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Hi, guys -WWII fleet boats had more hull under than
over. The only vessels with more over are surface ships, whether monohull or
catamaran.
Notice the water line for the USS Barb at the link
above. Most of the "bulk" above the water line is simply a shell designed
for seakeeping and to provide protection for plumbing, valves, etc.
Rick
Vancouver
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 5:50
PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Preliminary
calculations, please check me
Yes, using 63 lb/cf of seawater gives about 16cf needed to
weigh 1000lb.
I think a WWII style boat which was more on the surface
than submerged would have 30% or more reserve buoyancy. Like Myles
says.
On 10/29/05, Myles
Hall <myles.h@sasktel.net>
wrote:
Joe,
My design calls for about
45%. I want to get that thing out of the water when surface
running. Also, I figure a guy needs all the bouyancy he can get when
launching the thing so that you don't need 6' of water. I'm going for
the "better to have too much than not enough" concept. Hopefully I'm
not overlooking something.
Myles.
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