In the late 1950s and 1960s, world war ii veteran arthur piver began a legendary career designing and building simple plywood trimarans, and later sold do-it-yourself plans for his boats in the pages of popular mechanics and other publications. his lodestar 35, one of which he sailed across the pacific, is representative of his impressive body. Free small trimaran building plans get small trimaran building plans. small trimarans, small trimarans information, videos & plans here sailor/self-boatbuilder dave shatwell discusses the building of his strike 16 trimaran.. boat design forums. seaclipper 24 trimaran micro-cruiser plans ready-to-go.. A trimaran (or double-outrigger) is a multihull boat that comprises a main hull and two smaller outrigger hulls (or "floats") which are attached to the main hull with lateral beams. most trimarans are sailing yachts designed for recreation or racing; others are ferries or warships.
