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From: Arild Jensen (no email)
Date: Sat Mar 01 2008 - 13:02:19 EST
> -----Original Message-----
> From: R C Smith Jr
> Curiously, this is not true.
>
> To my knowledge, all Marine Traders, Grand Banks, Albins,
> Defevers, Selenes, Jeffersons, Flemings, Mainship, Ocean Alex, Nordic
tugs, and almost all
> Cheoy Lees are planing hulls....which has gotta outnumber the Krogens,
> Nordhavns, Willards and Hatteras LRCs.
>
> Bob
REPLY
The reason for the slab sided, flat bottomed planing huls, is a builder's
convenience.
These hulls have almost straight sides so its easy to simply extend the
lines a bit to get another few feet added.
It's also much easier to rearrange the interior spaces, especially engine
rooms. Easy to change next year's model to "look different". Interior
substance doesn't count. Its the supeficial appearance that catches the eye
in mass marketing.
A real seagoing vessel has all curved sides, rounded bottoms, and a nicely
curved sheerline with some rocker included.
The curves are what makes the ship. It imparts strenght to the hull, adds
character and imparts a lot of grace. Marilyn Monroe would never have made
it in Hollywood if she had been flat chested.
Cheers
Arild
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