I am constructing a commuter boat with a displacement hull, and just thought of this simple way of increasing hull speed without actually increasing the hull:
What if I simply attached an unbelievably long fin (the length of the boat itself) with its own, tube-shaped flotation tank, to the rear of my boat? You know, like a sea snake's tail?
It could be hinged so that it can be pulled up for mooring, and would then look like a mast with a wall.
It's going to be an 18-foot catamaran with four seats and a 8HP diesel motor. I 'd love to get at least ten knots out of it without exceeding hull speed, hence the idea of artificially extending the hull with a tail.
But would that work?
2007-11-27
07:21:51
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