SWASH "Explorer"

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  1. xarax

    xarax Previous Member

    xarax, May 19, 2013
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  2. kach22i
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    I guess it's more of a swath than a Trimaran, right?

    Different enough to earn it's own name: Swash

    Video showing what's underneath the squat pug.

    SWASH by Abeking & Rasmussen
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsHRmeiCyRc
    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EsHRmeiCyRc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
    http://youtu.be/EsHRmeiCyRc

    http://articles.maritimepropulsion....her-development-at-AbekingRasmussen48124.aspx
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    http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/g...n/20483-what-defines-expedition-yacht-17.html
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    kach22i, May 19, 2013
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  3. Ad Hoc
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    It is an interesting design, but the concept has been around for a lot longer like the HYSWAS in 70s by the US D.Taylor research centre. There are also current 'designs of larger 100m Tri-swath frigates, just like this too.

    I'm curious which stability standards this baby is meeting to satisfy which code... ;)
     
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  4. kach22i
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    Looks like a tugboat, I did not catch it's purpose in life.

    I suspect those fins could be controlled with a ride system of some sort.
     
    kach22i, May 20, 2013
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    Pilot Boat......engine maintenance looks simple too.......;)
     
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  6. xarax

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    Reduce motion-induced-fatigue of the crew, I guess...
    In smaller boats, A&R claims that the problem of the weight of the structure supporting two SWA hulls can only be solved by subtracting one of them! :)
     
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    Nice video but I would like to see how it handles waves twice that size, it looks like the ride would be very wet.

    Any theories on why the flat bottom amas?
     
    Red Dwarf, May 20, 2013
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    kerosene, May 20, 2013
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