Hi all, *** Disclaimer: I work for Hull Vane BV *** we've posted a video on Youtube explaining the working principles:...
Greg, you could have a look at the deck vents at www.air-onlyventilators.com. Seems like what you are looking for. In general, to find stuff...
Where did you read that, Fred? The waves a ship encounters on the ocean (swell) are quite a bit worse than the bow wave the ship makes herself....
hi internetturk, I think I may have misinformed you about the meaning of "A". I think it's actually the main class symbol and always A (not...
100 = 100 % approved (I've never seen a different percentage though...) A = Unrestricted service The first 1 is for the hull. The second 1 is...
I second that. From what I've heard the historic reason for tumblehome (as seen on old sailing ships) is harbour duties and other taxes. These...
Agreed, but how about the propeller nut caps? How about the propeller shafts when they have 8-10 degree inclination from the horizontal? (even...
Here's how Savitsky explains the suction effect of convex surfaces: Hold a spoon by it's tip and keep it dangling next to the waterflow from a...
convex versus concave sections I wouldn't go for convex bottom sections in the aft. It's actually convex surfaces that create a "sucking-down"...
There's also the paper "Seakeeping of hard chine planing hulls" from Savitski a.o. which can be purchased directly from SNAME (www.sname.org)....
boat size flap rudders Have a look at http://www.rudderpower.com/products.html. That's probably what you are looking for. It is a fact that a...
Thanks guys! Again this forum amazes me. The yacht in question - sorry I didn't mention it before - is to be a motoryacht with topspeed at...
Your opinions please... What would roughly be the difference in weight of a hull built in aluminium and the same one built in epoxy composite?...
Then imagine standing in the bow with your radio-controlled remote control stearing (because there's no visibility from the pilot station) and the...
