marine ply. The deck and transom in the '64 was replaced in '92 and the same was replaced in the '68 around 2000.
I own two Woodson 18s ...similar hull and same designer/builder. The deck is plywood over wood stringers. I've replaced the deck and the transom...
The tons of steel on the bow have indeed pinned her bow to the bottom and raised the stern. That situation is continually worsening due to tidal...
Typical "Go fast" boats have proven to be largely useless for most manned and unmanned naval/military applications for a multitude of reasons, the...
You should feel honored, John. ;-p
Google the "GHOST" small SWATH.
Because the gas envelope is established by a fairly short-lived rocket engine firing?? Except for that....LOL.
Interceptors mounted on the transom are lift-producing devices, of course. That was my only point. At some speeds, they can contribute to a...
Clearly you have not the first clue about whom you are weakly trying to denigrate.
We've been using transom-mounted interceptors for trim/list control and pitch/roll motion damping for decades now. Can be quite effective for...
"Stepped planing hulls" have been around forever but have more recently become almost a required design gimmi....er ...feature on many performance...
Of the many various air-lubricated projects we were involved in over the years, the data ownership was always retained by the "owner" of the...
The epitome of "use once and forget".
Maybe this will help you visualize it...
Perhaps...for a very, very brief duration using techniques similar to those assumed for the Russian torpedo. Producing sufficient air to "feed...
