"On the 24m/80' cargo ferry (which has been simplified down to 6 tonnes/tons empty) it saves almost 200 kgs and a couple of hundred hours of fiddly work, resulting in a system which is easier to operate than anything previous. I am in the throes of making a model to check that everything behaves as it should. "
The original concept drawing notes's weight estimate was 10 tons. It was already simple. How simpler can a HP get to save 40% in weight knowing that the newest rudders "only" save 200 kg ?
If this boat were build, this would become the longest proa, as far as I know, surpassing 71' Gaia's Dream.
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Posted by: lucjdekeyser@telenet.be
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