Article Directory :: Sports & Recreation Articles A More Affordable Trimaran from a Big Name By Joe Farinaccio Republish: EasyPublish™ Published: 12Sep2008 Word count: 570 Viewed: 1090 time(s) Get Free Content For Your Site Farrier Marine is well known among trimaran fans. They seem to set a standard for trimarans of all sizes, including as it turns out, smaller ones. The design for the "F-22 Sport Tri" came out not too long ago, and it seems to be quite a boat for its size. I have to plead "guilty" to any charges made regarding a bias for the work of Ian Farrier. Not only will his designs inevitably leave a historical mark on the development of trimarans, but Ian knows how to present his boats to the sailing public also. Go to his site and see for yourself. Read the stories there. Take in the generous amount of information, which is jam-packed with details. Drool over the trimaran pictures. You get the idea. What is unique about the F22 from most of his other design models is that it truly fits my definition for a "small trimaran." It's not much bigger than 20′ in length. You can easily pull it on a trailer. And its price tag isn't in the stratosphere. Perhaps the best part for many a do-it-yourselfer who wants to build his or her own small trimaran is ... well, this is a real possibility. In other words, it'll be within reach. According to the F-22 webpage on the Farrier Marine site, the purpose of this model is to offer a "high-quality entry-level design" that justifies the expense to build it. This expense (if you're careful about where you buy your building materials) can be under $25,000. That isn't too bad considering the fact that a straight-up commercial purchases of boats similar in size usually start in the $40,000 range and then go on up from there. And that alone could make many would-be sailors consider a small trimaran building project worthwhile. Perhaps a 22-foot trimaran like the F-22 is still bigger, and more expensive, than what you're looking for right now? That's understandable. Just keep in mind that there are a few trimaran owners out there who've paid nearly $20,000 in overall costs for boats similar in size that will never provide the amenities and overall comfort a boat like the Farrier 22 potentially offers. That's something to think about. The F22 should be compared with other small trimaran models to see if all of its features are truly desired. And is especially true if you're considering building a small trimaran for yourself. Of course, along with all of these considerations is how the boat should be constructed. Modern boat building methods provide some nice options these days. One option some would-be boat builders seem intent to avoid is building with wood. I'm not sure why. Apart from the perception that fiberglass is "always" the way to go with a boat such as the Farrier 22 nowadays, there isn't any reason why a wooden trimaran should be ruled out. In exchanges with a couple of wooden boat building experts in the past few weeks, I'm even more convinced that a sailor who wants a small trimaran (even one like the F-22) should consider building it with wood. Modern building techniques, such as "Stitch-and-Glue" for example, create monocoque hulls that are equal in strength and better in performance than fiberglass hulls. Plus, the trimaran can be built a lot faster and easier in the process. Joe Farinaccio (a.k.a. "the small tri guy") is an author and Information Publisher. Joe offers info and resources about small trimarans at the website: http://www.SmallTrimarans.com EasyPublish™ this article - publishers click here More articles by Joe Farinaccio

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