DRAGONFLY Trimarans User Forum

tpaliwoda wrote:Do you have spring lines attached to the center of the hull?

No.

As I understand spring lines, they are used to limit forward and backwards movement, typically alongside a dock or another boat.

How would adding spring lines limit the issue of heeling?

I used to have a long shaft 8hp on my old 25. If I remember correctly, I would rarely break 7 knots in flat water. Is the hull clean? I know that would rob a couple of knots from your top speed. When was the last time the engined was tuned up? Could also be a cooling issue. The hull is perfectly cl...

My DF800SW came with a Yamaha 6hp 2-stroke outboard with a 9x5 dual thrust propeller. Based upon the description of the propeller I would think it's the right choice for the boat/motor combination, but the performance is just ridiculous. In any condition the motor needs a lot of revs to move the boa...

My DF800SW is moored folded in a regular marina. The boat is lying with the bow to the dock and mooring lines to aft poles. The prevailing winds are across the mooring and in high winds the boat heels so much that my mast hits the mast of the boat lying next to mine. Obviously neither my neighbour n...

As to corsair 28 (C28) contra DF28, you are not really comparing like with like. The DF28 is a boat I would be comfortable family cruising for 2-3 weeks over a summer both offshore and coastal, the corsair just isn't. I beg to differ. The Corsair 28CC offers exactly the same cruising facilities as ...

Well, there is somebody who really "appreciates" my efforts: :twisted: You have very obviously put in a huge effort, which is very much appreciated by a few, myself included. Don't think anything else. That however doesn't mean I have to love everything - and I think it is really stupid t...

George, We don't all live in Sweden. The prices you list would be very far from reality in my (and Quornings) home country, Denmark. That being said there is so much more to trailerability than having a car that can tow the weight. Launching and retrieving smoothly, raising and lowering mast easily,...

And there is great safety in the cockpit being open. Based upon my experience (as opposed to perception) there is neither more, nor less, safety in the cockpit being open. People, including small kids, do not fall into the water just because they can do it without stumpling over a cockpit coam. Get...

Open transom cockpit;- great for racing, maybe:- useless/dangerous for family sailing/cruising. That's what my wife said when we bought our first open-transom boat. It didn't take long for her to realize she was very wrong. Never had a single problem with it - only benefits. Obviously the kids love...

I have very mixed feelings about this design. I really like the looks, I like the stepped bow and the space it creates in the forward bunk, I like the open transom and what it does for cockpit space. BUT I somehow have the feeling that Quorning is trying to hard to design a boat that does everything...

They few details revealed so far seems quite interesting, and I look forward to more details. I can't help thinking that something is wrong here. 5 berths and enclosed heads all point towards a more roomy Dragonfly (although most reports actually say the 28 is replacing the 800, not the 920). 2.55 m...

Saw the DF35 at Fredericia Boatshow in Denmark and pretty much agree with solei's post. Exterior is stunning, aft and forward cabins are excellent, but the main cabin is so poorly designed it for me (and my wife) ruined the overall impression. It appears Quorning had to design the main cabin around ...

I am seriously considering an upgrade to a DF920, but are missing at least one bunk. Are the amas large enough to be used as a teenage bedroom or is that not a realistic possibility?