Recent content by rwatson

Thanks for the references. There seems to be quite a lot of other issues to consider. For example and, of course for boats

Yup, its a Google AI special. The funniest bit was the four complaints I made to "it" about the image being "twisted", and it finally acknowledged that it couldn't fix it. And, thats after how many billions of dollars invested ???? :-)

Yeah, but there are no observation windows in normal swaths. Thats the whole point :-)

If you excuse the crazy angles of a SWATH created by AI, this sort of thing ?

Darnn. I thought you had made it better, but unfortunately, you got the same problems as me. Dialogue boxes and adverts obscuring the conversation Thanks for trying though :-) Edit - I will put a reference link to the problems I had trying to save an AI "conversation", for future reference...

Following on many months after the two biggest challenges to any project, Health problems and Enthusiasm, I tried an interesting exercise. Not being willing to spend a fortune on Engineers yet, I thought I would run my "mast" concept using Google AI, to discuss the practicality of using a...

I've just had a mixed result in asking AI questions about my project. ( https://www.boatdesign.net/threads/flettner-rotor-for-small-craft-design-and-build-prototype.67600/page-2#post-970894 ) For the last couple of weeks, I have been casting around for some engineering advice on my idea of...

Huh? You just need the stern rocker to curve up until water level is reached. Everything above that can be vertical, for mounting an outboard.

The shape is efficient enough for a powered hull, but you mention rowing. If you are going to spend a significant amount of time rowing, the flat stern will be very "draggy", and slow you down. Its a function of how much time you expect to be travelling over say 8-12 knots.

True. With a top speed of 25mph, you wouldn't want to go on any major road. Driving 100 metres or so to where your car is parked from a busy ramp could be handy though, I find the "no trailer" option very attractive

Huh? That "JEEP" looking thing is NOT the product. If you actually watch the video, its just a comparative object. The BIG picture is the actual craft.

If you look at the specs in their website, Its made out of marine grade aluminium. They give a 5 year warranty on the hull

Just adding this WaterCar post for future reference. If you have a spare $150k, you can get a great day out on sheltered waters, and you can drive it straight to the Ramp from your home. WaterCar ™ The World's First Street-Legal Boat https://www.watercar.com/#learn-more

Does Chris still even work there ? That post is nearly 8 years old!