Some ideas

yes yes the simple sample above taken horizontally gives ideas eh? great to hear more interest in it. i like the thought to split water, planty power there but forexanple H2 peroxide got planty power also and is used allready, but sunk the kursk -its dangerous!- however producing and using on site reduces the risk and gets away with transport and storage laws i think. a lot to talk we have. when back later today i'll place some more links and some better ideas on making such a layout (and prototype?)

some interesting plans but auction ended
a hybrid pulse piston turbo .pdf
amazing H2O2 power and more

 

here 2 short interesting files on lifting body combined with hydrofoil technology for small coastal transformational ship design

http://www.navatekltd.com/papers/liftingbodytechfortsd.pdf
http://www.navatekltd.com/papers/VirtualAcquisitionShowcaseMay2003.pdf

 

article on supercavitation at http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a397c938f46bc.htm
and a whole bunch of crazy boats at http://www.gizmag.com/go/3768/

 

There are designs and later on made models of a keel-propulsion; i.e. a hydraulic unit that is placed in the bulb of the keel.

It never took off - for some reason.

 

jeff "collaboration" looks and sounds good but cant post under your thread "new option2 forum" were i get "This Thread is more than 854 days old, you can't reply to it."
i am a bit in shame over my swath bike project standing still for a few years now
one boat turns out to be allready a handfull, have mentioned it but say again:
anyone want 3 swath legs and promises to work on it faster than i do ?

 

3 point hulls

lol found some similarities

http://boatdesign.net/forums/showthread.php?t=10441

Please help me gather my thougts about the "trimarans with out of line hull configuration" problem.

 

nice design....