I'd wonder if some big commercial realtor was pushing the local gov't to clear the area for development.
'Refloat' implies it's at least partly sunk, but it doesn't look that way to me. I do notice the bow is down by what might be a scary amount, but...
I can't help you much, but for those here who can, please specify motor of sail, and what kind of mission you have for it. One thing that does...
Nylon stretches a lot; probably too much. See here: Geodesic AiroLITE Boats - ultra lightweight SOF canoes and boats; plans, projects and...
I believe you're incorrect. The splayed rods cause the ball's support points to be slightly behind its center of gravity.
I'll give it one thing: all those straight lines make the design and fabrication easier (and thus cheaper). I couldn't help noticing all the...
Well, whoever designed it has an inordinate fondness for straight lines. Damned ugly if you ask me.
First off, on your hull construction concept: ask yourself why no one has done it before, which just goes back to Rumars' comment about learning...
I have a little regret at not having chimed in near the beginning of this thread with an essential question for artis; to wit: In the thousands of...
Air-cushion vehicle? It might give a smoother ride, but I suspect it would have an even higher rate of fuel consumption.
An unscientific hunch, but I suspect that speeding up the wheel will may not get you much more performance before the floats just churn the water...
Looking good so far! Was the mechanism 3-D printed? I could see a potential problem with the exposed gears catching weeds of other floating...
Yeah, well, getting serially arrested by the Coast Guard seems like a pretty strange way of raising money from the Coast Guard, and I doubt if...
I do hope they're making him pay for all those rescues.
This may be altogether nuts, but ... Does the sargassum have to be removed from the sea, or can it just be finely mulched and left where it is?...
Have you considered installing side air boxes? This PDR shows the advantages: Air Tanks On The Sides...
Perhaps you could lighten the craft by substituting super-capacitors for batteries. That technology may be much more refined by the time your...
If your plans can accommodate it, gunnel-mounted leeboards would free up all of the interior space.
Assuming the barrels and their lids are made of the same material, you could just weld the lids on with solvent cement. I'd look for a cement with...
Carlos, look at the bottom of the hull. If there's no sign of a pedal-drive well there, then leave that notion and go to a detachable leeboard...
