Weight is definitely a factor in drive life. A friend of mine built a 900hp motor and put it in a 23' cat with a Bravo1. He told me it's been...
I don't know that I would put a Bravo XR behind a Yanmar 370/440/480 even with a gearbox. Too much torque.
LOL crazy Canuck. :D
A better choice would be the new Yanmar 480s with Arneson drives, should see 65-70 knots, still pretty fast.
Vid wouldn't work for me. I have Windows Media and Dell Media.
Actually that is almost the same route that Freedom Ship will travel(if it ever gets built). But I wonder why no South America for The World??...
As for news about Freedom, the site is all I know about it. The man who conceived this monstrosity, Norm Nixon(no relation to Tricky Dick), lives...
LOL no Kruse it won't be that bad. :D :D And yes you can have a garage for your amphicar. ;)
A RIB with class and elegance! :) :) Never thought I would see it. Beautiful styling, first class appointments. This one is better for the...
www.freedomship.com
I agree, would be an awesome experience.
Does it have billiard tables? :D
Lars the Try 100 is a beautiful design. Who is building her and when will construction begin? You will of course post pics of the project all the...
The Disc. program was about a container ship and how it maneuvers through the Dover Straights. Also of interest was the automated loading and...
Another twin-hull design with the Hysucat foil system; www.kingcat.com
Check it out!! :)
Lars I think the Hysucat hydrofoils would be an excellent addition to this design. What say you?
Lars thank you for that link. Too bad the camera is not closer, I can't see much detail. :( Except for Lady Moura. ;) :)
Platinum's beam is 8 feet wider than the lot my house sits on. :eek: :eek: :eek:
Thanks for those links Brian, very interesting reading. I wonder how the foils would work on our big offshore cats-Skater, Nor-Tech, Ocean Express...
