PX14 Beambox question

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PX14 Beambox question

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Hallo,
Even that I have not started building the PX14 yet, I hoover over the plans a lot and hope everything falls into
place at least in my head. I understand the beambox construction and also how to slide the beams into
them, but how are the beams fixed to the hulls for sailing ?
Somehow I cannot find that on the plans. After sailing I would like to take the 2 beams out and transport them
together with the hulls home on the roofcarrier.
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Re: PX14 Beambox question

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Richard may want to elaborate but look at drawing #3.
The beams slide in a box and I guess that the trampoline and its lashing is more than sufficient to keep them in place.
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Re: PX14 Beambox question

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Yes that is correct, the trampoline lashing holds the hulls together. The beams slide into tapered boxes, just like a drawer does. So no fastening or bolts. I could have my Pixie assembled and ready to hoist the sails in 10 minutes from the car roof.

I could load the hull myself on a car roof,but obviously it's easier with two people. There is a photo of a Pixie on a car roof on the Pixie page of this website.

i hope that helps, any further questions just let me know!

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Re: PX14 Beambox question

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Hallo Jacques and Richard,
Thank You very much for the quick and explaining answers.
I thought that the lashings might hold it all together but because I am not really a sailor just an ancient boat builder I am pleased You confirmed it.
Like on some other threat Terrulain said that there are three stages in sailing: novice, paranoid, retired I am often quite unsure about all I am doing , because my sailing life goes the other way: I started building boats now that I am retired, my wife and children think I am paranoid and when I get to finish my boat(s AD14 / PX14) I have to take a course in sailing them and therfore become the novice in the end.
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Re: PX14 Beambox question

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You'll find out the very different sailing styles of the AD and the Pixie. The AD will be quiet and relaxing compared to the Pixie but you'll get a better feel for the wind and sail adjustments on the little cat.
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Re: PX14 Beambox question

Post by Salvatore »

G,day Karl,

The px14 looks a lot like the Hobie 14 but without the huge ticket price, there are a lot of good youtube clips on the hobie 14 check them out, it will give you an idea of what you are in for :D . For my part I am no longer fit enough to sail them anymore :( . I used the spars and trailer of a hobie16 to finish off my AD16. A boat much more suited to my needs :P

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Re: PX14 Beambox question

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You can see a Pixie sailing here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXTN-q45LBE

first with two men on board on a windy day, then later with two children. You can see that with fuller, higher bows the Pixie is much harder to pitchpole than a Hobie 14.

The man in the heading Pixie photo on this website, sailing the blue Pixie, is well into his 70's

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