How do we ensure quality in our final design? It's a very good question, quality of the final molds is far more critical for a folding trimaran that pretty much any other boat design on the water. If the beam landings or strut mounts are out by a mere millimeter the entire folding geometry [...]
880 Construction Update 4 Check it out! The Corsair 880 hull plug takes shape, we can start to make out some of the hull details through the fairing compound and primer. The stage the hull is in at the moment may look like its nearly there but in actuality to achieve high quality tooling [...]
880 Construction Update 3 The deck construction begins! CNC cut deck stations are laid out as we begin framing out the deck plug of this impressive 29 foot trimaran. What is the Corsair 880? LEARN MORE>> Sign up to receive more 880 development updates SIGN UP>>
880 Construction Update 2: Beams and Structures The beams of the 880 (or any folding trimaran) are under extremely high loads. Quite often, under loaded conditions the load on the beams will be 3 - 5x the total boat weight. On the 880 the calculated max load on the beams is around 9,000kg. During [...]
880 Construction Update 1 The new Corsair 880 has been designed from the ground up. Over a period of four years, this model has evolved and developed to a point where we were satisfied that we had a true game changer in hand. The result of this extensive and detailed development and design has [...]
