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    Trailerable houseboat on pontoons

    Thank you everyone for your comments, However , as I am not an engineer, I dont fullye understand the graphs and formulae etc that you have been...
    Post by: Big Aussie, Jul 9, 2021 in forum: Stability
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    Trailerable houseboat on pontoons

    Yes, it is starting to make sense, thanks.
    Post by: Big Aussie, Jul 8, 2021 in forum: Stability
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    Trailerable houseboat on pontoons

    Thank you bajansailor. I am more in favour of using a barge as a base , because the barge is much tougher and would be less prone to mechanical...
    Post by: Big Aussie, Jul 8, 2021 in forum: Stability
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    Trailerable houseboat on pontoons

    Thank you gentlemen. I have to spend some time to get my head around it. But what about the stability of option B)?(full width) and does weight...
    Post by: Big Aussie, Jul 8, 2021 in forum: Stability
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    Trailerable houseboat on pontoons

    Good idea Bajansailor. Attaching a rough diagram now. Thanks.
    Post by: Big Aussie, Jul 8, 2021 in forum: Stability
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    Trailerable houseboat on pontoons

    Hi everyone! I am thinking of building a trailerable houseboat in plate aluminium for use on smooth inland waters (fresh water) only. I have...
    Thread by: Big Aussie, Jul 7, 2021, 15 replies, in forum: Stability
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    2-pontoon party boat

    Thank you Ike
    Post by: Big Aussie, Mar 26, 2019 in forum: Boat Design
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    2-pontoon party boat

    Hi BlueBell, the example is hypothetical only. The final figures would be quite different. What I would appreciate help with is the scientific...
    Post by: Big Aussie, Mar 25, 2019 in forum: Boat Design
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    2-pontoon party boat

    Sorry, neither of the drawings were meant to reflect the exact level of immersion of the pontoons but were merely an illustration. The first...
    Post by: Big Aussie, Mar 25, 2019 in forum: Boat Design
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    2-pontoon party boat

    Dejay. Inland waterways only. Not sending out invites yet!
    Post by: Big Aussie, Mar 25, 2019 in forum: Boat Design
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    2-pontoon party boat

    Hi everyone,. I am a new member and this is my first post. I am building a 2-pontoon party boat. The sealed pontoons will have a flat bottom (jon...
    Thread by: Big Aussie, Mar 25, 2019, 12 replies, in forum: Boat Design