A Bulb Question

Discussion in 'Boat Design' started by 8knots, Jan 14, 2004.

  1. 8knots
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    8knots A little on the slow side

    If designig a hull with a bulb, Can you include the added length it gives you to your waterline length and work your math from this longer WL versus the shorter DWL of where your real waterplane is. I think this would affect your S/L a bit. Any opinions welcome!
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  2. yipster
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    yipster designer

    is what MikeD wrote in his
    wsa -approximate formulas article. if this includes altered wave resistance calculations around hullspeed for bulb bows i'm not so sure of.
    in 2002 i was fast boating around but once back in the hole faced with a very slow boat, and the hullspeed formula was all i knew at that time! someone told me a cat had a double hullspeed from witch i distilled wrong assumptions. still an amateur, i did learn some things since than on this forum here...
     
  3. 8knots
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    8knots A little on the slow side

    Thanks for taking the time to dig up that link Yipster. I went ahead and printed it out for future referance. It seems I have some work to do.......May god have mercy on my brain cell :p
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  4. yipster
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    yipster designer

    you'l survive, its a lot but the math isnt that hard. i like your original 50' trawler cat and guess you be calculating 2 hulls? cg not to much forward now? i have seen good specs but still like to see a cat hullspeed / power calculation...
     
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