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Two Kurt Hughes Design boats for sale:

F40 Racing Tri
32' Power Cat

Tel: 206.284.6346
Fax: 206.283.4106
Email: Kurt Hughes

Slater's Landing
3123 Fairview Ave E.
Suite D
Seattle, WA 98102

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Economy Multihull Cruisers

40' Demountable Cruising Trimaran

Simple 40' cruising trimaran in developed plywood 
This utterly simple 40' cruising trimaran is the boat featured under construction in my CM construction video on DVD.  It was built by one guy in 6 months, including the interior.  He did spend another 5 months painting it outside.

Besides being simple to build, it drives like a sports car. It is quick, responsive and nimble. It has a rotating extrusion mast. It can be built demountable.

Large sausage bags lashed to the nets allow a surprising amount of gear to be stored there. Power is from an 8 hp. outboard.

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Length overall: 40'-1" (12.2 m)
Beam: 30'-2" (9.19 m)
Draft: 1'-4"/8'-1" (0.41/2.46 m)
Weight: 4,100 lb (1,865 kg)
Displacement: 6,300 lb (2,866 kg)
Sails: main: 451 sqft. (41.9 sqm)
jib: 151 sqft. (14.0 sqm)
spinnaker: 655 sqft. (60.8 sqm)
upwind total: 602 sqft. (55.9 sqm)

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Study plans:  $50
Bid sets:  $500
Full plans:  $2,200

 

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