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Old 04-14-2016, 03:17 AM   #39
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Originally Posted by MRRiley View Post
You don't find the various Dashew FPB's particularly appealing in the range?

While a definitely niche design, they are certainly developing a significant user base with great reviews and of course the Dashew's have decades of ocean cruising experience to apply in their design process.

In my military mind, cost being no object, it would be tough to improve on their design philosophy and execution with Circa.

Here's the latest. I think this at 78ft is reaching the "no crew" limit personally.....









SetSail » Blog Archive » FPB 78: The Dream Machine

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I think the problem with the Dashew hull is that its a sailboat shape; fat in the middle and slim at both ends.....this of course produces massive pitching in a head sea as the hull rotates around the all that volume midships, and the thin bow/stern plunge up and down like a seesaw.....
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