I am pretty sure, the hull vane will work as advertised on this yacht. The underwaterbody of this so called "High Speed Displacement Hull" and the...
Project L3 OP, here is a 3D view of L3 for you. Actually not a bad looking design. Whatever principle it will use to stay afloat or going...
Hi Karo, as far as classical boats are concerned, we both have an almost congruent taste :). Also I make my living of commercial ships, my...
Just a little link, for those of us, who might not know, what we are talking about. Home SpecTec GmbH - IDEA Software - Yacht Management...
I am sure, that the hull vane is an very elaborate and well designed piece of equipment. Dr. Peter van Oosanen is a great naval architect and...
That sounds like a real educated answer, OP :D.
I am 100 % with AMG. A gyro stabilizer plus intercepter is THE perfect solution for a fast boat up to about 100 ft LOA (Have not seen any bigger...
It looks a like nice classical bird, also it is a replica, Karo. A few things are missing to the perfect classic look. Things like the missing...
Exactly but maybe it is a way to combine the best of two worlds (displacement / trawler and semi displacement) and not a way to create a "neither...
OP the joke was understood but far to easy. You can do better :D.
Sorry gentleman but I had to defend a fellow sailor :p. Back to subject then. The big community of boaters is devided IMHO into several...
Well said SFS. As a man with higher numbers both on sailing and (glider) flying years (also I believe just being old is not a merit itself), I...
Neo, blow boaters are are a different breed and with your definition probably a little bit more optimistic type of human. Sailors are IMHO the...
Maybe Cylinder Head Temperature. A very important item to be checked and monitored on air cooled (aero) engines. On liquid cooled engines normally...
Hi Brian, This type of boats are called Kotter in the Netherland. A Person called van der Poel, working for Klaasen Shipyard around 1970,...
New MAN diesel engines MAN had two new diesel engines on display at the SMM 2014 in Hamburg. First engine was the V12 engine 2862 LE. It is a...
Quantum Blue main propulsion Today was my first day on the SMM, commercial shipbuilding fair in Hamburg. Marine engine producers like MTU and MAN...
Blimb motor Hi, Caro, I believe the MTU (even the old S60) engines have evolved a little bit since her blimb age. Not much but a little bit. I...
oceAnco DP 017 Project That really looks like a Tim Heywood design too. If not, it is plagiarism. And a really a great computer animation. Too...
Aumund Milow, do you mean this part of the building? This is not any kind of scaffolding. That is permanent structure on the rear side of the...
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