Hickman Sea Sled Information

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  1. DogCavalry
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    I think not, but @baeckmo designed and built them. Talk to him.
     
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    Well, they'd sure haul the stuff.
     
  3. cracked_ribs
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    You're not kidding...that first one looks two folding ramps away from a drive-on drive-off ATV hauler.

    Which to me also kind of says "desolation sound bear hunts."
     
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  5. DogCavalry
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    As far as aluminum sled plans go, Dave Gerr is probably our best bet, unless @baeckmo can be persuaded to redraw the plans he made for his Al sleds, or @Ad Hoc or @bajansailor want to start a new sideline...

    Well, there are actually quite a few NAs on the forum who could do a proper job of it. Anyone want to message me, and discuss?
     
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    Are you thinking in terms of an aluminium version of Serenity?

    It would not be too difficult to come up with a design for her in ally really.
    Is the inverted vee at the bow 'developed' on your lines plan?
    If so, then an ally plate should wrap around it fairly well?
     
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    Sure looked round and compound to me..
     
  8. DogCavalry
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    All sections are straight lines. They skew, naturally, but I think an aluminum plate could handle it. Not at all difficult to take the offsets I prepared for @Ad Hoc , run them through any of a number of plate generators and see. If there's a schwerpunkt, adjustments can be made. They'd be minor, I think.
     
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    If I was redrawing Serenity for Al, there's a few changes I'd make. Move bulkhead 6 forward 14", so the back deck is a bit bigger. Corresponding loss of cabin space, but overall a net gain.
     
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    Actually there's a bunch of changes I'd make. Exciting ideas. The landing craft to beat all others.
     
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    Would the ally Serenity II have a bow ramp?
    If so, would it be at the height of the foredeck, or could you drop it down a bit?
     
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    I have a wonderfully clever idea for that detail. Let's discuss.
     
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    Naturally I've been pondering jet drives, as one does. The entire tunnel region out of the transom is full of foam. Maybe jet intakes could be situated in the nontripping chines. What do you think, @baeckmo ?
     
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    How wide are the chines? Would they be wide enough to fit a jet intake?
     

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    310mm chine to chine. 23° at the transom.
    Not that I intend to use jet drives on Serenity. But rather I'm thinking about sea sleds as a platform in general.

    The description of the TX18, as well as user reports from Richard and Marcus is that a sea sled will run in the shallowest water. Naturally that leads me to think about capitalizing on that advantage, with jets.
     
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