Way to stay after the dream, great job

Great build! You know, in high school my shop teacher taught us something: "Form Follows Function". Had to think about that and I came up with my brain's translation: style takes a back seat to performance! The fact that your hydrofoils ain't pretty - that can be fixed later! IT WORKS !!! Be jumbl pproud of that!!! NOICE BUILD!!?!

Have you the Building plans?

Brilliant tim thanks for sharing.

All Proas are outriggers, but not all outriggers are Proas. What you have here is a tacking outrigger. Proas sail in both directions.

I got pretty invested in this series. Great work all around

Tim. After building the hulls, where did you souce the fittings and sails? I'm building a small 20' trimaran and if I have to buy individual parts from a chandlery, I'm thinking it will cost a fortune? Cheers

This is my second time watching all of the videos

Cool project👍

isso não é um proa! proa tem duas proas, vc troca a vela de posição e muda a direção. isso é um "Outrigger boat". Proas tb tem flutuadores, mas funciona de forma diferente.

there are no beam on this catamaran?How is possible, only joint the 3 pieces without beams

Incredible, I can see how rewarding this journey has been, you started on the Stanley casks and VB and by the end of it you're onto the crownies 👍🏻

I had the pleasure to sail on the Tokyo Express in 1999. At 04:01 you can see me on the far left. I was impressed by this boat. Tim you are an amazing person! Well done!! Keep on cruisin’ mate!

Amazing achievement dude

That rig seems perfect to retrofit with the new high-efficiency solar panels, a good battery bank and electric engines. Thanks for this video Mr. Weston.

Not a proa. This is a one-way tacking outrigger.

What an incredible documentary. I binge watched the entire series yesterday evening and tonight. I was hunting for an incredible homemade catamaran story, but I wanted it to fold and fit on a trailer. Yours is a great story. I'm convinced that the making of one is now so much work that if ever I can afford what I want (Dragonfly 28) I should just buy one. Thank you!

the 3:52 mark. for those who remember those sunsets

So on one tack the ama is to windward?? You don't shunt like a pacific Proa?

Absolutely one of the most informative and accurate videos I've seen.

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Lots of great ideas in this build. Very inspiring I absolutely love it. I wanted to acknowledge the practicality of the thing getting it to the launch site, wheeling it along pavements etc. So often a great launch site can be a fair distance from where you might safely/freely park your car. Currently living in Brighton UK, occasionally launching a Mirror Dinghy which has similarities in build techniques but can actually be a PITA to haul around. Often launching an inflatable kayak which is already to go!! But a Proa would provide so much versatility. The smaller the boat the bigger the fun or so they say :-)

Why isn't your proa double-ended. Is that explained in the first video?

Thanks for the share.

👏👏👏👏👏🎶

Great job lad .

Genio

That’s amazing!!

Hello Tim, hope you are well. I'm pretty sure I just saw the TE listed for sale on the Sunny Coast. New name Celestial I think? Cheap too for what it is. Wish I had the coin.

I know this is an old post but thanks just the same.

When I was a teenager, I made a career decision that I would not follow my father and go to sea but instead become an airline pilot. I retired 20 years ago flying around the world. Every time I watch a ship video I can't wonder if I made the right choice. Just a fantastic look at your life. Thanks for sharing with us.

Mate - That's very cool. Well done. Impressive problem solving and I like that you didn't throw tonnes of money at it. The Bunnings plastic sail for example. I came across you video just doing a bit of research on different types of Catamarans and while looking at Proa's yours was in the recommended. Thanks for documenting and the narration. Very keen to see what you choose to do next.

This was incredible. Thank you

Wow it’s crazy the boat only weighted about 5,000 pounds. Incredible mate

wonderful

Isso é muito interessante, eu tenho um barco de madeira e gostaria de instalar um sistema igualmente esse, estava instalado um scania de 360hp, agora vou instalar um mtu 550hp gostaria de pudesse me ajudar, abraço amigo

Testament to your outstanding work Tim , most modern boats dont last half as long and stay in such great shape

You are really sad in this video Tim. Thanks for presenting us your pride.

Wish you were here in America or me over there.. I really like the space a catamaran offers but the price of them is far too high for me..

Why'd you sell such a great boat? I've always thought that it would be a great idea for a company to sell the shell of boats and let the owners finish them out.. I don't personally want to build the shell but love doing the finishing work.

Stumbled across your channel because I'm looking at getting into sailing and have 5 years before all the kids are 18 and I'll be 50.. the remainder of my life I plan on sailing and living aboard a sailboat.. you accomplished alot and built a awesome boat.. do you have plans to build other boats or atleast another one for yourself?? And what is the place in this video that has over 80 islands?? Looks like a great place to travel and I have always said if I ever left America the only other place I'd live is Australia. My dad was in love with Australia and planned on going there after he retired unfortunately he passed away shortly before that day came

BIG RESPEKT DUDE

Absolutely incredible! Seeing these views reminds me of the stories my father told me of New Caledonia and Fiji when he was there in early 1942 enroute to Guadalcanal. His convoy went to Sydney and then to New Caledonia where they were formed into a unit called the "Americal" (Americans in New Caledonia). He was in the 57th Combat Engineering Battalion on Guadalcanal which built Henderson Field. Dad always spoke of this experience as one of the defining events of his life. And he always spoke so lovingly and reverently of the Australians whom, he said, were the greatest people on Earth. I could go on all day but won't, beyond saying, simply, "Thank you" for sharing this remarkable experience and adventure with us all. G'day.

Is this style of construction (Wood and glass) strong enough to support a second floor above the main cabin? What are your thoughts on expanding these plans to 60/62 ft?

Gidday Tim, I have bought the plans for a Waller type hull. These seem very similar. I have most of the hull timber, bulkheads and temporary bulkheads done. I just bought a Kindle copy of your book today. You mention in your video you wrote down all the hours spent in labor on the hull. Did you add them up? What was the total? Regards, David Roberts

Tim thanks a mil for sharing the journey with us. Very glad to see you had great family support and can look back on all with joy. Mind yourself and best wishes from a hopeful catamaran owner. Three-quarters warter what the heck are we doing in planes anyways. Have a good one

That's a really nice boat great job

I love it.

I love your projects, I hope you do more of them.

Hi Tim, may i know how long small atlantic capable crossing boat its engine can keep on going continuously non stop in terms of running hours count at safe as per build recommendation? im talking about of those something like 50' - 60' boats.