We've installed gennies transversely on pretty much all our vessels from circa 10kW to well over 100kW. Never had any issues that you cite.
Rob, Simply - no. There are no such rules for these "terms" that dictate what a boat should be. Sounds like a typical "im a surveyor treat me like...
Well, you need to understand what "Design" means. Under this one word noun, is a multitude of different disciplines, that all come together. So...
I think you're getting confused with - speed - and - resistance. If you have 1 hull, and establish its resistance, then split the hull into 2...
If you sated that from the outset, it would have cleared matters. The WBC3 definition of Freeboard refers to the weather deck. The LLC does not...
Seems you have misquoted the definition: [ATTACH]
My bad, I read too quickly, sorry about that. Once a vessel is assigned a freeboard mark, and the loadline associated with it, it means the...
You are conflating trim with the location of the laodline mark. You need to understand the difference.
Think of it this way: If you have a strip/layer of say rubber, a strip of wood, and a strip of aluminium. And for simplicity, they are all equal...
Welcome to the forum K...007 The role/duty of the vessel will be shown in the specification. This will outline the statutory rules to with the...
This grid would act as a composite, because it is not attached to the main supporting structure. Also any movement of the supporting structure is...
Very simply - yes. Since the inertia, Ixx is a function of the waterplane area, WPA, and the distance from the centreline of the vessel, 'a', that...
Compare against their website: Certifications – Fuel tanks – CAN-SB Marine Plastics https://cansb.com/en/certifications-fuel-tanks/ And see if...
Beams, appear weak. I'd like to also see how they are connected to the hulls.
Yes Class rules have sections related to bolted joints. If you have a pdf of the rules, just do a simple word search, to find the exact reference,...