BCE by the Polynesian peoples.[1] These early examples were likely related to outrigger canoes and consisted of two canoes bound together with a wooden frame, sometimes accompanied by a sail. Despite their simplicity they were nonetheless effective, allowing seafaring Polynesians to voyage to distant Pacific islands.[2]

Catamarans were seldom constructed in the West before the 19th century, but they were in wide use as early as the 5th century by the Tamil people of Tamil Nadu, South India. The word "catamaran" is derived from the Tamil word, kattumaram, which means "logs bound together.

Fuck it just read for yourself
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catamaran

Most of all a catamaran must have one of those trampoline nets which make for an exciting bang experience

[Beyond Borders]

I'll still go sailing with you Onto!

[cubanlinx]

Well, my country has mass flooding right now. This thread is coming in handy.

I apologize for derailing the thread.