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Sep 13, 2021 · Weight Distribution is a Matter of Balance. Sep 13, 2021. It’s all a matter of balance. Proper boat design is the result of combining optimum stability with favorable weight distribution. A boat that runs well is designed well and the most important factor in any hull design, which is as different as there are the many types of vessels out ...
Apr 10, 2012 · Draw a profile of a boat and put a dot where the CG would be. Trimmed up, the line of thrust runs under and forward of the CG and lifts the bow. Trimmed down, it runs above and behind the CG, lowering it. Advertisement. You can also compensate for load with trim tabs, correcting list caused by weight load by raising or lowering the boat on one ...
Dec 22, 2017 · Wave to Wave is a performance boating magazine, featuring opinions, technical articles and restoration stories. In all boats, weight, weight distribution and balance are key to how the boat floats and performs. With performance boats, it can be more complicated because typically performance boats are already light and when a hull travels faster ...
Feb 8, 2018 · Even though the engine manufacturers—Grady-White uses Yamaha products—have incorporated weight considerations in the high horsepower engines, there is still an acceptable range to work within that has to be watched very carefully. Neese builds his boats with a robust design for weight distribution, with the load evenly into the stringer system.
- By Steven K. Roberts Nomadic Research Labs April 27, 2002
- The Principle of Moments… A Few Cg Basics
- The Weight Study Database
- Using (and Enhancing) The Cg Database
I heard it from them all… every multihull marine architect who had ideas to contribute to the Microship project urged me, at one time or another, to do a weight study. Robb Walker… Gino Morrelli… John Marples… Jim Antrim… luminaries in the field, every one. Each informed me that a critical first step in designing a ship (or an airplane) is a thorou...
Every boat has a center of buoyancy (CB), which is the center of the underwater volume of the vessel. She also has a center of gravity (CG) which is where all the mass would be concentrated if it had to be compressed to a single point. If the boat is to float properly on her design waterline, then the CG must be in line vertically with the CB…. if ...
First, I need to make a quick comment on the implementation. It happens that I developed this database on a Macintosh under FileMaker Pro version 3.0, which was back around the turn of the century. None of this should matter much anyway, since you’ll doubtless want to configure the database to fit your own needs, using your own tools; by the time y...
Putting all this to use is easy… just start throwing stuff at it and watch the numbers converge! But it’s best to begin with the boat itself. This isn’t as hard as it sounds. You need a scale that can handle about half the weight of your boat. Follow these steps: 1. Weigh each end of the level boat, wherever and however convenient. 2. Note the exac...
Jan 12, 2023 · Something to Consider— The Importance of Balancing the Weight on Your Boat. Katherine M. Clements January 12, 2023. Navigating the people and weight on your boat ensures safety for all. Here are suggestions for coordinating the weight onboard. Supervising the load onboard your boat starts before you take off and continues throughout your ...
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Nov 16, 2014 · Sailboats sail, motor and steer best when the weight is concentrated in the center of the boat, both fore-and-aft and side-to-side. Side to side, you want the weight to be fairly evenly distributed, too, so the boat doesn’t list one way or the other. And the lower the weight is, the better. Paying attention to the weight distribution not only ...
