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Ft Lauderdale Boat Show sailing yachts

Discussion in 'General Sailing Discussion' started by brian eiland, Oct 31, 2007.

  1. brian eiland

    brian eiland Senior Member

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    Did anyone attend the '07 Ft Lauderdale boat show that might have taken any photos of actual vessels in attendance, or scale models in the designers tent??
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    Brian,

    Here are couple of pics of a Pendennis 47.50 m motor sailor that was there. She has a pair of MAN engines giving a total of 3,500 HP.

    Brandon also posted a pic of her from the water.. Also, Carl does have some pics of sailing vessel models under the FLIBS Yacht Display Models thread..

    John

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    It is said that Mitseaah is really fast. Something like a 24 or 25 knot motoring speed. Many sailyachts have a motoring speed of under 17 knots.. So she is an exception.
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    brian eiland Senior Member

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    But at what price??...ie, excerpt from that other posting

    "There are also a few massive efforts expended to attain a powering speed of 25 knots; two huge 12 cyl 3500 hp diesels, 204,000 gal fuel supply tanks, Servogear, computer-controlled, variable- pitch 4' dia props, and a very complicated bottom configuration with recesses to accommodate the big props, plus huge hydraulic rams to control the two vast trim tabs extending across the whole width of the transom, and finally a complicated retracting rudder system to operate in the area of these trim tabs. Sure sounds extremely complicated , expensive, and HEAVY. That much HP, and that much fuel, reminds me of another article I included in the archives of my website, “The Need For Speed” http://www.runningtideyachts.com/articles/needforspeed.html wherein there is a discussion of the ever spiraling need for bigger engines to carry the ever increasing load of fuel required by the bigger engines. (in this case for some modern game fishing vessels).

    I would venture to guess that the alternative big catamaran design (motorsailer also) might have only required twin engines as small as 600 HP.....or lets go with a big extra margin and chose twin 1000 HP’s. Total, 2000 HP verses 7000 HP!! Quite a difference in fuel consumption needs, weight needs, space needs, and propulsion gear sizing and configuration."