ECOnomy cruiser5 5 

By the way, I designed the boat in 2003😉

@@ikarus342000 I've always thought your designs look very modern, and they have a unique style that's their own.

@@ikarus342000 where can we find the designs?

Zeker weten. Er zijn er vele, ook de ECO 55 power in bouw or zeilen/vaaren

You can buy the plans here www.duckworks.com/product-p/bk-eco55snew-id.htm or here ikarus342000.com/ECOpage.html

Hello For the ECO5.5 power cat here the direct link www.ikarus342000.com/ECOmotorboat.htm Speed with 20Hp half power 15 knots three-quart power 18 knots. Whit this boat much experience is available. The boat has proven to be very seaworthy. One sais Alaska, the other hails from the Vancouver area. The boat on the Missipie is very fast (20 hp, 20knots) Video, construction pictures and a short clip.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-a2uiNIc1YMI.html

There is a 6m in Auckland sailing around.

A bit difficult to compare these two. And I am wondering where you see any similarity at all. Besides the ECO 5.5 is a seaworthy coastal cruiser. First built 2003

Bernd Kohler the comment was posted on the wrong video,

Bernd Kohler i was comparing the shape and construction methods, im amazed at the usable area in such compact boats.there is a definite speed difference between them .

Which video you are revering to? Because I have no comparable boat besides the parallel rig boats I design since 1983. I never use lateen sails on parallel rig boats, because there shape can not work in this configuration. Hull cross section, the same, I have no comparable boat. Because of all these disimilarities would you please rectify. Also for your own good ;-)

Again, of course, the web page exists. Here the link ikarus342000.com/ECOpage.html

How fast she is, not the criteria. Fast enough to pass all boats around her. More important. The boat points very high.Many boats lack this today. The boat can cope also with bad weather very well. Sister ships sail till Alaska

The payload capacity is 390 kg (860 lb). See webpage ikarus342000.com/ECOpage.html

you can find the plans at www.duckworks.com/product-p/bk-eco55snew.htm

@@geneberry7114 The page cannot be found

@@carlosgodoy9178 try this one: www.duckworks.com/product-p/bk-eco55snew-id.htm

The owner reports, with the daggerboard down she points very high.

@@ikarus342000compared to what ?

@@redreuben5260 Any very good monomaran. There are now no catamarans of the same size to compare, so it's simple.

Gunter rig mast 4.8m, slooprig mast 6m

This is the crux today. K-designs is a small company and relays on his clients for videos. The point is that we have tons of pictures of how to build this and other boats. This is a self-build project like all my designs. When you see 1000 videos it will not matter. You like it you build it. The videos will not build the boat

They are a lot faster, thus more fun. Besides when built by yourself a lot cheaper

Hi. Thanks for your compliments. Yes, the ECO's are nice and easy to build boats. Everybody with the right set of minds and two good hands can (and have) built boats from my drawing board. I design specially for amateur builders. Wood is easy to work with. The glue is the same. The drawings are easy to understand. The manual gives instructions on how to build the parts and, finally, the whole boat. I have a group with over 850 persons building my boats. They help each other. There are thousands of photos of how to build a boat. CNC cutting for the bulkheads is possible. But they are so easy to draw and cut that it is not worth the extra money.

@@ikarus342000 NICE!! great to know! will i have acces to those groups and photos? :D

@@MegaPusso The group is restricted to customers who have a plan or study plan. They get a link to apply for getting a member of the group. I do this to avoid spammers.

Hello, some people want to show off, inform, or whatever and make videos. It is a matter of temperament. Most owners prefer to sail, that sit, without showing off. There are a lot of ECO 5.5 sailing worldwide. The K-designs forum is a typical builder forum, who help each other. With links for more information and a big photo section with over 2000 photos. The K-designs forum is a restricted forum accessible only to people who have at least a study plan to avoid spammers. There is a very good view from the cockpit towards the bow and horizon. The boat has one daggerboard.