Dutch flatbottoms, leeboards There is a basic difference in leeboard for undeep water and for deeper water. The'botter', and 'seascow' were...
I think you drift away from the subject. That was bollardpull.
Both functions are basic. Its a tug with an open rear deck. Thats all. And a roller at the stern. But power is essential. Of course they are...
Moi, je parle francois aussi. Ca c'est normal pour un Hollandais de mon age. Le gouvernail, c'est le 'rudder'. L'arbre de gouvernail is the...
In Dutch the 'handspaak' is also a removable horizontal bar, with a tapered end to insert in a capstan, usually 8 handles in a capstan, in Dutch...
For outsiders: AHTS stands for Anchor Handling Tug Supplier.
Further to my earlier reply, the normal way to obtain this kind of information is through a number, at least 4, compatible, existing designs, out...
Also try on internet 'VD 172' It gives the story of recent complete rebuild of a botter, from Volendam, Holland. It is in Dutch, but when you...
Ask Marin, in Wageningen.
Try the word 'botter and model' on google.
I reckon you talk dimensions in meters. Bollard pull is a function of the installed power, and the propeller effectiveness. Free water flow to the...
In Dutch they are called 'spaken' , one is a 'spaak' close to spokes. The centre one, for rudder midships is called the konings-spaak, or...
A yacht designer needs the knowledge of a naval archtitect. It is a lot more than lines and shape. Think of hydroynamics, keel shapes,...
Being Dutch, helm comes from 'helmstok' and that is the horizontal handle attached to the kingpost. Same as Tiller. A vertical handle, hinged in...
Think of the Morning Cloud. Hateka
You figured it. It is all compromise. Hateka
When I wrote bowsprit and a gaff rig a few days ago, it was not only a joke. I just got a poster of the Volvo-Open 70 competitor ABN-AMRO-2, which...
Agree. Hateka.
Sorry for making a joke, last night. I have indeed always been thinking starting from a given hull, and not from the sail area or the rigging....
I think there is some similarity with the spar-buoy of Shell where Greenpeace made a lot of fuss about. That huge vertical drum was ballasted with...